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    2009 CX-9 Oil leak behind alternator…Any ideas?

    A lot of people have experienced this. I have oily patch there too. Water pump needs replacement. But I cant find a mechanic willing to do this.
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    Water pump replacement in Austin TX? 2010 CX-9

    Looking for a mechanic willing to replace water pump in Austin TX. 2010 CX-9 with the ford V6 engine.
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    CX-9 2010 Engine noise (slow chattering or rattling)

    Oh my! Could carmax be this dumb?! Thanks for the info on the weephole. I have seen the repair video on youtube and that showed the weephole. Your explanation makes sense.
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    CX-9 2010 Engine noise (slow chattering or rattling)

    Update: I seemed to have made a mistake in saying that there was oil in the coolant. I thought that the coolant felt slick and oily. I actually tried feeling the coolant from a new coolant bottle and it also felt oily. I guess I never played with coolant before! So bottom line is that there...
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    How to tell if the water pump ruined my engine?

    Its been almost a year now. Did you get the water pump replaced? Was it worth it? Is the engine still running ok? I have the same issue now and same decisions to make.
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    Changing the water pump to be on the safe side

    did you ever change the water pump?
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    CX-9 2010 Engine noise (slow chattering or rattling)

    Thanks for the suggestions. Any concerns with the crankshaft pulley being a tiny bit wobbly? Here is my slow motion video on that: https://photos.app.goo.gl/r9yiKnqxV67tAZeK6 (I feel that the wobble probably normal)
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    CX-9 2010 Engine noise (slow chattering or rattling)

    Update: I was wrong about no oil in the coolant reservoir. It just seemed clear. I put in a rag inside and touched the coolant. Its definitely oily. So it seems that coolant and oil has mixed although not a lot to cause engine oil frothing. I do use synthetic oil and I heard that synthetic does...
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    CX-9 2010 Engine noise (slow chattering or rattling)

    Yes coolant was low and was at the min line. But that has been happening slowly for the past 3 years. Oil has NEVER been frothy. The coolant in the reservoir goes from max line to min line once every 1.5 years. It has been doing that for the past 3 years. So I basically have filled coolant from...
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    CX-9 2010 Engine noise (slow chattering or rattling)

    Took it to the dealership which as expected turned out to be a stealership. The dude says I need a new engine. See at 1:52 of this video he sent me: https://photos.app.goo.gl/H1vE4G6qDqQeUGH59 The oil is not frothy so I dont think the coolant has made its way into the engine yet. Will a water...
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    CX-9 2010 Engine noise (slow chattering or rattling)

    Yes the sound is same while in gear. Harder to hear if I rev up the engine. No loss of power. No visible smoke or any unusual smell (ok maybe it smells like a typical 140K mile ford engine). I also feel that its some kind of failing wobbly bearing.
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    CX-9 2010 Engine noise (slow chattering or rattling)

    Belts have never been replaced. They look ok. No screeching noises. Temperature is perfectly normal. Heater heats fine. I have had to add 1 fourth of a quart of coolant every year (past 2 years). I was just mentioning water pump because I thought maybe the little metallic fan thing in the water...
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    CX-9 2010 Engine noise (slow chattering or rattling)

    Car has 144K miles. Only work that has been done includes: 1. Fuel injectors and spark plugs replaced I have tried to capture the noise in this video. Noise is there even with AC off...
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    Taking her in for pinging, last chance for anyone with a similar problem?

    S197GT those were my exact thoughts! I heard pinging on my 89 geo metro in college days when its tiny 3-cyl 60hp engine use to groan when going up freeway ramps. When I heard it again in my 270hp cx-9 engine I was like "that cant be engine pinging!" Anyway, I did find that TSB thankfully. I had...
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    Taking her in for pinging, last chance for anyone with a similar problem?

    Please please can anyone send me this TSB? I have a 2010 CX-9 with the exact same issue. When engine is cold I can hear the knocking under moderate load. When its at operating temperature, then the knocking goes away. I have also noticed that knocking is less when its raining or humidity is high...
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