My engine started making a continuous knocking noise 2 days ago. After letting it run for a good 20 minutes the noise continued so I decided to investigate myself. After taking the top off the engine, I noticed it was most likely one of my outer lash adjusters causing the knocking...I noticed there is some flexibility with it (I can push it up and down a bit) and can not do this with any of the others. So now I'm assuming it needs to be replaced. However, my CX-5 is not even 4 months out of warranty and only has 43K miles on it, so my question to everyone is has anybody had any luck getting this issue repaired by Mazda without having to pay a crap ton of money?
I've seen several NHTSA and Mazda service bulletins regarding issues with these lash adjusters on multiple Mazdas and I am shocked they haven't issued a recall or a Special Service Program (SSP) yet. After some research, I have seen so many people posting about this issue on here, reddit and youtube and I'm just not sure how to proceed from here. Others who were still under warranty got their lash adjusters replaced for free, so I'm thinking of bringing it into Mazda to see what they say. I'm just hesitant because I've heard they will charge $400-$500 just to open up the engine and diagnose the problem...I'm honestly debating if its worth the time and effort though. Does anyone have any advice? Or if you had a similar issue what your final outcome was?
A mechanic buddy of mine suggested if I'm replacing one of the lash adjusters then I should replace them all at the same time, but this is like $800-$900 bucks just in parts alone. What would you guys do? Any help/advice is greatly appreciated!
I've seen several NHTSA and Mazda service bulletins regarding issues with these lash adjusters on multiple Mazdas and I am shocked they haven't issued a recall or a Special Service Program (SSP) yet. After some research, I have seen so many people posting about this issue on here, reddit and youtube and I'm just not sure how to proceed from here. Others who were still under warranty got their lash adjusters replaced for free, so I'm thinking of bringing it into Mazda to see what they say. I'm just hesitant because I've heard they will charge $400-$500 just to open up the engine and diagnose the problem...I'm honestly debating if its worth the time and effort though. Does anyone have any advice? Or if you had a similar issue what your final outcome was?
A mechanic buddy of mine suggested if I'm replacing one of the lash adjusters then I should replace them all at the same time, but this is like $800-$900 bucks just in parts alone. What would you guys do? Any help/advice is greatly appreciated!