Recent content by kickin_81

In my experience, its either a sign of a weak battery or a malfunction with the starter. Take the battery to an auto parts store to have them check it. If the battery is still strong, I advise you reinstall the battery and then focus on the starter. You can try jabbing at the starter with a long...

OP, do you have a picture of the M5 with the fogs on as DRLs? And have you had any electrical problems or cautions after performing this mod?

I'll suggest that you look into the fully assembled KYB strut/sprint/tophat set for about $110 each corner on Amazon. The SR4083 and SR4084 sets are for the fronts. The struts are the Excel-G version and are the latest generation struts to the GR-2. I get clunking over bumps too but it's from my...

Nice. That's right on track with what I've been getting. However now that its colder here in MN, the oil refineries are mixing our gas with higher ethanol mixtures effectively limiting our MPGs. I'm probably gonna guesstimate I'll only get about 21 MPG from the change in the gas mixture and...

I can only contribute with my own experience. My 09 Mazda5 with only 30000 miles did not develop a knocking sound until I jacked up the front passenger side to inspect the brakes. if your knocking sound is like mine where it makes a single loud knock when driving over a small pothole or crack in...

A couple of weeks back, I took off the front rotors and got them sanded down using the methods mentioned and with a lot of elbow grease. The OEM pads still had over 50% life in them so I reused them. The judder was 80% gone on the test drive after but a few drives later it got worse and then...

It could be something as simple as not pumping to the Full mark at every pump. In my experience, the pump click-stops at different levels from one visit to the next even at the same gas station. Tell me, do you notice the needle of your gas gauge begin dropping at around 30-40 miles from Full...

Thanks, tuanies. I just picked up the Mazda 6 set (5 spoke) and I'm excited for the first snow so that I can have them mounted. I do however find that the tires are sized 225/50-17... a bit wider. Hopefully they won't rub.

I'm hoping the enthusiasts can help with my question. I checked our wheel thread and wasn't able to find data or pictures of common OEM Mazda wheels mounted on the Mazda5 except for the more rare Mazdaspeed and RX-8 style wheels (which are super hot BTW). I'm shopping around for a used set for...

I don't know why but the factory gas pedal is so small in size that I occasionally miss the pedal when I go to accelerate. Also, the gas pedal is placed deeper into the footwell than I'm used to from my past Subaru vehicles and it causes my shoe to clip the brake pedal when I change over from...

This would have taken 10 minutes tops on my previous Forester XT but it took me 3 hours to complete the job on this Mazda!!! Not only that, it caused me painful finger tips because of confined space of the the frieken clips. Had i known this before, I would have NOT went out of my way to upgrade...

For some reason I was under the impression that these TSBs act as miniature recall notices because some of them addresses driver/passenger safety but I found they are not recalls and are expected for the owner of the car to be responsible for fixing the issues out of pocket if the car is outside...

Year: 2009 Location: Minneapolis, MN Trim: Touring Tranny: 5-speed AT Mileage: 29,500 Any extra accessories: None that I know of Price paid: $12,500 Wife only wanted red and I found that the OEM Toyos has no abnormal treadwear issues.

What are your thoughts on the replacement? a bit louder sounding? a bit better performance?

Thanks for the awesome ideas! If there's anything else, please share! Minnesota is known to be the rust capital of the country, and it will be nice to not become part of the statistic.