Recent content by theblooms

It's from the throttle body throttle controller. No idea why it does that, but it does. Put your finger on it, and you can feel it doing what it does.

There is indeed a buzzing sound from under the hood that lasts about 20 seconds or so after you turn the car off. That's normal.

It would probably be fine. But if you're going that far, why not make a proper subwoofer? Something that's bigger than 5"?

You can still use the spare as a spare, no problem. Why do you think it will no longer function?

I live in SC, which has similar weather, and our roads are JUNK. I've run those on three diff Mazdas an a CR-V. With 5,000 mile rotations, you won't have any issues getting 60,000 out of them.

Bingo. You'll appreciate them, for real. And as far as being $240 more, look at it this way: these tires will last at least 60,000 actual miles. Assuming 12,000 miles per year, that's 5 years, or $4 per month. Pretty much nothing.

Get those exact Michelins. They are excellent for a daily driver. You cannot do better.

Media blaster with walnut shells. Not on a SkyAciv engine it doesn't. (Or any other GDI engine, either)

Know this: none of these cleaners will do *anything* for the valves. Those you have to clean manually. Luckily it's a hell of a lot easier that you probably think. I had never done it before, and it was 2 hours from pulling the car into my garage to pulling back out. I could do it in WAY under...

Your valve cover is leaking. Get a Fel-pro as a replacement.

I have a Kuda in my Mazda. They look so good, pretty much like the factory would have made. I hot glued a big magnet to the back and it works great. https://www.telefonkonsolen-shop.de/en/Kuda-consoles/Mazda/CX-5/CX-5-ab-2017/

The bigger the wheel the worse the ride.

No, don't use the OBD. Just don't. Tap into the fuse box.

I do a drain and fill every 30,000, and then every 60,000 drop the pan, clean the magnet, and change the filter.

True, but OP didn't say what year they bought.