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2015 CX5 GT with 100k miles. Long story short I've been chasing a SLOWLY disappearing coolant issue for a few months. Back in September I decided to start changing my own oil and noticed the coolant reservoir was completely empty. Since then I've been monitoring it. A sniffer test proved to be...

Just picked up an OEM oil filter for my 2015 CX5 GT and noticed it has a new part number and no longer has the louvered metal tube. It looks like they've done away with that and now have a plastic tube instead. Does that look correct? It's also made in the USA. I'm sure it's fine but it threw me...

First the TL;DR 2015 CX5 with 98k. This fall I started doing my own oil changes and noticed my coolant reservoir was completely empty. Not knowing much at the time I filled the reservoir halfway and topped off the radiator with Xerex coolant (the “Asian vehicles” green stuff) and called it a...

Curious if Power Stop products are good. It's been a minute since I've DIY'ed brakes and I'm used to what my local Napa or Autozone would have in stock. I've never used Power Stop stuff but the reviews seem good. Here's a link to the kit I want to buy...

Next maintenance item for my 2015 CX5 GT is rear diff and transfer case fluid changes. The manual states they take a readily-available (and cheap) 80w90 GL5 gear oil but then in 2016 Mazda spec'd their SG1 Hypoid Gear Oil...but am I supposed to use this in lieu of 80w90 or is the SG1 only...

While doing my brake bleed this weekend I investigated a clunking sound coming from the front end suspension. What I found was that the passenger side ball joint has some slight movement in it and I'm assuming this is the dreaded failure a lot of people are seeing on their CX5s on the forum. The...

Looking to do a long-overdue brake fluid exchange/flush on my 2015 CX5 GT. Fluid desperately needs changing but I have what appears to be black cloudy bits floating around in my fluid. Could be deteriorating brake hoses or even the underside of the cap deteriorating. I'd like to try and clean...

Did a drain/fill this weekend. Everything went well. But long story short I ended up not putting enough in because I measured the level with the car off (yes I know, stupid). Turns out once I measured correctly with the car running the fluid measured maybe 1/8” above the bottom of the...

2015 CX5 GT. I'm one of those that bought the "lifetime fluid" claim and never changed the tranny fluid. I wised up recently and just did a drain/fill this past weekend. I have about 95k miles on the car. I got out about 3.3 quarts. Transmission feels fine...doesn't feel any better or worse...

Recently started doing my own oil changes on my 2015 CX5 GT (95k miles) and noticed what I believe is the infamous timing chain cover leak. From reading about it, if my oil levels aren't dropping then it's more a monitor-and-check situation vs. just getting it repaired. The car is always 1/2...

So I knew it was bound to happen but my significant other managed to put a nice deep scratch in the glossy trim piece of the dash on the passenger side. I was able to lessen it's appearance with Plastx polish (worked surprisingly well) it sticks out like a sore thumb anytime direct sunlight...

Hello. New to the forum. It's been a great resource for me already. I took delivery of a brand new 2015 CX-5 GT in Meteor Gray Mica last week and love the car. So I was washing it for the first time today and noticed that the paint on the hood of the car appears mottled or uneven in...