Getting the belt off of the Sorento isn't any worse than those cars where you have to thread the belt through the fan shroud to get it off. It's getting the pulleys off that was the hard part.I agree on the throttle mapping. I mostly hate how it gives you like 30% throttle when you press the throttle like 10%, so it's hard not to do a burnout if you're trying to pull away quickly.
It sounds like a diesel mostly because of the direct injection fuel pump. Ours didn't really have any unusual knock before it seized up.
The guys were struggling to get the belt off to check if it was seized, it was a tight fit though maybe it's worse on the Sorento. I was standing there while they checked it out, only because I helped push it in and I used to work there. I didn't get charged for the diag which reminds me I need to bring coffee over to them.
You're right about the gdi being the source of the diesel noise but gosh even a decrepit 2007 gdi mazda with a big turbo doesn't have that much clatter
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