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Pretty sure I was skeptical until I drove one. I mean, you are just one of those internet morons.....I keed of course.

Hopefully someone in MN can get that TSB done today/tomorrow/Thursday since we're in for another deep freeze (~+5F for highs Wednesday/Thursday).

I always felt braking is best just before ABS kicks in.....at least that's what it feels like on slippery surfaces. The benefit of ABS is that you don't have to try to modulate the pedal. You can mash it and not lock up (i.e. maintain steering). One less thing to think about when panic braking...

@jcrout7992 - Excellent post and log. Now, I wonder if the throttle blade control can be 'hacked' to get the expected performance all the time. Didn't mazda do something similar on the old Speed3 and Speed6 where they would start to close the throttle body above something like 5k rpm? I...

Nice data log. Shows exactly what I witnessed when I had the OBDII adapter on the one I test drove. Basically no boost until very top of 2nd and 3rd gear picked up noticeably. Are you able to log throttle body position as well? It looks like the ECU is preventing boost by controlling the...

I did something similar, but I painted a line instead of tape. We back our cars into the garage because we're on a alley and it's easier to back in than back out. For my Explorer, you back in until the line just disappears under the bumper from the rear camera. Since we don't have to walk in...

That makes sense. Of course, with my Golf R, I was using launch control going straight. I'm guessing it could be similar to what you experience if I were turning. Also, I'm sure AWD programming is different. My 14 Explorer Sport (3.5L TT Ecoboost) sounds similar to the CX9. In cold weather, if...

I don't see why it would be a traction issue. Sure it has a bunch of power/torque, but it's not enough to really overwhelm all season tires. And even if it could, they don't have to completely chastise it. Maybe 1/2 boost in the lower gears. Hell, I've launched my Golf R in below 30F with...

While not a CX5, I replaced the struts on my wife's 09 CX9 a few years back and had similar lights. Somewhere in the procedure, it said to remove the ABS sensor to prevent damage.....but the sensor was stuck (many years and 150k miles) and I damaged it trying to remove it to prevent damaging it...

I posted somewhere in this thread that appears to be exactly what is happening. Or, to be more clear, it's not building more than a few pounds of boost in 1st and 2nd gears. ECU could be limiting the amount the throttle body is opening or it could be the waste gate preventing it (or something...

If you goof up, as sm1ke said, you can polish it off and recoat. If you're anal like I was, you'll over-research, check, double check, triple check to make sure you don't have any high spots. With white, they would be much less noticeable than my red Golf. I can't comment on durability, but I...

Have you ever run fluid with the 'extra' additives, like the rainX version? Do you run it out of fluid very often? I've heard of the pickup screen plugging up (on other vehicles) when using those additive products and also letting the fluid get down to where the pickup screen is exposed. The...

My wife had a 2009 CX9 for about 9 years. We bought it off a lease at around 26k miles and got rid of it with about 185K miles. Oil changes around 5k miles. Never changed the water pump or even the coolant. Brake fluid was original as well. I think I did a drain/fill of the transmission around...

Just to comment, it's not on a CX9, but my 2014 Explorer has the same size tires (255/50/20). I previously had Michelin Premier LTX tires on it. They lasted about 40k miles and were down to the wear bars. They were good tires except for the tread life. The OE tires were Hankook's and they were...

Not sure about the other section, but rears wearing before fronts is fairly common these days.

Well, glad I do my own oil changes. I couldn't stomach paying those prices for a relatively simple process. In this case, paying $40 for synthetic and getting the full inspection might be worth it, unless, like dunhillmc said, maybe you can bring your own synthetic oil and save about $15-$20.

I can't comment on the oil, but $40 adder for synthetic? Are you kidding? Synthetic costs $8 more per quart than conventional? I'm in the wrong business.

I've been using Griots Brilliant Finish Rinseless wash for about a year now. I know you stated waterless, but this is fairly close. My car is ceramic coated which is why I chose a rinseless wash without wax. In the winter time, I do something similar in hitting up the DIY car wash and spraying...

I have that link bookmarked and usually include it in these types of replies. We is ISO5011 testing for most of the tests at my company. I agree, depending on your application and location, K&N could be just fine. Only paved roads in developed cities for example. I bet most people wouldn't...

Slight rambling/rant ahead. Actually, thicker filter is not necessarily a bad thing. Deeper pleats = more surface area = lower face velocity = lower restriction. Also, more surface area = more capacity. I'd be curious to see performance test comparison. One issue with the K&N media is the low...