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  3. SparkYellow

    Remotely Mazda: Used Oil as Wood Stain

    This piece of tree trunk has been out there for maybe decades. You can tell that the bottom is white-greyish.
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  5. SparkYellow

    Remotely Mazda: Used Oil as Wood Stain

    Here's a new 2*4 on the left that has been left exposed for one year. The two pieces on the right have been kept inside. Both got one coat.
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  7. SparkYellow

    Remotely Mazda: Used Oil as Wood Stain

    Eventually it will become dry to the touch, but when you rub on the surface, your fingers will catch dark/dust particles. Ok to sit when wearing dark colored, rugged pants. My wardrobe is now mostly black/brown because of how dirty I get on weekends. 😁 It was therapeutic to run the paint roller...
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    Remotely Mazda: Used Oil as Wood Stain

    I like the color it adds to the wood. A friend once mixed diesel with oil from his truck and the color is dark-greyish. Have you noticed that used oil gets thicker after sitting in a jug? The 0w20 was very thin when drained and filled the round drain pan to 4+ quarts. After sitting in a closed...
  9. SparkYellow

    Center Console Dog Protection

    Are you worried about scratch marks on the plastic/leather part of the center armrest from your dog in the backseat? A step up from a towel would be a piece of yoga/exercise mat (of a similar color). There are also dividers that hang from headrest posts to block access. https://a.co/d/e7ICPbr...
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    Remotely Mazda: Used Oil as Wood Stain

    I have a few outdoor benches that I assembled two years ago and stained with used oil from one of my cars. After being exposed to the elements, the wood looks dry and thirsty. Yesterday they all got a coat of Royal Purple 0w20 with 6K miles from the CX-3. I wonder if the purple dye in the oil...
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  13. SparkYellow

    OBD2 Scanner/App: what sensors/values to monitor?

    During my long drive yesterday I monitored the oil temp in relation to rpm. If I keep the rpm below 2500, the oil temp stays below 212. On steep inclines over 152E, I bit my lips and stayed in the slow lane in 6th gear. 😭 When I couldn't hold back on I-5S, the temp climbed to 220+. When the...
  14. SparkYellow

    OBD2 Scanner/App: what sensors/values to monitor?

    Is it still $5 for life? But I get it. I still haven't paid for Pandora yet. Wish they would do $5 for life. So your A and B temps show a cooling system controlled by one mechanical thermostat and no further intervention? Edit: Found Jango!!
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  16. SparkYellow

    The gate keepers in the cooling system

    The drawing on the diagram doesn't show the shape of the thermostat that I am familiar with. It is a younger sibling... 😂 https://asianparts.ca/parts/xjp-1541310-p50215171-tama-thermostat-oe-specified-temperature-190-degree-f-88-c/ Still haven't found the primary coolant temp sensor or the...
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    Screenshot_20251124-004629.webp

  19. SparkYellow

    The gate keepers in the cooling system

    Found one coolant temp sensor on the CX-3. It is at the bottom center of the radiator. Still looking for the other one and also the CCV.
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