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I use Kleen-Flo Eze Slide for my caliper pins. Permatex green silicone brake lube for pad ears, and areas where metal to metal contact occurs with caliper and piston.

Wife's 2016 Mazda CX-5, 96K km's, about 60K miles Out: factory fill, almost 3.8L. Looked ok, little dark. No sludge one the drain plug. In: Mazda FZ ATF - put in 3.5L, let it warm up and ran through the gears, then while idling in P, checked and level was a bit low. Eventually added in the...

I had a similar issue on my previous car (09 Mazda 6). I gave up and took it to a shop. After I explained my struggles, the guy was so nice he did it for free and said bring a case of beer next time you’re by. I did (premium stuffs) and a big bag of snacks for the guys. Probably cost more for...

I don’t understand why they wouldn’t have just fixed it. I thought they make revenue from Toyota corporate for doing this kind of work, and given the market, it seems they would be desperate for this type of work.

I use my car (Lexus ES 350 F-Sport) for a good amount of highway driving. Typically when I get a rock chip, I promptly repair it with the Permatex Bullseye repair kit, and that seems to work quite well for me. But I have noticed a lot of pitting on it. I called around to see how much a...

On new vehicles, detailing products and ceramic spray waxes can also give off certain smells. Sometimes they get sprayed on the front and may get on the radiator or other components. Then the engine bay itself is thoroughly detailed. If you have no visible leaks and no loss of fluid in the...

Maybe that should tell us something about Mazda vehicle quality and reliability!

Keep the ones that are easiest to clean!

Do medical couriers there get to claim mileage as a non-taxble expense? If so, that is a great job to make a lot of extra $$ and a Civic is a great choice.

We use it so rarely I don’t even remember! I think you have to though. I tried putting it in maintenance mode and then taking it out and it didn’t seem to fix the problem. It has since gotten quite cold here in central Alberta and I don’t have a heated garage. I will leave it until the spring...

I have always (15yrs) put a small amount of automotive grease on our lugnuts, never had a problem, never had any rust. I also apply that grease to the hub/wheel mating surface. Again no issue and I change winter tires/wheels to summers tires/wheels every year on our 2 vehicles and my parents SUV.

last month received 4 Michelin X-Ice Snows with date code 1722 and 4 17” hub-centric RTX Black rims for my new Lexus ES 350 F-Sport for the crazy winters we have here. They perform really well, we have received well over 12” of snow thus far. I bought them through a supplier I never used before...

I love my new 2022 ES 350 F-Sport

Why not consider an ES350 F-Sport? More rear passenger room than the TLX, much much simpler powertrain, when you don’t want to be aggressive you can run regular fuel and get great gas mileage too.

My parents new 2023 CX-5 GS is made in Japan. The VIN starts with a “J”

Why? The rear brakes work fine under normal hydraulic operation.

That is a good idea that I can easily do at home. Will try that this weekend. Thanks for the suggestion. I don't have a scan tool that can fulfill this function.

Long time lurker, first time poster! Need some help/advice: About 3 weeks ago, I changed the rear rotors and brakes (Akebono) on my wife's 2016 Mazda CX-5. It has about 92,000kms (60,000 miles). I had the rear end jacked up, did both sides as best I could (using appropriate grease behind the...