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  1. theblooms

    Is Walmart Super Tech coolant the same as FL22?

    That $26 for OEM is still for premix, making it double the cost of Zerex. If you want 55/45 instead of 50/50, just don't mix quite as much demin water in.
  2. theblooms

    Is Walmart Super Tech coolant the same as FL22?

    Zerex Asian OET is what you need. AutoZone sells the concentrate for like $24 a gallon. Add $1 for a gallon of DISTILLED water from the grocery store, and you're in business.
  3. theblooms

    How insane is a 140mph+ speedometer?

    The were mandated starting in 79 by the Carter admin, then Reagan repealed it. But the various manufacturers carried them forward until the new cars came out.
  4. theblooms

    Salt is EVIL

    I didn't even know "salt neutralizer" was a thing. This is just Guyeon Foam. Get the car wet, spray it with the Foam, let it soak in for a couple of minutes, hose it off. Then you wash normally. Like I said, this is South Carolina. I'm 53 years old, and this year is literally the first time...
  5. theblooms

    Salt is EVIL

    Yup. I have an undercarriage attachment for my pressure washer.
  6. theblooms

    Salt is EVIL

    Here in SC, we aren't used to ultra cold weather and snow, so these past 10 days have been WEIRD. Time to get the salt off of my baby's baby.
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  9. theblooms

    How insane is a 140mph+ speedometer?

    It was fun in my Plymouth to hit 85, and then the needle would bounce off of the peg. Then I kept going, and it would bounce a little lower, a little lower, then finally rest on the peg! I did the math, I think I got up to like 115 in that POS.
  10. theblooms

    Mazda5 can't connect to code reader

    So check this out, if you bought it used, it is quite possible that sometime in the past, one of those Buy Here Pay Here shady car lots put a fake OBD-II connector on your car. Yes, the do they because they install interlocks that won't let the car start if you miss a car payment. You'll have...
  11. theblooms

    CX-9 Dashcam installs

    I have front and rear cameras hardwired. I bought two Viofo A119 Mini 2's, because running a wire from the front to the back was too much of a chore in this exact car. I used the Dongar hard wire adapters, generic for the rear, and 10 pin Type E for the front
  12. theblooms

    How insane is a 140mph+ speedometer?

    While falling out of the back of a C-17 Globemaster
  13. theblooms

    2023 CX-5 Tweeter upgrade

    I can't specifically say for the CX-5, but the C panel speakers for the CX-9 (which are probably the same thing) mount from the rear. Only the speaker grille itself mounts from the front.
  14. theblooms

    Mazda5 sound deadening complete

    No problems at all. If you have the time, definitely do this.
  15. theblooms

    What 5W30 oil brand do you use in your CX-9?

    I use Pennzoil Ultra Platinum in Mazdas.
  16. theblooms

    Check your Coolant Level (In your Radiator, NOT just the Expansion Tank)

    They do fail occasionally, but after like 15 or 20 years. Certainly not every 2!
  17. theblooms

    Radio completely dead, won’t do anything

    If the wires were pulled, they may have been pulled for a reason. You can try a radio from a junkyard, or you could go aftermarket. Either would (should) work. If they don't work, something electrical is wrong, and a rabbit hole is on your future.
  18. theblooms

    Mazda3 generic reverse camera installation

    All the radio needs to trigger is a 12V signal. Just tap at the reverse bulb using the red wire that every reverse camera has built-in to the RCA video signal cable.
  19. theblooms

    CX-5 Transmission: Drain and fill vs flush vs oil pan drop drain/fill?

    I put CC2's on my CX-9, and they are fantastic. So fantastic, I put a set of CC2's on my Silverado yesterday as well!
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