What have you done to your CX-5 today?

[nickswhip24]

The dipstick image-are you low there?

I find the CX-5 to be a pain to verify level on...

 

[Point37]

Third oil change.

12-month schedule.

8360 miles on vehicle
4321 miles on oil

Fumoto valve, Mazda Thailand filter, and Pennzoil Ultra Platinum. No need to change a crush washer or transfer oil from a pan to a container.

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5.1 quarts



Sample will be sent off to Oil Analyzers tomorrow.

are you using ramps or jack stands?....i run a fumoto as well but i have the brass nipple with a vinyl hose into the drain hole of my drain pan/jug then i dump it back into the 5qt jug it came from...this would save me a step if i have the clearance

 

[N7turbo]

The dipstick image-are you low there?

I find the CX-5 to be a pain to verify level on...

Middle of the dipstick is normal for this car; it is exactly 5.1 quarts as directed.

The level is indeed difficult to read. I find the best readings will come after the car is off for a while, a good hour at least.

 

[Point37]

The dipstick image-are you low there?

I find the CX-5 to be a pain to verify level on...

Middle of the dipstick is normal for this car; it is exactly 5.1 quarts as directed.

The level is indeed difficult. I find the best readings will come after the car is off for a while, a good hour at least.

have a '25 NA and put in 5qt each oil change...manual calls for 4.8qt...i typically check it cold as well even though the manual says to start it first...if it's between the dots it's good to go

 

[N7turbo]

are you using ramps or jack stands?....i run a fumoto as well but i have the brass nipple with a vinyl hose into the drain hole of my drain pan/jug then i dump it back into the 5qt jug it came from...this would save me a step if i have the clearance

I am using my trusty Rhino Ramps from 2001. I have just enough clearance to squeeze the jug in there for a direct drain. I then put a flashlight against the jug as it has a see-through meter and I can watch it fill up. I drain 1 qt, then stop and fill up my sample bottle, then resume with the 5 qt jug. That's one of the nice things about the valve as well.

I see when I look at them online now, the design has changed.

 

[Point37]

I am using my trusty Rhino Ramps from 2001. I have just enough clearance to squeeze the jug in there for a direct drain. I then put a flashlight against the jug as it has a see-through meter and I can watch it fill up. I drain 1 qt, then stop and fill up my sample bottle.

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I see when I look at them online now, the design has changed.

thanks...i bought the truck version a couple years ago for my wife's suv...they must have a similar height...until then i was using a jack and stands...don't know why i waited this long to get some...

 

[chiefmg]

Benn having a clunking noise from the front end since I got home. Replace the outer tie rod ends (right one was loose) but that wasn't it. I suspected it was the sway bar end links even though they showed no movement no matter how I tugged on them. Ordered some beefy Moog pieces from Rock Auto and installed those today. Problem solved. Took two hours thanks to Mazdas lame method of the fastening of their end links, I was only able to get one nut off. The other three got cut off. Anti-seize put on the new ones to avoid this in the future (plus the Moogs have a square head on the inside of the bar as opposed to the hex head recess Mazda uses to hold the stud).