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Just a heads up for anyone wanting to get more info on the OP's situation. They've actually been permanently banned (by another moderator/admin) for ignoring warnings, insulting members, and being confrontational and condescending. At least they were able to take something away from this whole...

Applied some of that ceramic trim coating to the engine cover. I'm hoping this will make it easier to clean. I also ordered a pair of exhaust tips. Just need to work on getting the OEM tips off. I don't think they're screwed onto the pipe, but they don't want to come loose after giving them a...

Check this hose, circled in red. That hose is connected to the oil separator, sometimes also called the PCV valve. As @N7turbo suggested, check to see if it's loose or if it has cracks/holes. It's located at the front of the engine, driver's side. In this picture, the engine cover is removed...

I'll add that to the original posts.

No one was questioning your integrity. They were making objective observations that you may have inferred as a personal attack. This is a flowing discussion with people viewing and replying to your comments in real time. When you posted the original unedited comment, another poster quoted it in...

There is no need for this. Other members are trying to understand the situation with the information provided. As far as I can tell, observations made by previous posters have been completely objective and not disrespectful. Let's try to keep it that way moving forward.

I don't think it's a complete assembly. From TSB 01-002/23, we know that a cylinder head replacement includes reusing the water outlet, fuel distributor, fuel injectors, OCV oil filter, rocker arms, HLA, CMP sensors and engine hanger brackets. That probably contributes a good amount of labor to...

This might clear it up a bit more. In the documentation for CSP11, they list the labor hours for each option. Specifically for the CX-9 AWD, cylinder head replacement is 11.3 labor hours, plus 0.8 or 1.3 labor hours for a front wheel alignment. Engine replacement is listed at 10.9 labor hours...

Vinyl wrapped a few small interior trim pieces and installed them.

So, because I hadn't planned to trade it in so quickly, the only parts I took off the 2018 before I dropped it off at the dealership was the JB4, the CorkSport intake, and the Sprint Booster. I ended up leaving a bunch of stuff on the car, like the exhaust tips, some interior trim pieces, and...

I like it! Personally I think it makes driving the car feel easier, as if I'm not forcing the car to move since I don't have to press the pedal as much. Throttle tip-in feels more natural to me, as someone who grew up with cable throttle. The downside is, of course, that the pedal is more...

Moved to the Support subforum. I like this idea! @Antoine, what do you think? Maybe instead of having the CX-5, -30, -50, -70/90 in the top ribbon, we could organize groups of Mazdas into different "categories". I thought about having "Current Mazdas" and "Other Mazdas" that open drop-down...

DIY: It isn't easy, and it isn't cheap.

Thanks! The coating does a decent job of hiding minor oxidation and scuffs too. I forgot to mention the rubber piece on the inside of the liftgate that's kind of sagging down between the hinges. It's missing 3 clips. They look like the push-clip plastic fasteners for the body trim, but they...