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  2. SparkYellow

    Help - I can't get into my car

    Hope you have restored access!!
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  4. SparkYellow

    OBD Fusion Update

    Thank you that's good to know! 👍 The only 4WD related sensor I found in the Car Scanner Pro app is the coupling solenoid duty cycle with a % value. It was fluctuating between 1% and 14% for the most part of my 2-hr drive this morning. It never showed a steady value. 🤦
  5. SparkYellow

    OBD Fusion Update

    That's very neat! Does it show a second coolant temp value?
  6. SparkYellow

    Help - I can't get into my car

    Some battery chargers detect the voltage on the receiving end and would decline to charge if too low. The one I have has a button that you can press to charge the battery no matter what. It may take awhile, but it can bring the voltage back up to 12v. Also, I just pressed the lock button on my...
  7. SparkYellow

    OBD Fusion Update

    I looked at the developer's site and it seems to mean dealer-level diagnostic. Previously, their Mazda add-on covered model years 1996 through 2024. https://www.obdsoftware.net/software/mazdaenhancedaddon
  8. SparkYellow

    Skyactiv Owners - Who is on their Original Belt Tensioner?

    It will cost me to just have everything checked again (last time was June 25). 😅 Then I still need to order the parts and book the lift. I really don't want to get in there, but if I have to, hopefully just once. But yes I get your point. Will get that one belt (where failure leads to fatal...
  9. SparkYellow

    Skyactiv Owners - Who is on their Original Belt Tensioner?

    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...
  10. SparkYellow

    Skyactiv Owners - Who is on their Original Belt Tensioner?

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

    CX-5 Owner ages?

    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...
  12. SparkYellow

    CX-5 Owner ages?

    You're right that it was quick. 😂
  13. SparkYellow

    CX-5 Owner ages?

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

    CX-5 Owner ages?

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

    CX-5 Owner ages?

    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.
  16. SparkYellow

    Mazda Trivia

    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.
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  19. SparkYellow

    Biennial Torment

    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.
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