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    Cracked Cylinder Head (2018 CX-9)

    Oh you for sure needed to, it's just that for whatever reason just chose not to. It doesn't make it right, but lots of people ignore doing regular maintenance on their vehicles.
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    Now with the CX-70 "revealed", what is everyone buying?

    If you know you know. Those are probably the finest automobiles on the face of the planet right now. I'd rather have a Singer than a Bugatti, and I'm not kidding.
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    2014 CX-5 Feels underpowered

    I bet your intake valves are crapped up. I cleaned mine over the weekend, and it made a WORLD of difference. This job is surprisingly easy, too. Look for my name, and you can see the before and after, and I only have 1/3rd the miles you do!
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    2013 CX-5 Aftermarket Stereo Install

    Don't worry about the extra wires. So long as everything is working, you'll be fine. If you're using the factory reverse camera, you'll need to get a voltage converter. I think it's Axxess that makes one, and it's not expensive. I put my aftermarket mic in the same place as the factory mic...
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    Dealer recommended transmission fluid exchange for 2016 CX-5

    If you had transmission issues after the fluid change, then guess what? You had transmission issues before the fluid change. Changing fluid WILL NOT and CANNOT cause transmission problems.
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    What have you done to your CX-5 today?

    Or you could, oh I don't know, simply press the pedal all the way to the floor?
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    Poll 2.5T Coolant Leak/Engine Replacement

    I am meticulous in my maintenance on my vehicles. Cars are expensive, so I take care of them.
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    2017~2024 CX-5: What strut/coil recommendation for better ride without changing height?

    There is no way on Earth that your suspension is worn out at 55k miles unless you're doing rock crawls with it. And nobody does rock crawls with a CX-5. So what exactly is going on here?
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    Poll 2.5T Coolant Leak/Engine Replacement

    I only had 30,000 on my 92 Mazda 323 SE when it got stolen. Replaced that one with my 93 Protege LX that had 90,000 when it saved my family from death. Had 200,000 on my 93 B3000 when I got t-boned in the driver's door. Even though it was completely totaled and wrecked, I drove it to it's final...
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    Now with the CX-70 "revealed", what is everyone buying?

    The wife wants a CX-90. I told her I'd get her a 2024 in 10 years after her 2012 Mazda5 finally dies.
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    Cleaned the intake valves on my 2013 CX-5

    No media left on the intake valve in that picture at all. The walnut shells are very bright and yellowish in color. Completely obvious.
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