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Read through this post: https://www.mazdas247.com/forum/index.php?threads/electronic-key-slid-down-and-under-cupholder-compartment-2012-cx-9.123814732/ The service manual is available here: https://cardiagn.com/interior-trim-08-cx-9/ You'll need to find the section for how to get the center...

The MX-30 EV is a compliance car. Its range is laughable and so are the power figures. They need something for sale in California and Europe, and this is iteration 0. I don't expect them to even offer it for sale widely in the US. The new RWD platform and inline 6 are rumored to start...

Look around on the forums for 2.5T engines that needed to be replaced. There's a "known issue" with the cylinder heads on these engines from 2016-2018ish. What fraction of the engines will suffer this fate is not currently known.

The other consideration against a large down payment on a lease is that in the event your car is totaled in an accident you lose the down payment. Most or all leases build in gap insurance so it doesn't make sense to prepay the balance.

This topic has come up before: https://www.mazdas247.com/forum/index.php?threads/turbocharger-information-that-was-a-bit-alarming.123867858/ This used to be an issue, but really isn't anymore. Just don't park the car immediately after driving around with the accelerator floored and the turbo...

From the looks of the list, they had to remove the exhaust manifold and turbo from your old engine and swap it to the new one, along with the intake manifold, EGR valve, and parts of the cooling system. When they removed the exhaust manifold they had to replace all the exhaust gaskets between...

Was your friend running LPG as well? LPG is not kind to valve seats.

I have seen zero posts on this forum about burned valves on the 3.7 engine. I've also never read anything about this issue in Ford vehicles that use the 3.5 liter version. Where did you get this information?

The V6 has solid "bucket" lifters and they are not adjustable. There is a clearance listed in the service manual for the intake and exhaust valves which can be checked using feeler gages. If anything is out of tolerance you have to replace the bucket assembly with one of a different length...

The 2008 service manual states: "Begin air bleeding with the brake caliper that is furthest from the master cylinder." No explicit order is given.

The AGM batteries can be made significantly lighter than the traditional flooded type. Some people use them for this reason.

The transfer case sucks on all years. If you want AWD, buy something else. The water pump was never really "fixed" either. The design changed, but there's no data that supports the assertion that the double sprocket fixed anything. The failure mode still exists.

~3.5 quarts comes out if you open the drain plug on the transmission. The full capacity is 7-7.4 quarts. Getting all the fluid out is more involved. There's lots of threads on this topic. For example...

The rate at which those pumps fail is not known to anyone on this forum. I'm sure some people inside Ford and Mazda know but they aren't talking. What we do know is that there are about 3 or 4 dozen threads on this forum talking about it, so it does happen enough that it's a real concern...

I switched from Autozone to Walmart batteries when Autozone reduced their warrantee. In Florida, no battery seems to last more than 2-3 years anyway.

I would not buy either if you don't have enough money set aside to replace the engine should it let go. Unfortunately, these cars both have some troubling engine gremlins that while unlikely will cost you multiple thousands to fix should they occur. I'd pass on that 2016. The mileage is...

I cannot see the dates parts were superceded. A friendly parts counter person at a dealer might be able to help, but the web based parts catalogs don't expose that information.

There is very little aftermarket support for the first generation model. Outside of a few replacement grille kits and maybe running boards, the options are limited.

There was a thread elsewhere on this forum where the entire long block was replaced rather than just the head after diagnosing a cracked head. The explanation was that the head cannot be removed and replaced with the engine in the car. If this is true, it may be cheaper for Mazda to pull the...

It sounds like there is an issue with the cylinder head developing cracks. Cracks in the head could cause both the coolant leak and the compression loss issues. Someone in another thread found a CX-9 for sale with a new engine, which the dealer explained was required because the head had...