Recent content by theblooms

Oh good LORD no! Don't use that stuff, it STINKS. Like, really, really STINKS. It's made for outdoors, not indoors, and especially not inside of a closed space like a car!

Grab one of these, plug it in, and you're good to go. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CZHG976N

What science have you seen that refutes the Laws of Physics as they are currently known?

DON'T. For real, DON'T! It's a huge mistake doing that. Read This: Daniel Stern Lighting Consultancy and Supply Our high beams are 9005's, use 9011's. Our low beams are H11's, use H9's. Trust me on this. Plus the 9011's and H9's are cheap.

Purolator One's are fantastic filters. They definitely are a worthy replacement if you can't find OEM.

This. I only hand tighten, and I still have to use a wrench to get them off. It is what it is.

Dude, I even used it on my weatherstrip rubbers! Great for spark plug boots, too. I have a tiny bit left, and I was actually going to order another can this weekend before I saw this thread.

That SUUUUUUUCKS. Because it was absolutely AWESOME. Best damned silicone paste I ever used.

I use 3M silicone paste. They do make purple "slide pin" grease, so you can look for that as well.

Is this an automatic or a manual? The manual should have two plugs, a drain and a fill. The automatic will have a drain plug on the pan, then you fill it through the dipstick tube. I've never seen a Mazda with a Torx drain plug though. Every plug I've ever seen has been a regular hex head (like...

I use Pennzoil Ultra Platinum in everything except my Porsches. And I also always, ALWAYS stick to OEM oil filters. My Silverado get an AC Delco, my mom's Grand Marquis gets a Motorcraft (because what else would an elderly church lady drive? ;)), and my Mazdas get Mazda filters. The CX-9 gets...

GOT IT! It's been raining non-stop for the last week, and honestly, this isn't the first time I've had this symptom, we had it earlier this year, but it miracled itself better. Because it dried out! Water was getting into the driver's door harness, causing electrical shorts, which was keeping...