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Wow, that's interesting. I have a cx-9 which is even longer then a cx5. I have a spare plain shank key. So the car can't see the fob if it's all the way in the back? That's interesting. Thanks for that info

Yup. If there isn't a gasket listed on the paperwork that's required per the maintenance manual ......... it was omitted. Pure and simple. The job needs to be redone, or MazdaCA needs to do a one time approval of a lifetime warranty to all failures that could be attributed to reusing a...

I change my coolant and bleed out my brake fluid every 5 years. on everything I own. I have a 98 ranger I purchased new. Org calipers, heater core and radiator. Yea, it works. Has to change a heater core on my old Taurus years ago. Took me 3 days. Never again

Use a piece of masking tape and a sharpie and check it stone cold before first start of the day. Consistency is key. If its between low and full I would leave it. Sometimes they " find their level"

At 5 years my original Mazda juice is going down the drain and refilling with that Zerex Asian you mentioned. 5yrs on coolant and brake fluids on my vehicles

Your car built on 10/20 came from Japan with the updated head AND exhaust gasket Mazda listed in the coolant leak TSB, not oil consumption TSB. (I think there has actually been 3 head revisions). I will re read the thread but if they replaced the head gasket, why didn't they replace the non...

Good points. I love messing with my car. I might just do the SG1 every 25k. Can't hurt, then just have to buy 1 qt. At 15k now so I better figure it out huh!? At 14k I pulled my brakes off and greased the caliper pins and did some minor cleaning here and there. I don't mind.

That's good to hear. 16oz is a pathetic amount of oil for a diff.

I agree with you about people like me (when I was a young lad) who serviced a heck of a lot of "gear cases" will just pump it till it drools. So when I realized I over serviced my own truck after re doing the diff and seals ..... well my first thought was, thank you very little Chevy!

Hmmm. The more I scratch my head on this, the .48 might be correct. Gunna have to go take a peak at my diff and see what's going on with the casting below the Mazda diff fill hole. Like you said, if they wanted .48, lower the dam hole.

Yea, on the Chevy there is a stiffner web where the hole should go. And if they put it below that web it would be too low. Also that diff is rotated in different trucks so Chevy put the hole high and addresses the quantity via the shop manual.....which nobody reads.

Yup. My 2.5t takes a perfect 5.5 w/filter if I go by the stick. And thanks for posting the info. With that info I would go to the hole and disregard the .48 qt instructions. But there is clearly an error on the diff data. Either .48 is correct or the fill hole is correct. Another poster...

Yea, I am not convinced on filling the diff to the fill hole. Exact same known issue on Chevy 1/2 ton diffs. 2002 is mine for example. The fill hole is above the pinion seal and if you fill it to the hole it increases the chance of puking that seal. Seal is happy holding back splash oil, but...

Just missed your last post. So short question. Maybe Mazda doesn't want it to the fill hole?

Ok, your post was almost 2 months ago and nobody was confused? You say Mazda says .37 for the correct quantity of oil? But if you keep pumping it takes .7 ish to get to the fill hole? So should people measure and add .37? Many many Chevy rear diffs are funny like that and nobody knows it or...

The only thing that 0w-20 is good for is car company's Cafe numbers. Cuz it sure ain't good for your engine.

I haven't followed the 2.5 NA CD engine that close. The way more common cracked head on the turbo, I do have my theory. I think when Mazda was doing the consideration for a generation change on the CX-9 they came to a y in the road. They could either hastily develop a larger power plant from...

Its bs them making 21 owners do consumption tests. Pisses me off. It doesn't say to do that in the tsb.

There is the issue of the cracked head on CD but the bigger issue that effects EVERY SINGLE NA CD is the same issue the v6 honda folks are dealing with is what its doing to their back 3 cylinders. The CD is causing many to have to redue the back three CD cylinders and pistons due to high oil...

The comments about the Honda V6 are dead on. Honda V6 owners have been tricking their engine computer into not activating CD for years and years. I guess my first question is why Mazda why. This is a 4 cylinder... this is an amazing engine.... why did you bastardize it with this system that...