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Well it's that time again. Another 75,000 miles down for the interval and it's time for me to change out the plugs. I'll post a picture again when I take them out, but I just want to confirm that at my 75k change, I bought Mazda OEM plugs and they had the NGK 94124 / ILKAR7L11 right underneath...

Hey all, I had started a post about this maybe a year or two ago and then like I typically do, procrastinated about it until now when my driver side mirror is really starting to to fall apart. It started with minor vibrations in the mirror. Now it's clear the adhesive is failing between the...

So in the summer of 2023 I replaced all 4 rotors and sets of brake pads. Replaced the brake fluid, and we bedded in the brakes when done. Fast forward to today and the brakes give me a hell of a wicked vibration at times. So I figured ok, need to replace the rotors (or have current ones...

So I have a narrow garage so it's entirely my fault really for smacking the mirrors against the side of the garage door when backing out many times over the years. I've noticed this mirror start wobbling at speed and it seems like whatever glue or other adhesive is holding the mirror/glass to...

2014 CX-5 Touring with 225/65R17 sizing. Well last summer was the last of my General Altimax RT43's. As such I am now in need of new all season tires so I can take off my winter tires. I mostly liked the Altimax tires, but not entirely. The tradeoff when I got them way back when was that they...

So I am looking to replace my front struts, but I am a little confused. This would be totally new territory for me in my DIY journey, so trying to figure out if its actually something I want to do. Seeing some videos that make it look like an easy job, but they are using quick struts, and...

So a few days ago I started noticing some almost grinding noises under the car when I was slow speed turning, like in a parking lot, but it's pretty inconsistent, it doesn't  always happen. The other thing i noticed was that the steering sometimes feels like tther's a low tire, but there isn't...

Got my winter tires changed out for my all-seasons a couple weeks ago. Was a bit late to it because the house got COVID at the beginning of May. Anyway, once again, Discount Tire broke off one of my studs, this time on the driver side, rear wheel hub. This happened a couple years ago too. They...

Hi all, 2014 CX-5 Touring with cloth seats. Seen some great option for seat covers, but just wondering if anyone has experience with door covers / protectors? I have a small dog (about 15 lbs) who gets secured in the backseat via a strap that connects to the seat belt buckle. When he wants to...

So I got my first CEL in over 10 years and 130k miles of ownership. Hooked up the OBDII reader and got the P0172 - System Too Rich Bank 1 code. I recently replaced engine air filter and double checked that its secure/installed correctly. Next I am thinking maybe the MAF sensor needs to be...

Hey all, so getting ready to purchase a new set of winter tires in 225/65/R17 for my 2014 CX-5 Touring probably towards the end of this month. I previously had on the Blizzak WS-90 and here are my thoughts after 3 seasons. With 3 seasons, they lasted longer than my previous WS-80's did which...

So today we were driving when all of a sudden the AC stopped blowing. I then tried the heat just out of curiosity and nothing. So I am thinking the blower motor went out? I really don't know, but since it wasn't specific to AC, figured that made the most sense? Anyone have to replace that on...

2014 CX-5 Touring Well I was driving home yesterday at night and noticed my light seemed rather dim. Well turned out the left bulb was burned out and the right is on its way. Had these on the car less than a year. I guess its true, these higher brightness bulbs don't last all that long. I...

So I had a little bit of a uhh...scraping incident involving me and the side of a parking garage leaving after working far too long and hard this week and my mind apparently elsewhere. Needless to say that was a jolt to full awareness and another case study of don't drive when exhausted...

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Have a buddy who offered the use of their garage/lift and also offered to help me replace my rotors and brakes. He does all that work on all his vehicles and I've never done any brake work before. Anyway, just wondering if anyone has any recommendations on rotors and pads and where to buy? My...

2014 CX-5 Touring to be clear. So from this thread: https://www.mazdas247.com/forum/index.php?threads/follow-up-re-liftgate-issue.123869839/#post-6696704 Figured out after doing some more testing this weekend that my problem with the car unlocking is isolated to the front passenger door and...

My 2014 CX-5 has about 87,600 miles now. I'm noticing that the past week there has been some bounciness on portions of my drive that doesn't feel normal. Made me think maybe the shocks/struts are going out? I actually don't know what the difference is between shocks and struts. Can someone...

So a few weeks ago I made a thread where I mentioned the lift-gate was not unlocking when I was unlocking the car. Suggestions were mostly to lubricate the liftgate latch and bar which I did. Another suggestion was that water could get in and cause a short. Now though I have determined this to...

MOD EDIT: 08/15/2020 - Hi everyone. I created this thread because there was some off-topic discussion about LinkedIn in a different thread. Instead of deleting those posts, I figured I'd move them here in case others might find the discussion valuable or interesting. Dave Coleman hardly has...