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CX-5 housekeeping -battery, rotor, coolant,cargo net, black plastic, windshield fluid
finally some nice weather so did some random housekeeping items........ just thought I share and maybe help some fellow CX-5 owners......
1) battery corrosion prevention (brush on type) they have spray type also but it makes a mess, I prefer the brush on to focus on the actual battery connectors rather than sparying all under the hood, the product is like a heavy oil-based with the consistency like maple syrup it it self-leveling and wipes off easily , it prevents the acidic fumes from the battery from building up on the battery posts... see Amazon reviews.
this is an example of what you don't want
2) rotor, added anti-seize to all inside rotors to prevent rust and so they won't be hard to remove later on, after one winter already and the damn things were rusted inside and stuck, had to use a rubber mallet to knock it off to add the anti seize, if waited another winter it would have been a nightmare to get off
3) low coolant, car came like this ? coolant not even to the Full line, ask dealer to add more, I made sure and watched them use Mazda FL22 coolant, now at least there's a quick visual indication if coolant goes low, before as received CX-5 had no green line indication from hood front view
4) windshield fluid, can someone confirm there's no dash indicator for low coolant ?? strange, my first car that doesn't have this feature, i guess I have to rely on the windshield fluid dipstick meter
5) added vertical cargo net for grocery bags
6) black plastic, Mother's Back to Black works really nice on the door pillars
finally some nice weather so did some random housekeeping items........ just thought I share and maybe help some fellow CX-5 owners......
1) battery corrosion prevention (brush on type) they have spray type also but it makes a mess, I prefer the brush on to focus on the actual battery connectors rather than sparying all under the hood, the product is like a heavy oil-based with the consistency like maple syrup it it self-leveling and wipes off easily , it prevents the acidic fumes from the battery from building up on the battery posts... see Amazon reviews.
this is an example of what you don't want
2) rotor, added anti-seize to all inside rotors to prevent rust and so they won't be hard to remove later on, after one winter already and the damn things were rusted inside and stuck, had to use a rubber mallet to knock it off to add the anti seize, if waited another winter it would have been a nightmare to get off
3) low coolant, car came like this ? coolant not even to the Full line, ask dealer to add more, I made sure and watched them use Mazda FL22 coolant, now at least there's a quick visual indication if coolant goes low, before as received CX-5 had no green line indication from hood front view
4) windshield fluid, can someone confirm there's no dash indicator for low coolant ?? strange, my first car that doesn't have this feature, i guess I have to rely on the windshield fluid dipstick meter
5) added vertical cargo net for grocery bags
6) black plastic, Mother's Back to Black works really nice on the door pillars
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