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My ‘23 hasn’t had a single tank of non Top Tier fuel. I ran Costcos higher octane for my ‘23s first 3k miles. I then ran Marathon 87 octane almost exclusively for the last 17k miles with the occasional tank of Chevron 87 octane. Marathon has a great free rewards program that my wife and I both...

Bringing back a very old thread as the title is, well, perfect lol. I didn’t catch this last year, supposedly Costco has reformulated all grades of fuel to prevent intake valve deposits on both port and direct injected designs. Don’t ask me how effective it is or how valid the claim may be but...

That’s awesome news, I’m so glad it was an easy fix!

Let’s get the easy ones out of the way just as a sanity check. Is the air filter box closed and secured tight and proper? Is the engine oil cap screwed in all of the way? Throwing those out there in case a service technician might have goofed.

Hah, much better. Corrected so it brings you straight there

Try tapping or clicking on the thread quoted in my post above. I haven’t see a link presented in that format yet but it works.

https://mazdas247.com/forum/t/cx-5-strut-and-shock-replacement.123853824/post-6708223 See post here for a side by side comparison of my old OEM strut to a KYB complete assembly. I got to enjoy KYB shocks and struts for a little over 30k miles before my car was totaled. No complaints, 10/10...

The first time I drained my old ‘13’s ATF with 50k miles of use, it didn’t look blue at all. It looked dark maroon. Like the color was most definitely not blue and made me question FZ fluid as the appropriate replacement as well as my sanity. Did 3 drain and fills with OEM FZ and didn’t touch it...

I finished the replacement today. It went ok other than forgetting to move a couple small plastic parts from the old grill to the new one. I didn’t notice I forgot to reuse the plastic pieces that go between the top painted fascia and the headlights. I’m hoping there won’t be a whistle or wind...

Anybody replaced the grille on their second gen CX-5 and have some tips on replacement process? My car took a rock to the face last week and I’m fortunate it didn’t hit the emblem, paint, or bust straight through to the condenser. The gloss black part for my Turbo goes for north of $500 on some...

I was going to comment something similar. The silicone spray is a must. I muscled them off without any on the 23 and it was a bear. I had to use a lubricant to remove them when I did the hitch on my old ‘13, they wouldn’t budge.

Beauty shot. Washed after yesterday’s log hauling fun. Last day we’ll have a high in the 50s for a while so I sucked it up and enjoyed the mountain mist.

We got a wood burning stove for the house and my awesome neighbor gave us free firewood to get us through the rest of the season. To pay back the favor, I’ll help haul/split/store from here on out. Another good neighbor down the street had several tons of wood rounds he wanted gone. Made four...

I use Partsouq to get the bougie Tokyo Roki filters shipped from the UAE. I ordered 12 in bulk to save on shipping costs.

This is what I do, I don’t know why the owners manual isn’t up to API SP or recommend GF-6.

From the 2025 owners manual: SKYACTIV-G 2.5T Use SAE 5W-30 engine oil. Mazda Genuine Oil is used in your Mazda vehicle. Mazda Genuine 5W-30 Oil is required to achieve optimum fuel economy. For maintenance service, Mazda recommends Genuine Mazda Parts and Genuine Mazda Premium Oil. Only use...