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My '12 did this. I found out there is a service bulletin on the problem. Dealer reprogrammed the PCM and it fixed the problem. Don't know if it applies to the '13s as well. Ask your service department.

The original Bridgestone tires are getting noisier as they wear, apparently a common problem, and starting to bother me a lot. So I thought I would like to upsize to 17's while I'm at it. Don't care for the style of most of the aftermarket wheels available, but I'm okay with most of the OEM...

My dealer was aware of the TSB and reprogrammed the PCM. About $45 out the door, and most importantly, works. - Rick

I found my M3 to be M14x1.5. FWIW - Rick in NW Ohio

As Studum says, these systems use the ABS sensors to determine wheel speed. Based on the idea that, all else being equal, an underinflated tire will roll at a different speed than one at proper pressure. Then, using computer algorithms, decide how large of a difference in speed over what...

Replying to the original post, the solution is obvious. Eliminate the UK government, the Royal College of Physicians, and the Friends of the Earth. Many problems solved...

They also have TSB's, and I found one I have been looking for. Thanks for the link!

Based on what I've seen so far, it looks like they are in love with gadgets and not so much on practicality. When they actually become available, I'll look closer.

Mice here. Last round, they decided the sound absorber under the engine cover would make good nest material. I ripped what was left of the fabric off the cover backside, vacuumed several handfuls of nest, and taped up chewed coil wires. I wonder if vegetable oil is being used in the production...

IMO, Mazdas marketing strategy is lacking. 1) You can't order a car equipped the way you want, you have to pick from whatever Mazda decided to build. 2) "Packages" that make you pay for lots of stuff you absolutely hate to get one tiny thing you want. 3) I wanted a station wagon. Mazda decided...

I thought someone would want this, but I haven't had so much as a nibble. So, last chance ... after the first of the year, I'm gonna cut it up for scrap. - Rick in NW Ohio

Thule Roof Rack for 2012 M3 Hatchback For sale is roof rack for 2012 Mazda 3 hatchback. This is the sturdy square steel bar rack made by Thule with Mazda printed on it, everything except the 3M paint protector tape pieces. I've replaced it with something a bit more aerodynamic and want to...

On another angle, have you checked the oil return passages? If oil is building up in the head, not draining back to the crankcase fast enough, it will start going bad places.

Up until about the mid sixties, it was common for engines to just vent crankcase fumes to the outside world via a road draft tube. Then enviromentally conscious people and government agencies decided that was no longer acceptable, and engines began digesting their own fumes using intake...

Back in March, one morning I tried to get heat in the cab of my '12 M3, and instead got the sound of stuff being sucked into the fan followed by severe dashboard vibration. Mice has built a nest in the heater using chewed fiber from the cabin air filter, and stocked their larder with acorns and...

I was thinking brass because it can be cut, soldered, and shaped without much trouble, and the hole in the firewall looks like the best single "strategic location". The cowl grille and drain trays have too many openings too strangely shaped for wipers and washers and drains and related stuff.

So today the monsoon skies finally cleared and I got back to putting the 3 back together. The screw in the blower housing that I thought looked impossible was, but I got the other two back in, so at some point the concept of "good enough" comes into play. The good news is that after vaccuming...