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You want to use Asian green fluid, you can buy at Walmart or other parts stores.. Just because you are below L does not mean you have a leak. Over time, fluid evaporates. Fill it half way between L and H and monitor it...

I tried that radenso and it was awful, constantly going off and very little ability to adjust. here’s where I plug in.

In my 2019 there is an outlet in front of the shifter in that little storage area. Unswitched. btw, radar in a cx5 is a nightmare with constant falsing. The only detector that I’ve found to be good at filtering is the uniden r7. At a minI I’m, you need a detector that allows for a lot of...

You’ll likely need tires if they are still on stock.

Op, why are those your only choices? I wouldn’t choose any of them. I’d look for pirelli, Michelin or continental. check walmart. I also would replace two at a time, both front or both rear. if you are on stock tires, they are likely almost shot by now. Too much tread difference between tires...

Great review…dont overlook pirellis, best overall and a lot cheaper. personall, I had the AS scorpions, but this review is for higher performance tires. https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/testDisplay.jsp?ttid=266

Why would you do maintenance faster than Mazda suggests? i trust Mazda engineers know what they are doing, which is why I bought a Mazda in the first place. I have not read about widespread failures to engines or the power train on Mazda vehicles, is there evidence otherwise? I follow the...

Thx, so it’s more of a data port?

Reviving this thread as my usb doesnt really work. I have carplay/aa, which works fine, but the other port is terrible. We plug in our phones and can see on the screen that it’s constantly connecting and disconnecting. We’ve tried multiple cables, including an Apple cable, but same results...

Probably the best tire you can buy, but I’d think maybe it’s a bit of overkill for a cx5.

How do you check the trans fluid with the engine running if you have to have the air box removed to get to the dip stick? I’d think you’d get engine codes popping up with the air flow sensor unplugged.

Does Mazda use synthetic transmission fluid? honda doesn’t. I just changed the fluid on my 2019 pilot at 30k using VML, much better fluid and actual made a noticeable difference

Mazda does not recommend any fluid changes beyond engine oil. Honestly, I found this to be a bit odd having owned honda awd vehicles, which require fairly frequent (15-30k miles) differential, transfer case and trans changes. i have a 2019 cx5 and my son has a 2018, both with roughly 30k...

one thing I’d note is that you are only testing resting voltage of the battery with the meter. While that gives you some indication of battery health, it’s really what happens under load that matters. You could have a battery reading 12.4-6 at rest, but when you go to start it, it doesn’t start...

The parts cost is flat out price gouging. Run from that dealer. You can’t do the work yourself, which is fine, but you can buy the parts yourself and find a local mechanic that gets good reviews or maybe a friend has a suggestion. Brake pads and rotors are $200-300 tops and there is nothing...

Try Walmart for the pirelli scorpions. I bought them on rollback last November, I think it was about $125/tire, quite a deal.

Ive had the priellis on since November, they ride great. Excellent in rain, very quiet, great handling. Not sure what that report is citing about wet traction. I’ve driven in flooding rains on the highway at 70mph and they are very steady.

if you go to rockauto, you can get front and rear pads for $40 (power stop) and four centric rotors for $100. $140 total! If you can’t diy, find a local mechanic and I bet he will charge you $400 to do the job, all in, half the dealer price. I don’t know why anyone would resurface or turn a...

you can get something like this to monitor your voltage in real time while driving and when it’s parked if you plug it into the live 12v port in the armrest. An alternator should be putting out 13.9-14.4 generally. with car sitting off, voltage shouldn’t drop below 12.4, or it means about...