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Updated PCM yesterday. There were 2 updates. Cost 125 CDN at the dealer and took about 1 hour. Since upgrading, my car has stalled about 3 times while idling at stops. Hoping they were just due to the PCM being in the "learning" stage.

I really hope this works out for you Davicho. Maybe, my suspension issues are clouding my judgment, I'm being pessimistic, jumping the gun or I didn't listen/pay attention carefully enough but... the suspension combination I have in the rear now doesn't sound or feel that much different than...

So I had someone else measure the rear bushing (whose not cockeyed like myself lol). 20 mm seems to be the right size... sh*t! I live in an apartment but just bought a whole bunch of tools and stored them in my brothers garage... so imma DIY putting the Mazda bushings back. I just need to...

My apologizes for having you go through all that crap. The 5 pages are my way of saying "don't be stupid like me!". or, "if you don't know s**t about cars... good luck!"... get my drift? lol So basically, don't act on or have absolute conviction in any TSB's, stealerships or your irrational...

Had washer motor replaced about 2 months ago @ 100 000 km. Mechanic did not have to take the bumper off to change it.

Have you always had the noise coming from the rear? Do the noises sound anything like what i have uploaded (from recordings on your cell phone)?

BTW, I know cell phones differ in recording quality so FYI, first set of recordings were done using Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Second set with HTC Touch.

CrapI spoke to soon. I have squeaking noises in the rearwhich Ive actually never had before...argh! On the first couple days of having the car, after the new parts were installed, I could only hear the squeak on the first bump/dip after the car had been resting for several hours. The...

I'm not a mechanic nor do I know much about physics... so I plead ignorance lol I used the term based on what I read here: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-suspension2.htm

I had the stock shocks prior to the KYB's. Only had the KYB's for about 7 months but they were noticeably better than the stocks (which is the consensus on this forum). They are still in good shape (the dampening capability is still close to or the same as it was new) and I could have left...

Not a lot of responses but over 7500 views… guess that merits an update For you fellow TD Gold Visa holders, if this ever happens to you, be very careful in describing the problem when requesting for tow truck service. I accidentally said I hit a pothole and as a result, the rep gave me a very...

Update: I haven't had any mechanics confirm this but I think the Doorman left rear upper arm broke. When it happened, I was driving around 30 km/h and all the seats were occupied. Third row had 9 year old rear left, adult middle and 4 year old rear right. I haven't even run into any...

My mechanic used the stock brackets with the 9.5127 bushings. I don't know what the dimensions are of the stocks.

I have 23mm ES bushings for the front and Mazda bushings for the rear but I don't know what size they are. I'm guessing they are 19mm per Davicho's post in this thread. If you are going to get ES bushings, you might want to get the black ones as "Energy has impregnated selected black...

Did they charge you for the motor mount replacement? Someone else on this forum got it done for free.

I hope Mazdadude's suggestion works out for you. I've had the parts you listed replaced +more and still don't like the feel of the suspension. But you might not want to take this into consideration though LOL... cuss it seems my situation is very rare compared to the other 5 owners here.

I took the transverse member off as per the manual to get access to the bushings. I have small hands and skinny fingers but I still ended up scraping my knuckles really badly in the process of trying to get the bolts off... so i left it to my mechanic. He had a hard time as well but I think he...

I'm out of warranty as well. The Mazda dealership was going to charge me (don't recall how much). So, I bought the mount from Mazda and had it installed for free by a family mechanic. Maybe it is covered by the power-train warranty? Don't know but it sucks that I didn't think to look into...

Thanks for the info phunky! Much appreciated...I would rep you if this forum had a rep system :) I thought this was a factory camber issue from this post: So the rear camber can be adjusted to factory spec only with adjustable arms.

Had the number3 Motor Mount replaced a week ago. Here is the old cracked mount: Thought this would help with an annoying intermittent light vibration at idle I've been experiencing since I bought the car... still happens so I might try the TSB 01-023-07-1774 "IDLE FLUCTUATION/ENGINE VIBRATION".