What have you done to your CX-5 today?
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Found a 3" nail, in my rear tire. These tires, had to bevreplaced pretty soon anyway, so I have got two more Nitto Motivos.
Dealer does not cover chirping repairs, only engine/transmission internal parts.
I had to take apart my "subwoofer" enclosure, my spare wheel.
Dealer does not cover chirping repairs, only engine/transmission internal parts.
I had to take apart my "subwoofer" enclosure, my spare wheel.
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- Central Virginia
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- 2019 CX-5 Reserve
I was reading about them because they are supposed to help alleviate the intake valve carbon deposit issue that direct inject engines experience.
Here is a 4 minute vid I've watched explaining exactly what they are and what they do. It's a very informative short lecture with diagrams. https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-cu...es-it-work-and-why-doesnt-every-car-have-one/
I read an article saying that they provide no benefit, but I cannot locate it right now.
Some people get up to a cup of oil in them between oil changes, while others say they only get a teaspoon or so.
My primary concern in a new car would be voiding my warranty.
edit to add: Here is a link to that article where the author does NOT recommend them: http://stratifiedauto.com/blog/understanding-your-pcv-system-upgrades-and-catch-cans/
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- Denver, CO
Thank you very much for the informative post!
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- Central Virginia
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- 2019 CX-5 Reserve
You're welcome, buddy.
In my search for those videos I had seen before, I found another one that is also very good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrLNDgrIw3U
The guy stands in front of a 6' tall screen with videos showing how direct inject, port inject and dual injection work.
He says if you have direct injection, you should:
-Install an oil catch can
-Run injector cleaner more often because of the nature of D.I. injectors and the environment they operate in
-Use an oil under 7% volatility, even if it means going with a higher viscosity (lots of folks use 0W-30 or thinner)
Actually, he says to avoid D.I. altogether, with the caveat that the alternatives are more complex and more expensive.
This stuff is frustrating. There is no good answer when buying a new car. It's all Nixon's fault!
My latest work - now I have a 2014 CX-5 with CarPlay! After messing around with an Android head unit from AliExpress that I liked but had too many drawbacks, I decided to buy this Sony XAV-AX100 along with the required adapters to make as much of the factory kit work as possible.
I'm very happy with how it looks and works (despite the lack of commander switch) and the sound quality is excellent. I did modify the Metra fascia adapter as I didn't like the fact that it sinks the stereo deeper into the dash and also not tilted as the original unit is.
The standard interface when outside of CarPlay
The reversing camera works correctly when reverse gear has been selected - this took a bit of detective work as the Sony and Mazda adapter have the handbrake and reverse gear trigger wires reversed!
Can you say more about getting the backup camera to work? I did the same install and cannot figure out how to get mine working...
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- Canada
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuson–Moss_Warranty_Act
"Under a full warranty, in the case of a defect, malfunction, or failure to conform with the written warranty, the warrantor:
can remedy the consumer product within a reasonable time and without charge;
may not impose any limitation on the duration of any implied warranty on the product;
may not exclude or limit consequential damages for a breach of any written or implied warranty on the product, unless the exclusion or limitation conspicuously appears on the face of the warranty; and
if the product, or a component part, contains a defect or malfunction, must permit the consumer to elect either a refund or replacement without charge, after a reasonable number of repair attempts.
In addition, the warrantor may not impose any duty, other than notification, upon any consumer, as a condition of securing the repair of any consumer product that malfunctions, is defective, or does not conform to the written warranty. However, the warrantor may require consumers to return a defective item to its place of purchase for repair."
They can void your warranty if they determine that the warrantable failure was a direct result of an aftermarket part or the installation of said part, but they would need to be able to provide evidence of that. Under "Limitations" from the wiki link..
"The federal minimum standards for full warranties are waived if the warrantor can show that the problem associated with a warranted consumer product was caused by damage while in the possession of the consumer, or by unreasonable use, including a failure to provide reasonable and necessary maintenance."
It is explained here as well: https://www.autoanything.com/popups/MossWarranty.aspx
For the record, if you do install an oil catch can, it's quite easy to remove it before a trip to the dealer (on the 9 at least). See the oil catch can DIY in my sig, if I wanted to remove mine I'd just disconnect a couple of hoses, flip the PCV tube around and reconnect it to the IM, then pull the catch can.
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- Central Virginia
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- 2019 CX-5 Reserve
Thanks a lot for posting that. I had wondered about ease of removal of a catch can before taking it into be serviced. I'm certain that no matter what I end up buying, a quality oil catch can in a modern engine is a necessity.
What do you know about doing your own oil changes and how it may affect warranties...specifically with Mazda? I've heard folks say to keep receipts of the oil & filters, but when you buy bulk (or even one change's worth at a time), that's not evidence of installation. Any thoughts on that?
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- Denver, CO
I believe you can log service for your Mazda on their website.
I'm outside of all my warranties so I have not cared to much past logging things in a notepad on my phone.
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- Central Virginia
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- 2019 CX-5 Reserve
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- Denver, CO
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- Central Virginia
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- 2019 CX-5 Reserve
Thanks for that.
You don't know where I can view the warranty, do you?
I've looked before, and every link brings up the CPO Program.
The MyMazda site has 3 links under Warranty:
Mazda New Car Warranty directs to Extended Service Plan for a CPO Vehicle
Mazda Extended Confidence Link directs to the same Extended Service Plan for a CPO Vehicle page
Mazda CPO Warranty directs to a page discussing the CPO program itself and where you search for CPO vehicles
The underlying urls behind all 3 selections are different, but the first 2 direct to the same page.
I've looked for a way to contact the webmaster but the Contact Us page is for owners and requires a VIN.
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- Denver, CO
All I found was this which doesn't go into much detail.
Warranty is bumper to bumper 3 year/36,000 mile. Powertrain is 5 year/60,000 mile.
https://www.mazdausa.com/owners/warranty
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- Central Virginia
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- 2019 CX-5 Reserve
Yeh, I'm trying to get a feel for things like installing oil catch cans, doing my own changes, stuff like that.
Maybe I'll send my customer service contact an email.
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- Denver, CO
The consensus again here is to just keep records of self performed oil changes.
Today I decided to replace the rear pads. Dealer told me two weeks ago the pads were less than 3mm. Guess what, after buying new pads, pulling everything apart, and pulling the old pads...all four of them were thicker than 4mm, thickest one was 6mm. F$&king liars...the car had months before needing new pads. Of course since I was in there I went ahead and replaced them.
