Recent content by CanuckMazda5

I think I might have exaggerated it by saying rough. It was very minor when dead cold and if you didn't know anything about the situation, you wouldn't notice it.

I don't think they are fouled at all. Runing smoother by the mile now. No issues. It only puffed blue smoke twice.

No codes, but it seems to idle a slight bit rough when first starting it up. Idles fine when warm. I will go through a couple tanks of Shell V-power to clean it up and see how it goes.

This is exactly the problem! The seal is good causing the air pressure to force the oil down the dipstick tube. On the second pull you get the true reading. I kept on adding more and more oil until pulling away from a stop light there was a huge plume of blue smoke out the back of the van...

I have been trying to check the oil properly on a 2007 Mazda 5. If it has been sitting for a while, I pull the stick and it shows a quart low or the bottom of the hatch area. If I immediately put the dipstick back in, and pull it out, it shows a quart overfilled. I know some oil must be coming...

What oil filter and oil are you using?

GEt a good quality FM modulator and that is all you will need. No wires, all the listening you want.

Got a part number for the poly bushings?

All start up wear is attributed to lack of lubrication when cold. The thinner the oil at startup, the faster the oil can get to wear it is needed and thus reduce the wear. I use 5w20 personally, but I know that 0w20 is not a thinner oil when it is at operating temperature. They are both 20...

0w20 is not thinner than 5w20. They are both 20 weight oils at operating temperature. The 0w20 only thinner at very cold temperatures. Going to a 30 weight oil will do nothing for your engine other than remove a bit of fuel economy. there is no protection benefits for 5w30 over 5w20 with this...

Change the oil every 7500miles and you will be fine. 5000miles if you do a lot of stop and go. Synthetic will not "breakdown" in 5000miles. As long as you don't use a piece of crap Fram orange car junk filter, you will be fine. Wix is a good bet.

Had the clunk clunk going over bumps for all of the winter. The weather turns warm and the noise is absolutely gone! What the hell, is it still the sway bar bushings causing this?

Nufinish lasts for a whole year and I am a witness to it. It is a little harder to apply, but once it is there, it is there for a long time. Great for protection for the winter. I used the ice stuff and it was easy to use, and came off just as easily. Mind you, I used the liquid stuff so maybe...

don't waste your money with that ICE crap. It is not a wax, it is a polish and last about a week before most of it is off. If you want a great finish that will last, use Nufinish. Great, especially on white vehicles.

yeesh, I got duped...