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Got a nail close to the side of the tire (see below). Do I really need to replace it? Cuz Walmart auto center says it cannot be patched. My CX-5 only got 16000 miles on it. :( Do I need to replace all 4 tires since it's touring AWD? What tires would you recommend if replacement is...

This is sometimes my commute to work. Hey everybody! February 2015 brought 54.6 inches of snow to the Boulder, CO area and probably a bit more high up in the mountains where I'm currently living. My 2014 AWD CX-5 Touring (2.5L) did EVERYTHING I ASKED IT TO and made me really proud to have...

Hello folks, I am about to buy tire chains for my AWD CX-5, the user's manual says that you should only put the chains in the front tires. I have been reading some threads were people are saying that the four tires should have them for AWD models. I don't understand why they suggest something...

I want to buy the final drive gear that attaches to the differential. I need one to install the mFactory LSD, but since my original is unharmed it makes no sense to ruin it to install the other one. It is sometimes referred to as the ring gear.

Thanks very much in advance for any suggestions anyone might have! This is a bit long, so, Much, Much appreciated! Here's the situation: 2014 CX-5 Sport (6sp/FWD). Have had it for about a year. Love it! (Would love it more if I could have the 2.5L with the 6sp, but whatever.) I never did a lot...

Was on a 5 minute drive home (about a mile) from an appointment and I came to a stop to turn into my neighborhood. Once traffic passed I proceeded to turn and the transmission caught for a second, slipped, and then caught again. It made a loud grinding noise while it was slipping. I came to...

More toys for the Cx5! We are happy to have the Cx5 rear swaybar in stock. The bar fits the 2wd and AWD models and it a straight forward bolt in design. All of the needed parts are included for the installation including color installation instructions. Check out the this link for...

I've been trying out my 2014 CX-5 2.5L AWD with Nokian Hakkapellita snow tires this winter and for the most part really happy with them. Today I pushed this combination a little too far and thought it would be helpful to share. In a somewhat remote part of Rocky Mountain National Park in...

Starting my own thread so others can read, share, and hopefully learn. At around 48K on our 2010 CX-9 AWD started leaking dark colored, sort of graphite gray fluid from under the front of the car just in front of the driver side foot well. I changed the oil myself and looked under there noting...

So I'd like to better understand the AWD system and I'm hoping someone can give me some insight. 1. How does the vehicle know when to kick in AWD 2. How long does the AWD last and what effectively turns it off 3. Are there any indicators on the dash that let you know when AWD is on 4. Has...

Just throwing this out there; if anyone is looking to sell a Mazdaspeed6 for around 10k Shoot me an email. I also have a 2008 Ford Focus for sale that i could trade + cash. Thanks! Email is: coolenwoolridge@gmail.com

Hey everyone, plans changed here and I am looking to sell some parts. May have more to come if I have the interest! My posted prices are shipped to the lower 48 states, and I am not looking to ship anywhere else. Please PM me with other questions, they come direct to my phone! Also since I am...

hey everyone, ive been searching the forums and cant find much on possibly converting a us p5 into a j spec sport 2.0 drivetrain and all. i did read about the guy who tried building the drivetrain from scratch but what i was thinking was buying a sport 2.0 chopping it in half and bringing it to...

After having my new CX5 (AWD, Automatic) for only one week, I couldn't be any more thrilled. After an 80 mile road trip through the mountains with lots of climbing and decending, my trip computer registered 34 mpg for the entire trip. I was expecting only 30 mpg, so I hope the good mpg results...

I have a 2009 cx-9 AWD touring. When using light brake pedal there is an on/off/on/off scraping sound coming from the front passenger side wheel area. It is not a constant scaping, it appears to happen once per rotation of some part(on/off/on/off), and sometimes does not happen at all. The...

I have a 2010 CX9 GS AWD, about 5500km on it right now and about 5 months old. I live in Canada, so it's gets pretty cold here. When it does get cold, below about -20 degrees celsius, my vehicle makes an annoying clunking in the rear when going over bumps. I took the car to the dealership twice...

Driving down my street on the way to work this morning, the 4wd light on my dash was flashing. (Wonderful job on the streets, DPW.) We had a very light winter last year, so this might be the first time I've driven it in snow covered streets. I'm assuming that the flashing indicates that the...

So i might be setting up another dyno day, but this will be at a different dyno then last time. I still have a some details to work out, but this dyno is located in verona/penn hills and is an AWD dyno. Since the purpose for this dyno day will be to help get this guys shop known im goin to not...