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Appreciate the nudge. I watched a couple of YT clips and have a rough idea of what is involved. If I have to get in there, I should replace the alternator, starter, and tensioner at the same time. Less than a year ago I was very motivated to refresh fluids and replace worn parts. Somehow I...

My 2.0 will reach 180K miles tomorrow and still on factory belts and tensioner.

I was curious and kept reading. He owns or runs a shop in the gold country part of northern California and claims to be an authorized independent "warranty" service technician. I thought warranty service is available only through dealerships? Anyway, I would understand God complex from...

You're right that it was quick. 😂

Which awful site are you guys talking about, is it a model specific forum? 😲

I wonder where the younger owners are and which platform they use to post and comment.

If you ask the same question in a fb group, the results would be very different. When I was in sales in 2016, the CX-5 was popular among all age groups. 🙂 No turbos back then, only CX-9 was turbo charged.

Not sure when it was fixed. 🤩 Last year I reached out to Mazda USA about this and was told to contact Mazda Japan. I wasn't able to structure legit contact info that is required to submit an inquiry there.

Cut open the Bosch filter (large) today along with a Pentius (small) from the CX-3. The Bosch filter was on for two years and worked for maybe 500 miles. Nothing alarming that I can tell. It was almost too wide for the baby visegrip mounted to the bench on my patio.

The maintenance requirements for severe driving conditions represent a higher standard of care for the same engine. It would be difficult for Mazda to deny warranty coverage on the ground that the owner has been more careful/diligent than most. 🤦

My 2017 NA 2.0 used 0w20 every 7K/8K miles for around 160K miles at typical mpg. If I knew better, I would have switched to 5w30 every 5K miles much sooner. It really sucks to have this worry/concern hanging over our heads. I was lucky that nothing went wrong during the warranty period. At...

It was a really weird episode. I experimented with different apps and still prefer OBD Scanner Pro over Torque Pro. Read the developer's notes more carefully and bought a $30 adapter that was listed as compatible. No DTC found with the new adapter. The vLinker adapter offers its own app to...

That shop in Berkeley is quite a gem!

At 179,340 miles with 1.5 quarts of VRP and the rest Castrol GTX, both full synthetic 5w30. Yes I understand that different brands offer different additive packages. Going forward, 3K with lowest cost full syn oil plus one of the 3 aftermarket filters left on my shelf.

Thank you. Sometimes my reading is not connected to comprehension. 😳

Good point. I never looked into where my CX-3 was made. When I worked at the dealership, some customers would specify that they only wanted units (model specific) from Japan. I recall it was the 3s that were made in both. The manager would search the inventory based on VIN to meet that request...

Wix 57002 is the only one that I am aware of. Was about to order until I saw the cut-open video. I do not understand why the filter element has to be so short. I had a royal purple filter like that. I do not know if Wix 57002 is rated for turbo...