I bought a 2017 GT back in April from a local Mazda dealer. The car was a trade in and had 1 local owner, 63k.
A few weeks ago I was driving in the city and heard a knocking sound ricocheting back at me from the buildings passing by. Is that my car? When I got home I checked everything, under car, engine pulleys, etc, scan tool PIDs all normal. Thrn verified that the sound was coming from the block. It sounded a bit like a rod bearing but I refused to believe it!
So I Took it into dealer. Sure enough, rod bearing is shot. Metal particles all in the pan and through the oil passages. Even coolant somehow got into the oil which is strange because there was no smoke from the exhaust or high engine temp.
Thankfully I had a 1 year powertrain warranty and they are replacing the whole engine. But I was worried they were gonna try and deny the claim. Reason being, last owner seems to have neglected maintenance. The car fax report shows only 3 oil changes, and I noticed as soon as the pandemic hit, it pretty much just sat. Then they sold it. Still, I’m surprised it spun a bearing.
If I buy a used car again it’s gonna have to have extensive maintenance records!
A few weeks ago I was driving in the city and heard a knocking sound ricocheting back at me from the buildings passing by. Is that my car? When I got home I checked everything, under car, engine pulleys, etc, scan tool PIDs all normal. Thrn verified that the sound was coming from the block. It sounded a bit like a rod bearing but I refused to believe it!
So I Took it into dealer. Sure enough, rod bearing is shot. Metal particles all in the pan and through the oil passages. Even coolant somehow got into the oil which is strange because there was no smoke from the exhaust or high engine temp.
Thankfully I had a 1 year powertrain warranty and they are replacing the whole engine. But I was worried they were gonna try and deny the claim. Reason being, last owner seems to have neglected maintenance. The car fax report shows only 3 oil changes, and I noticed as soon as the pandemic hit, it pretty much just sat. Then they sold it. Still, I’m surprised it spun a bearing.
If I buy a used car again it’s gonna have to have extensive maintenance records!