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On the 2021 and newer ES 350, they don't come with these clips. Not sure why? I have a 2022 and have replaced the front brakes with a powerstop kit and noticed the OEM ones didn't have them, neither were they in the powerstop kit.

Should have clarified, they replaced the alternator… that’s why they had to remove the radiator. I paid considerably more for an OEM. It’s warrantied, parts & labour, for 2 years / 40,000kms, but I will use up the kms much quicker. Hope it lasts at least 165,000kms!

Well, finally got the car back from the dealer. Drives real good again. They gave us a ‘24 ES 300h ultra luxury loaner, and to be honest, my ‘22 F-Sport seems way more solid. Had my wife drive it this evening, as she drove the loaner more than me (I took her ‘16 CX-5), and she said the same...

There is no drip or "leakage" per se, and this may have been from a long time ago too. I just noticed it after inspecting the belts cause I'm traumatized from my alternator failing on my other vehicle while I was 2 hours out of town :cry:

Thanks for the replies, I will work at addressing this. The belt and tensioner don't appear to be erratic at all, smooth and no vibration, jumping or weird noises.

I just noticed this dry grease mixed with dirt on my wife’s Mazda in the attached pics. Is this normal? The belts looks fine, was thinking of replacing them this summer. Regular oil changes with either Pennzoil or Kirkland 0w20, no issues with any discernible consumption. Was also going to...

There is, I called them and the problem is that I can only drive my car a short distance under only battery power (without the alternator), plus there’s all these crazy warning messages… They said I can take the alternator out and bring it to them, but as a DIY guy, I kinda need help to figure...

Thanks for the replies. This am, after the battery charged overnight, I read 12.62V, started the car. It seemed like a weird noise coming from the alternator area, but maybe that's what my brain wanted to hear... not sure. Took a brief video, but after replaying the video, it didn't capture...

I have a 2022 ES 350 F-Sport with 167,000kms (just over 100K miles). Today, on the way home from about 300kms away, the car started to ding intermittently and “tried” to show a warning light and message, but it would go away immediately. After driving about 20km, a warning message started...

Did seasonal tire rotation from summers -> winters (on seperate rims) on my wife’s 2016 Mazda CX-5. She doesn’t drive it to much, 108K kms since new. Also changed oil (Kirkland 0W20 4.5L and OEM filter). Also did spark plugs, OEM NGKs from Rock Auto. Didn’t realise I needed a 3/8”/14mm spark...

I was wondering that too. They didn’t seem very tight at all to be honest. I torqued them to 13 ft lbs if I remember correctly (whatever was in “The Care Care Nut” video). For the plugs in the back, I didn’t even both to disconnect the electrical connector from the coils, they lifted out...

Thx for the tips! I do change the cabin air filter and air filter semi-regularly, but haven't touched the PCV Valve. Would you recommend just a cleaning (soaking in brake clean or carb cleaner) or replacing?

Hi all! I do a lot of hwy driving for work and bought my '22 Lexus ES 350 F-Sport (in beautiful ultrasonic blue mica 2.0) new on July 8/22. I currently have 108672kms (67920miles) on it. I just changed out the spark plugs with OEM plugs from the dealer (Denso FK20HBR8) as with shipping Rock...

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!