Recent content by papaburgundy25

Ok so no im not a super car guy...so sorry if what i say doesnt make sense or sound right. After removing the spark plugs one was really bad...dark or looked burnt. So looking down into the whole where it came out of there was oil...not alot but some where the others where dry. So the...

Thanks Ish...so the tester will test the smoke? And I was thinking of changing the spark plugs cuz they probably need to be changed anyways.

The only other thing thats been done is a new air filter back in July she just told me.

I have been gone...as is not living with my girl for 11 months...so besides her getting the oil changed when needed nothing else has been done. And now all of this. So yes I changed the oil and added some trans fluid. There are no aftermarket mods...its all original. I added 5qts of motor...

No i dont think i over filled and yes he knows what hes doing. All this crap happened after he left the house and we went out to get gas in car. And im posting here because its a forum and people are aloud to post here to try and find answers...which is what im doing...ASKING QUESTIONS.

So the white smoke comes and goes out of the tailpipe. After having a mechanic friend look at it we went to get gas and the car started acting funky...after taking off from a stop it would start jerking a little during acceleration....not to bad. Oh and it also felt sluggish while trying to...

Ya i looked for leaks but couldnt see any but that doesnt mean its not there. Im waiting for a friend of a friend to come check it out.

Its an automatic transmission. I got the trans fluid from the Mazda dealer and when I checked how much trans fluid was in there on dip stick it looked dry like there was none. I bought 6qts of fluid but only used 1.5 of them. Thats when it started running better but then started smoking. And...

Ok so I added transmission fluid to my now wifes 2008 Mazda 3 and when I started driving it down the road white/light grey smoke started comming out of the tail pipe. I also changed the oil last night. Today was the first time actually driving down the road after oil change. But it was acting...

Ok so problem might be something else...like maybe theres no transmission fluid....and this is what happens when I dont live with her for 9 months. So ill update after I get some trans fluid somehow.

Do u know where I can get this tool and how I turn the piston?

I have changed brake pads before on my other cars and this was my first time on my girlfriends 2008 Mazda 3. I did everything Ive done before and when I was done and went to move car it wouldnt move....it would if I put gas but didnt push it...im afraid of ruining something. Not sure what I...