Recent content by csb1237

Oil Consumption Continues Ok, here goes: I still have oil consumption issues in my mazda. I have been using Amsoil synthetic 5W20 for that last few years, and change the oil 2x per year (on average). Because my consumption generally falls within the 1 quart per 1000 miles that is the Mazda...

New KUMHO tires - Vibration problem solved?? I recently purchased and installed a set of Kumho ECSTA LX Platinum tires, size 215-50ZR-17. I did a ton of research on tires and got a recommendation on these from Radial Tire in Silver Spring, MD. The guys there really know their stuff, and a...

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you on cost... front rotors/pads: $240.96 @ PartsGeek.com Rear Rotors: $141.50 @ AJ-USA Rear pads: $33.69 on Ebay So about $416 for everything (+ brake fluid and alot of time and sweat)

The problem continues... You can search this problem on this (and many other) Mazda board, it is a known issue with the 5 that there has not been a satidfactory resolution to. There is a fundamental problem with the 5's chassis that Mazda engineers do not have the brains (or the budget) to...

I just spent the better part of a day (start to finish) doing a brake pad and rotor replacement on my 2006 Mazda5 sport. It had 54,252 miles on it. The front rotors were badly warped (another issue that I will not get into here). They had been turned once, and were okay for awhile after that...

I have had this ongoing saga with my 2006 Mazda5 MT...I have posted about it numerous times on numerous boards. Nothing the dealer has done (or that I have done for that matter) has fixed the problem. Our car now has 45K miles on it, and the vibration is as bad as it ever was. I will be...

Oil use UPDATE To answer previous questions: my car is now out of warrranty as 4 years is up for us. (just had 44,444 miles the other day) My recent switch to 5w20 XL 7500 Amsoil seems to have cured the oil usage problem. It is a mystery, however, as to why. (confused) I had a long...

It's been over a year and no replies, so I suppose it's time to update everybody on the ongoing saga of oil use in my Mazda5. I have continued to add oil to the car, so it is obviously continuing to consume it (somehow). There appears to be nothing "wrong" with the car otherwise. I had a...

Same Issue...renewing this thread We had the EXACT same problem on our trip up to Vermont (drive)(from MD). Very hard, driving rain, and every time the AC came on we'd get a good squeal that lasted a few seconds. Very annoying as the windows were fogging up because of the rain. Once things...

I started using the 0w20 oil at about 10K miles (9,939 to be exact). Not sure there would have been that much of a sludge buildup at 10K. This is crazy...

No smoke...Amsoil only offers 0w20 in "premium synthetic" then they have 5w20 in the 7500XL variety, which I may go to now. I need to change it in the spring. I will also go to the spin-on conversion then. Will let you know what happens.

I have an 06 sport with 28K and have been chasing an oil usage issue for some time now (the last 15K miles or so). Dealer says there is not problem and that 1 Qt. oil consumption per 1000 miles is OK. I do not agree. That would mean that for the standard oil change interval of 5K miles, I...