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Heat shield was my first thought.

Interesting that both high note and low note horns are shown. I pretty sure GEN 1 only came with one as there were posts on here about how to add a second horn. GEN 2 had both?

My Duralast AGM battery. $186 from Autozone. I installed it 12/22/2016. Zero electrical issues or problems with it. Ever.

I know everyone's experiences can be different and YMMV, but I feel that I must add my experience to this post in the interest of balance. I did replace my original tensioner, which was leaking slightly, with the Gates tensioner at 81K miles. There is no difference in the engine...

Nice writeup Dig. I do detect one flaw in your conclusion about the performance of your new plugs: you disconnected the battery! Perhaps I'm wrong and you used a tender to maintain power in the vehicle, but if you didn't then the vehicle has reverted to "learning mode" and hence a direct...

I had to laugh when these 2 posts showed up together! Seems Mazda has applied whatever speedup logic they put in the clock to the latest CX-5s!

I ordered some stuff from Rock Auto not too long ago. After a bit they send you a 5% discount code. Anyone can use it but they do expire after a bit. Here's the code I got and it's good through 12/20/2020. Code: 15497388656079894

One thing we've heard of on here: if you keep your fob in the house but still somewhat near the vehicle in the garage, it may be constantly communicating with the vehicle because it's in range and wear down the battery. Just a thought.

I got my 2014 CX-5 in August, 2013. It has 82k miles and I've replaced the wiper inserts once about 2-3 years ago. No streaking. Ever. I live in Minnesota - we have snow.

Just found out that Costco's oil is made by the same folks as Amazon's oil: Warren Oil Company. Right now Costco's 0W-20 full synthetic SN+ oil is $26.99 delivered for 2 5-quart jugs vs $22.99 for 1 5-quart jug of Amazon basics oil.

You should check with Mazda and see if their floor mats have the same part numbers for the 20s and 21s. If they do, then you can be pretty much assured that nothing has changed dimension-wise.

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I've been super happy with my Yokohama YK740GTX tires. Great handling tires, as comfortable as anything is going to be in that size, but probably noisier than some others.

I've been using these: EPAuto CPJ6X They've been great!

I installed the Gates tensioner too, before Dig did. I must say I haven't noticed anything unusual at all, but then again I'm not listening intently either as Dig is.

So after reading all of this and why I had so much trouble with the water pump belt, here's my theory. From the pics, Dig used the OEM Mazda belt. I did not, using a Dayco "stretch" belt which is designed to be stretched into place and then it will stay snug. When I compared it to my old belt...

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Dang, you removed half the front end! :D I only removed the one small splash guard. Looks like your serpentine belt had a rougher life than mine. Mine was perfectly fine, no cuts. Now the fun starts! Good luck!