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I have a set of Rhino Ramps and they work great. The little rubber pads on the bottom were about worthless in keeping them from slipping on a very smooth garage floor. I went to Walmart and found the largest and cheapest rubber backed bath mat and cut it lengthwise down the middle. I put a...

I usually turn the wheel and seat heaters on at the same time. The wheel gets warm by the time I have backed out of the driveway. I usually can't feel the seat heater until I am about a mile down the road. I always choose the middle position for the seat heater, that seems warm enough. And I...

There was some discussion about oil catch cans for the CX 5 turbo on the BITOG Forums recently. I tried to find it again and provide a link but didn't have much luck. Anyway, one person commented that the design of the Mazda Skyactiv engine was such that it wasn't necessary. I would do some...

For charging my Android phone I just use one of those cigarette lighter type plugs that has a micro USB plug on the other end and plug it into the 12V socket in the storage area in front of the gear selector lever. No issues at all.

I have the OEM rubber cargo mat and have been very pleased with it. I keep a couple of those Harbor Freight mover's blankets in the back for times when I want to protect the rear bumper or other parts of the interior from any cargo that I may be carrying. I think they were about $6 each with a...

I live in the SouCal mountains at 6000 ft. elevation. We get snow several times a year ranging from 5" or 6" to 2 feet. It melts fairly quickly except in areas of deep shade and the city does a pretty good job of plowing right away and dropping sand on the roads. The street from the main...

The dents look deep enough that I would want them to be filled with some Bondo and then painted by a professional. Regarding Dr. Colorchip: I tried it the first time on my Nissan 370Z. The color did not match. I got a rock chip on the hood of my 2019 Machine Gray CX 5.I bought another kit from...

Haha the leaf blower trick is a good one and it works. I have an electric one and it isn't as noisy as the gas powered blowers. It is especially useful to blow the water out of the mirrors and crevices that drips out and leaves water spots on your car after you dried it and go for a drive.

I'm 65 and still change my own oil. Of course I'm sore for a day afterwards from crawling around under the car but I know the job was done right. I have a 2019 with turbo.Nothing unusual about the procedure and the plug and filter are easily accessible after removing the underbody shroud. Use...

I have a Machine Gray CX 5 and it looks great. I don't find it any harder to take care of than any other colors. But I haven't been to a machine car wash in more than 18 years and I hand wash my cars only. Believe it or not I use one of those California Car Dusters to remove light dust. If used...

Start by getting a soft microfiber wash mitt and an assortment of microfiber towels, including one of the "waffle weave" types for the initial drying. And get two wash buckets, one for the soapy water and another for clear water to rinse the wash mitt frequently while soaping up a section at a...

I have a 2019 CX 5 with the 2.5L turbo engine. I live at 6000 feet elevation. I run nothing but premium gas, which is 91 octane here in California. But I also don't do a lot of driving since I retired, averaging about 300 miles a month so the cost of the premium fuel doesn't bother me.

I just turn the warnings off. I know when the various service intervals are in my car and don't need an annoying pop up on my dash startling me when I'm driving and then popping up again and again until you reset it. You can set the intervals yourself if you wish

I changed the oil & filter on my 2019 CX 5 Turbo at 1200 miles to Castrol Edge 5W-30 and changed it again at 5,000 miles. My car now has 8000 miles on it and the oil is still a nice amber color so no darkening of the oil has occurred in 3000 miles. No way would I only go 3000 miles between...

Try adding 8 ounces of Marvel Mystery Oil to the gas tank and drive it until your best estimate is that you have about a quarter tank remaining.Then add 8 oinces again and fill up and drive a couple hundred miles. See if the gauge starts moving again. Ethanol in gas has been known to cause...

I just have the factory stock all weather tires. And I have to say that they are not very good performers in the snow. The road from the main highway to my house has some very steep up and down sections for about a mile and I have to keep my speed down to practically a crawl on the downhill...

I updated my Nav card over the weekend. Just like the last time, it took several tries. I did the backup, downloaded the updates from the website and kept getting error messages that there was something wrong with my drive when I tried to load the updates onto the SIM card. I suspect there is...

I disabled the DRL's in my 2019 and would never use the auto mode. It seems brainless that the lights turn on automatically when I start the car inside the garage during the daytime, or turn on when I pull back into the garage in the daytime. I think I have sense enough to know when it is dark...

I am 65 and a motorhead from way back. After a lifetime of sports cars I needed something more practical and with AWD as I retired and moved to the mountains and have some snow to deal with a few times a year. I bought the GT-Reserve with turbo. I would not have considered otherwise. In fact if...

That's good to know. Apparently the guy on YouTube who changed the plugs on his CX 9 didn't know as he used anti-seize on the plug threads. Do you have a link to the TSB ? I have downloaded a bunch of TSB's and shop manual info for my CX 5 but don't have anything about the spark plugs except...