Recent content by jdeare

Thanks guys! I'll have to check with the dealer on replacement. Not sure I trust myself to do a repair involving paint. 2012 was the first year for the Skyactiv, this is one. I will say that I have a lot of rock chips with a tiny bit of rust in them also. I've never had that on any other car...

Saw this today, but clearly it has been forming for a while. Car is a 2012 Mazda 3 hatchback, this is the back window. Not totally sure what to do about it.

Well, I also got a PCM reflash when the car was less than a year old to take care of some kind of issue. I thought it was something with the transmission, but it could've been the rough idle thing. I also got the smart turn signal at that time for free. Unfortunately the rest of my experience...

It doesn't/didn't happen all the time. Supposedly the problem was caused by low alternator output under high load conditions. The reflash apparently increased the alternator output.

I paid $67 for the reflash to take care of my headlights. No mention of a rough idle TSB.

Hondas rust too! /realtalk

Not sure, but it's never been any other store, and always AT&T prepaid wireless minutes. When this first started, the card info was stored on Newegg. And I've gotten 2 new cards since. It just seems so specific. Anyway the card has a zero balance and I don't use it for anything so if there are...

So this is odd, an attempt was made again last night. Once a year?? Cancelled automatically within a few minutes, but still. This also means that Newegg lied about suspending my account.

Quaker State Ultimate Durability 0w-20 (was on sale at Menards) and an OEM Toyo Roki. Now that the service plan is done I'm switching to 7500 mile OCI.

Because of the way the oil drain is located, the filter was covered with oil when it came out. But it didn't look old or anything (the filter condition would be preserved on this car because there is a plastic underbody shield that covers the filter). But, that doesn't really concern me, I would...

Just did the first oil change on my Mazda after the service plan they gave me expired. Found that they used a Fram Extra Guard filter instead of an OEM/Mazda factory filter. I'm not too bothered by this as the plan called for changes every 5K, but I am surprised that a Fram would be cheaper than...

2012 Skyactiv 3

Mine is a bit lower (generally ~30) but my commute speeds range from 20 to 80 (avg speed according to the car's computer is 30 over 33,000 miles).

Just wanted to let everyone know, this happened again a few minutes ago. I was sleeping but the numerous emails from Newegg kept making my ipad chime, so I woke up to see what the fuss was. Pending charge for $9.50, using a card that was removed in July which means they don't have a correct...

Got some Yokohama YK580s installed on Friday. They only have about 50 miles on them so far, but they seem way better: quieter for sure, and in the rain this morning, no hydroplaning. Planning on rotating these every 5000 miles; hopefully they will last longer than 30,000.