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At the DIY shop I used one of those tall red reservoirs to support my common round drain pan. It collected everything from the drain, the filter, the residual from the pan, and the constant drips from the transmission. Then I had to move it out of the way to clean the mating surface. I got about...

I didn't find clear evidence of leak. No oily residue dripping down the sides or through bolt holes. I could see or feel the RTV (it looks silver in the pic) in most areas around the pan, except near the wheel. The level was low though. I have 4.5 quarts in now. Will keep monitoring the temp and...

Thank you!

Appreciate your sharing the troubleshooting process. You said you tested the relay and it was good, did you mean you swapped it with a different one and it worked for that other function? The relay you marked seems to be of a difference size/spec from all the other ones in the box. Asking so I...

I declared the attempt a failure when the horn made no sound after it was connected to the wire and before it was mounted. The bracket must have worked as a ground connection somehow. After I secured it back to the bracket, the sound is at a healthy level, not loud, but not weak either. It was...

I need more filters to cut open. Will ask the DIY workshop for used filters that customers leave behind, any and all Mazda filters.

The red seats are gorgeous! 😍

I ordered 3 (before seeing your post) from MazdaSwag so it's about $16 each after shipping. 💸💸

I noticed how the media area can be smaller on some. Thought about Denso but it does have an ADBV. I may have to just go back to OEM because I can't process the differences any more. 🤣

I was about to order the Wix filter. The cut-open video on YouTube () shows a very small media area, 1 1/8 inch wide. Still trying to figure out why. The micron rating is 15 which is better than others at 20.

True, it shouldn't be clean and pretty.

Wow the media on Fram is tiny. One of the comments on this video pointed out that Wix 57002 is the aftermarket equivalent of Mazda OEM.

It doesn't look very good.

Purolator One is designed to last 15K miles.

This is my new hobby. The $20 tool works very much like an electric can opener. The hardest part is holding the unit steady. The black one is Bosch 3300, the blue one is Purolator, both in service for 8K miles. Bosch was easy to cut open, Purolator was five times as hard. The walls seem to be...

The Ravenol retailer sells a kit that includes RTV and a rubber gasket. If my research had been thorough, I would have ordered the kit for the job. I read in a different thread that the gasket may or may not be a good fit depending on the year of your car, but you can call their rep to confirm...

To be honest I am not too familiar with the figures on the report. I just focused on "it seems fine." 😅 My next report will show the difference after 3 rounds of D/F with old filter. Have you found the instructions for the pan drop and etc.? There are so many threads here but ruthnj and yrwei52...