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Well, Mazda modified the original cylinder head of the 2.5L NA for the turbo, and weakened certain area which had trouble to support the long and heavy SkyActiv-G exhaust manifold and cracked the head with coolant leak. Mazda had to modify (re-design) the cylinder head to reinforce the cracked...

Wow, it’s the first time we saw such problrm here for the 2.5T! Thanks for the update.

It doesn’t matter. The T20 bolt will get loose again!

If your CX-5’s build date is 05/15, you have a 2016 CX-5. 2016.5 CX-5 is started on 02/16 build date. Your 19 mpg in city for a 2.5L AWD definitely isn’t good. My 2016 CX-5 GT AWD for city driving can constantly get ~24 mpg which is close to the EPA rating of 24. But my 2016 CX-5 2.5L AWD...

First oil change on 2020 CX-5 Signature: WTF Surprise?

Gotta love contradictory statements by Mazda: "The level is normal if it is between the MIN and MAX marks." "If it is near or below MIN, add enough oil to bring the level to MAX.” Here is from Mazda Workshop Manual: This’s fine with 0.48 quart of gear oil to fill the front transfer case to...

Yes most more luxury cars sold in Asia and Europe feature the auto-folding mirrors due to the narrower street and tight parking space. But in US Mazda doesn’t offer such feature until 2019 MY on CX-5. Consider the history of problems on Mazda’s auto-folding mirrors, it’d be better off not...

Yes my 2000 BMW 528i has that feature too. Currently the car-shaped illustration indicates my right-rear taillight isn’t lit but the light is fine. Must be the sensor to the tail lights itself has problems and I gave up trying to fix it.

2024 CE T CX-5, does it mean it’s a 2.5T turbo? Yes, please keep us posted.

I don’t use Fumoto valve as I feel loosing the factory drain plug isn’t a big deal to me. But yes I’ve read there’re people shortened the Fumoto valve or at least cut a groove on the thread to overcome this shortcoming. My problem is the official Fumoto valve website claims its valve won’t...

Mazda’s fluid capacities listed in the manual are “approximate” quantities and misleading. The engine oil for the 2.5T it states 5.1 quarts but actually needs 5.5 quarts to the Max mark. For the 2.5L NA it states 4.8 quarts but needs 5.2 quarts. The worst is for rear differential it states 0.37...

The metric system used worldwide where the liter actually is larger than the US quart, 1 liter = 1.05669 US quart. So the 4.8 quarts oil capacity stated in the manual for the 2.5L NA is 4.5 liters. Yes having the Fumoto valve on oil drain plug is convenient. The problem for me is the...

So do you have a 2.5L NA with CD or a 2.5T? What is the engine oil capacity stated in your manual? In US we have to use all oils from the 5 qt container for oil change on either engine. Even 5L container (5.283 US quarts) used in other countries that is still not enough to make the oil level...

Best way to warm engine in morning when colder temp [0-31°F]

Recently I received phone calls from “United Health Care” and “Costco Customer Service”. Needless to say both were bogus and the callers were trying to dig out more personal information from me. I definitely wouldn’t tell them anything more than they’d already know, but several things make...

You seems to have a 2.5L NA with cylinder deactivation instead of a 2.5T turbo like the OP has. The cracked cylinder head happens on this engine and it’s a design flaw not the casting imperfection. Mazda modified the original cylinder head to accommodate additional components for CD. The...

I’ve been using Discount Tire / America’s Tire (in California) for all of the tire related works since 1985’s. The best thing is they’re a national chain, and I have no problems doing the tire services and warranty issues at America’s Tire in California even if tires were installed at Discount...

The LED low-beam headlights on gen-2 CX-5 which are used as DRLs are not a bulb but an integrated LED with entire headlight assembly. If it fails, the entire headlight unit needs to be replaced! It could cost $1,800+ per unit in my case on my 2016 CX-5 LED headlight.