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I have a 2008 model with over 150,000 miles on it. I have done a couple drain/fills the last 60,000 miles using the Valvoline MaxLife with no issues.

I have similar issues and can tell you the 2 items I found to be the cause. Initially I found that one of the trailing arm bushings had failed. I replaced it and the noise stopped for a while. Then a similar noise began and I narrowed it down to the rear sway bar bushings (the U shaped ones...

You are missing a rubber band part that looks like a muffler support but is used to strap the upper portion with curvature to the lower part with curvature. Picture in this link. https://images.app.goo.gl/xQBHQuxJPVNjNYEk6

Never had to do anything about it. I called some transmission shops and they said that what I described was not an issue if there is no fluid leaking from the seal. It turned out that one of my rear wheel bearings was the problem so I really had little faith in the mechanic who was replacing...

That is part of the design. If you look at pictures of the transmission on used units for sale, they all have that window in the casting.

You can buy a replacement that is partial, and you install it in the reused casting, or spend a few bucks more and get the entire part. If you go that route, it is just 2 bolts to engine block and 2 bolts to car body. Only issue I had when replacing mine was some bind in the bolts even when...

Tough for me to make out from pictures, but it might just be fluid leaking from the engine mount. It is fluid filled on passenger side and a common failure as mount ages.

I replaced my rear brake pads a few weeks ago, and when I was trying to retract the brake piston, was able to do so by using a clamp and pressing it into the caliper. While it took more force than I was expecting, it did retract fully. I just read where the piston is supposed to be turned...

Update Just to update my status, about 2 months ago I cleaned the MAF and put a bit more air in the tires and it made an improvement. I am now seeing between 20 and 21 mpg in my mixed use driving. My highway driving did get almost 28 mpg when I did a quick 100 mile run before the MAF cleaning...

Appreciate all the feedback. My posting kind of spurred a lot of posts/activity, but was mainly meant to see if there was something I am missing. I have no intent to swap engines, and while I had toyed with the idea of a MT when purchasing, that search severely limited what I could buy (which...

I am a relatively new owner of a 2008 Mazda5 Touring, and have been a bit shocked at the horrible mileage I have been getting. Bought the car back in May, and it had about 75k miles on it. Needed to take care of some misc. issues with locks and wheel bearings, but that is about it. Car runs...

http://www.mediafire.com/?wgev1ww9dc1c27g Above is a download link from an old post here that are the factory workshop manuals for the Mazda5. They are not 100% complete, but if you look at section WM_09-16, there is a basic description of removing this panel (called the "Center Guide Rail...

I just did this on a 2008 Mazda5 I purchased back in June. The car had 75,000 miles on it and I assumed I wouldn't have to worry about bearings for a while. Was surprised when my first highway ride revealed a roaring sound (test drive was all local roads in downtown Washington DC). It seemed...

So I am new to the Maxda world, but have much experience with many other vehicles I own/have owned. I just purchased a used 2008 Mazda5, with about 76,000 miles on it. I knew about a highway noise that seemed to be wheel bearings as it was louder at higher speeds and went away in a right turn...