Recent content by Deamos

Yeah I was surprised that two were dead and the other two were on their way out. Maybe it was a 'bad batch' from the factory. Regardless I was surprised that they need replacing within 5 years.

Thick cut. I sometimes wet cure and hot smoke my own, which comes out amazing. I use a simple cure solution and let it sit in the cure for 7-14 days in the fridge. I also smoke it at a low temperature, which allows plenty of flavor to penetrate the meat. Smoked to 151F so effectively it's...

I must be unlucky, all 4 of my TPMS sensors are showing dead battery or almost dead battery, and my CX-5 is ~5 years old and has ~50k miles. I'm putting up with the TPMS light until either I have a spare ~$250 to get all of the sensors replaced at Costco, or when I need new tires. The first...

2020 Mazda CX5 Grand Touring 2.5L I4 50130 miles, ~5200 on this OCI. Out: Unknown 0w20, Unknown Filter (tire place did the last one in January, forgot to post) In: Valvoline Full Synthetic 0w20, Napa Gold FIL 7002 I took my CX-5 to a new independent shop for an oil change and some other PM...

2020 Mazda CX5 Out: Generic CAF from Amazon (2 of 3) In: Generic CAF from Amazon (3 of 3) The filter has been in for 13 months and 11659 Miles. I changed it because I noticed during a drive today that the air flow from the AC was noticeably impeded. I would have sworn I changed this more...

Interesting. I wonder if that's a later model/2024 thing? The plot thickens since here's the listing from NGK for my 2020, which lists the same plug part you showed. Neither the summary nor the detailed page has anything about CD listed.

Well, that's valuable information, but also incredibly annoying. Though at least locally, they don't seem to be particularly expensive, which is a plus.

Are you expecting a specific plug related to cylinder deactivation? When I enter the info on NGK's website for my CX5, they list the expected spark plugs in their parts lookup catalog.

How many miles on the dirty filter? Duh, its in the thread title, guess I need more coffee. I know my engine filters look way more filthy than that after 25k in the Mazda 2.5L but also there's always all kinds of nasty crap in the air in the STL area. 40k doesn't really seem excessive from...

2003 Jaguar X-Type 2.5 (I miss this car; oil pan gasket leak and the difficulty in getting it fixed did this one in) 2011 Kia Sportage EX 2013 Kia Sorento EX V6 (I miss my Sorento) 2020 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring

Is it me, or did washer fluid used to have scent added to it? Some smelled better than others. Maybe I'm imagining it. I seem to remember some brands would have a scent, but it seems like none do.

Yep, something I strongly adapted to (aside from the list in the first post) after moving to the STL area ten years ago. Yeesh.

I saw one either on Thanksgiving Eve or Black Friday. I can't remember which, though. It was in the evening, then the front lights were pretty neat, and I agree; it was pretty cool-looking. I have no idea which edition I saw.

Yep, my property tax bill for the last few years on my CX5. Missouri is an expensive state to own a vehicle. 2021: 704 2022: 843 (thanks to the insane prices of used cars around this time) 2023: 720 2024: 635

I don't know if you're a regular viewer, but that's the overriding theme of the "I do cars" teardowns. It isn't always the case, but I'd say it's the majority. Also: "Check your oil once in a while."