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I'll admit I haven't studied the Mazda HVAC system, but I recently upgraded my '89 Suburban's a/c to a Sanden compressor, along with replacing all of the associated components, so I've done more hands-on work with air conditioning than most. People keep saying the cabin air filter protects the...

Since it's been mentioned a couple of times, I have a question about the idea of protecting the HVAC system. What exactly needs protecting? If it's just a matter of keeping leaves and dirt out of the vents, wouldn't it make more sense to just run a "T" off of the intake duct downstream from the...

With a Miata, you have a small car packed with all the same features of larger vehicles. The engineers have only so much room to work with so concessions must be made. I have a '59 MGA, which is about the same size as a Miata, and it's easy to get to all the components because it doesn't have...

I disagree. Whether the air entering the cabin makes a single pass in normal operation or multiple passes when in recirculation mode, it's still being filtered. The degree of that filtration depends on the quality of the filter. In theory, a vehicle with a HEPA filter sitting still with the...

There is a slight decrease, but I couldn't detect it by sound or feel. I have a handheld anemometer and mounted it 3" from the center dash vent with the blower on high. The oem filter, which I would say was medium dirty, registered a peak air flow of 14.5 mph. No air filter at all registered a...

It's frustrating that most manufacturers don't reveal the efficiency of their cabin filters. Since you're buying it for just the one purpose, wouldn't it be nice to know how well it does that? I went with Bosch, it's a true HEPA quality filter at 99.97% efficiency and filters particulates down...

I appreciate the fact that you did it yourself. It irritates me that so many car owners are too lazy/inept to perform even the most basic tasks related to vehicle maintenance (including washing).

225/55r19 is the oem tire size on the upper-trim CX-5 so definitely no rubbing. Personally, I think they look too skinny for the size of the vehicle when viewed from behind. If I were doing the same swap I would take any advantage of the extra .5” rim width and go as wide as allowed according...

For me, it was the interior and overall driving experience, especially with the turbo. I was originally going for fuel economy and looking at Toyota, but decided that buying a car with fuel economy as the primary factor was a bad idea. The final nail in the Rav4 coffin was when I figured out why...

People are making it harder to steal the cats so thieves are becoming more determined. This crew is ready for anyone trying to interrupt their work. https://www.reddit.com/r/SeattleWA/comments/s94iz8/ring_camera_captures_catalytic_converter_theft_at/

Thanks. The topcoat is supposed to dry to a hard finish but mine had only cured for a couple of hours by sunset today. I bought the kit based on testing done by YouTube's Project Farm. I have seen reviews on the Sylvania kit and the clarity should remain anywhere from a couple of years to...

I just finished doing the headlights on my 2004 Accord using the Sylvania kit. It was $20 from Amazon. The lights are oem so the finish was definitely going away, not terrible, but yellowed along the top third where they get more sun. The kit includes 400, 1000, and 2000 grit sandpaper, but I...

In my case, both, actually. I wear cargo shorts pretty much year-round but my old iphone se can easily fit in the front pocket of jeans. Not kidding, I thought only women carried their phone in their back pocket.

It's strange that a key fob could seem too large while most people have no issue carrying a cell phone that's several times larger.

I use two floor jacks (front/rear) to lift the whole car and stabilize with stands on the sides. The side supports are absolutely necessary because the rear lift point is narrow and makes things tippy. Been doing the x-pattern rotation every 4000 miles. Goes pretty quick with a pneumatic gun.

That’s how I felt about them, told the salesperson they could take ‘em off and sell them to someone else but I wasn’t paying $400 for something I didn’t need. She said they couldn’t do that but they took another $400 off the price of the car. She called me a month later and said they had a pair...

The link he posted shows it's an oem part backed by Mazda.

Gives it an interesting look. My first thought was "I wonder if the local Popo will say anything about that?" My second thought was "Oh, wait a minute, that's blocking 90% of the air flow to the intercooler!" You might be better off using that as some wall art in the garage instead.

It's possible that insurance companies have changed their methods for pandemic reasons. My Honda got hit in a parking lot last year and the driver was kind enough to leave me a note with his name, insurance co, and policy number. I called the number (USAA) and all they wanted was a few pictures...

I think it looks great, but wonder what size spare do you have?