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    SkyActiv Oil Analysis Thread

    Thanks, good info in this thread.
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    SkyActiv Oil Analysis Thread

    I did some reading over the weekend on oils after seeing Mobil 1's new 20K or 1 year OCI capable oil at Walmart the other day (it costs almost $50 for 5 qts!), and I came across this: https://www.oronite.com/products/lspi.asp It talks about the effects of Low Speed PreIgnition (LSPI) and the...
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    2016 6 speed shift boot removal. Shift knob swap

    Thank you, thank you, thank you! I've been trying to pull from the silver trim and area around the dust boot, but I gave up for fear of breaking a clip! Now I can lube the shift mechanism after almost 30K. Thank you again!
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    G-Vectoring, Mazda Chairman Kanai, and other automotive stuff....

    Hello all, Thought I'd share some this article since it involves Mazda somewhat: SAE Enjoy
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    2013 CX-5 MT wearing out.

    Have you tried cleaning and lubricating all pivots points yourself? Not sure what the tech did at your Mazda dealer, but sometimes to properly lubricate these points, you have to disassemble the pedal and/or the pivot at the clutch actuator arm on the bellhousing. In my experience, all manuals...
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    SkyActiv Oil Analysis Thread

    No prob! You can see the resuts of my first UOA in the attachment alongside the recent one. Yes I am the same person. My old pics were linked to my old Imgur account. Unfortunately my email got hacked into awhile back and a lot of associated accounts were affected, including Imgur and...
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    Wife didn't change oil for over 10k...beyond pissed

    10K oci is definitely do-able. Check out my recent UOA with just almost 8k miles here.
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    SkyActiv Oil Analysis Thread

    Hello all, Here is my 2nd UOA. This is with Mobil 1 AFE 0W-20 with 200ml Liqui Moly MoS2. Almost 8K mi OCI. Still breaking in it seems. Nice to compare the factory fill to Mobil 1. Really shows the difference in additive packages between the two. TBN proves that even with Mobil 1, 10K mi OCI...
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    CX5 UOA.jpeg

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