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I do know I need to swap out my serpentine belt so maybe I'll just change the tensioner to be safe. I'm like 80% sure the tensioner is also leaking. I can pick OEM serpentine belt, water pump belt and tensioner for $212 or so on eBay. I did some further investigating and the wettest area is...

Thanks @yrwei52 Yeah, I think we’ll only have the car another 1 1/2 to 2 years. I’d obviously disclose the leak to the new buyer but I’d rather leave the decision to fix it up to the new owner vs. doing it now. Regarding the tensioner, will there be actual oil leaking from under the rubber cap...

Thanks so much for the info. I actually need to clean the engine bay in general so maybe I’ll just do the whole bay.

@HyFlyer Is it ok to use brake cleaner in that area (with the alternator)?

Recently started doing my own oil changes on my 2015 CX5 GT (95k miles) and noticed what I believe is the infamous timing chain cover leak. From reading about it, if my oil levels aren't dropping then it's more a monitor-and-check situation vs. just getting it repaired. The car is always 1/2...

Yeah. I'm considering getting it painted eventually. Pretty easy fix and will be a lot more durable.

So I knew it was bound to happen but my significant other managed to put a nice deep scratch in the glossy trim piece of the dash on the passenger side. I was able to lessen it's appearance with Plastx polish (worked surprisingly well) it sticks out like a sore thumb anytime direct sunlight...

One more thing I thought I'd add. I was comparing my dad's '09 Acura TSX against my CX-5 because they're similar colors. His hood exhibits banding stripes horizontally across the hood. This is in the base coat gray. So that goes to show you how imperfect a robotic paint job can be. His are...

So I went and had the dealership pull an identical CX-5 over for comparison. The hood on that one didn't display the mottling to the degree my hood is showing it but it had a large windshield-to-front grill band right down the middle of the hood going on in the metallic layer. The consensus is...

Yeah, I'm getting a sense that it is a different paint than what I'm used to. The funny thing about the cloudiness is that it's fairly prevalent across the hood...so it's not like it was an accidental thing in a particular spot...same goes with the roof. In the sun it looks great. It's once it's...

Thanks for posting that. Yeah, it's one of those things that's so hard to pull up in a photo (not that I doubt what you're saying). The easiest way to see it is if you have the sky (without clouds) as the reflection. That way you have a nice blank "canvas" to look at and all you're seeing is the...

Yeah. I noticed this unevenness during the walk around but thought maybe it was residue from the plastic wrap stuff they put on the hoods during shipment. I'm going to try to go to the dealership today and check out another gray car to see but my suspicion is that it's normal (hopefully). It's...

Here's a pic. Should've posted this in the first place. https://www.dropbox.com/s/o2kka0tvbjde9l1/IMG_5567.JPG https://www.dropbox.com/s/vdxpr46g46h1021/IMG_5567%28edited%29.jpg

Thanks. I appreciate it. And to be honest it's not that horrible...my fianc couldn't see it until I pointed it out. I went through Mazda's lot last night and checked out several cars and most of them exhibit what looks like this cloudy/uneveness in the metallic layer...of course it was hard to...

Mine looks fine in the sun...just like yours. It's when it's not in the sun is where you start to notice the unevenness. The best way to see this is park it in a garage or check it out once the sun has set considerably (so there's no direct sun hitting the paint).

You might be correct...so if I look closely at the paint you can almost see "pools" of metallics. Here's a pic of what it kind of looks like: http://www.houzz.com/photos/12271163/900-Pearl-Mica-Formica---Solid-Surfacing--kitchen-countertops-cincinnati If that's normal then maybe that's just...

Thanks for the info. I found the TSB but it doesn't explain what the stains look like...still not sure it's the same thing. Here's the TSB: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-sY4-KaDJV-cnFFcS1zWXRwdlk/edit

I know what you're saying by the orange peel effect but this is under the paint. It's best seen by looking at the hood under a cloudless sky (so there isn't anything visually distracting in the reflection). I actually went to the lot last night and checked out a few cars (CX-5s and some 3s) and...

Hello. New to the forum. It's been a great resource for me already. I took delivery of a brand new 2015 CX-5 GT in Meteor Gray Mica last week and love the car. So I was washing it for the first time today and noticed that the paint on the hood of the car appears mottled or uneven in...