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Wow! You sure called that one right Moonlighter. I guess my post was a load of BS like you said. Thanks for the keen insight into the reliability of this engine!Fraught with problems?
Load of BS. The only reason they didn't come to the USA was because Mazda couldn't get the performance they wanted and meet the US emissions requirements at the same time. So unlike VW they didn't cheat.
None of which is relevant to the situation for the OP who is in Australia. And, living in a country area, would no doubt have been doing plenty of highway kilometres as well. Which would mitigate against any of those oil dilution issues.
I'm on my second CX5 diesel here without any significant engine related issues at all. A very very small number of people had the much hyped issues that have been reported.
To the OP - Take it to a Mazda dealer or a diesel specialist.
Your symptoms, which suggest the car is running fine with no nasty noises, except lacking power under load, sound very much like clogged diesel fuel filters. Regrettably, not an uncommon problem.
In fact that's more than a likely scenario especially in country areas, especially if you've filled up at a smaller fuel station where they don't put thru big volumes. And even with larger fuel stations, occasionally there is a contaminated batch, it's not uncommon to hear about them.
Probably you've picked up a bad batch of fuel, a new set of filters and possibly drain the tank out is likely to sort it. First step - tell them the symptoms and that you suspect a possible bad batch of fuel, and they will no doubt want to check your fuel flow rates and pressure.
Let us know how you go.
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