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  1. Windshield washer fluid not coming out, but wipers move

    Hi

    So this morning when I tried to pull the lever to spray my windshield, the wipers move, but there was no fluid coming out, and it doesn't seem like there's any motor noise.
    Could it be the...
  2. Re: Went for an oil change, 5w20 was put in instead of 0w20

    yeah, brought it back, got drained and filled it back with 0w
  3. Went for an oil change, 5w20 was put in instead of 0w20

    Hi all,

    Took the car in for an oil change for 2012 Mazda 3 GX non-sky.
    Check the receipt the next day found out 5w20 was put in.
    Should I be concerned, and would there be any immediate risk of...
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    Re: Clunking noise over bumps, passenger side

    could it be that when you're at high speed, there's less vertical travel, so there's no clunk whereas low speed the suspension will have full travel, reaching that clunk threshold? I know this...
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    Re: Clunking noise over bumps, passenger side

    i hear a bit of squeaking at the end of the clip, is that part of the noise too?
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    Re: Clunking noise over bumps, passenger side

    maybe upload on youtube. Might help with the case
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    Re: Clunking noise over bumps, passenger side

    loud clunk or faint? do you by any chance have a recording?
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    Re: Clunking noise over bumps, passenger side

    is the noise from the front or the back?
    i also have a 12 mazda 3 auto non sky, and I have had my fair share of clunks and noise lol
  9. Re: Broken front passenger side spring (Eibach Pro Kit) Mazda 3 2012

    yeah I emailed them, might take a while i'll update post when new info avail. Thanks
  10. Broken front passenger side spring (Eibach Pro Kit) Mazda 3 2012

    Hello all,

    Found out the front spring broke, near the end of coil. Makes metal rubbing noise over bumps.
    The part number was 5553.140, purchased 2013.

    For such an old part, seems like it's...
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    Re: about oil change interval

    so are we screwed? damaging the engine? haha
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    about oil change interval

    Hi all,

    I was supposed to have an oil change this past April, but because of the covid situation the appointment was never scheduled
    car is 2012 mazda 3 non-sky, ~168k, and since I am not working...
  13. Re: Mazda 3 MAF sensor screw stripped the plastic in Airbox cover

    Never had experience with wreckers, do they charge by which part you take or just entry fee?

    thanks
  14. Mazda 3 MAF sensor screw stripped the plastic in Airbox cover

    Hi all,

    I was having CEL re: MAF sensor, so I took 2 screws off to clean the sensor
    afterwards, when I tried to put it back, I found one of the 2 screws didn't have any end feel
    turns it it...
  15. CEL came on, used code reader, got 2 codes

    Hi all,

    crazy week this week, a lot of car issues.
    This time, driving to work today the CEL came on; it drove like normal, nothing out of the ordinary.

    Came back home, plugged in the code...
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    Question about older winter tires

    Hi all,

    Swapped into my winters, started to see these small cracks on the block, tires are actually 7 yrs old, 6/32 thread. Will buy new ones for sure next winter.
    In your opinion, is it safe to...
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    Re: Suspecting a rust spot, seeking advice

    Yeah, sucks that I live in a condo, need to do the work outdoor when it gets warmer. Maybe week of nov 17 when it gets warmer.
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    Re: Suspecting a rust spot, seeking advice

    I've checked with a few body shops, repainting door for 450-500
    they seem to insist on repainting the whole door, and not just sand locally and repaint. Is it because of business or it's technically...
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    Suspecting a rust spot, seeking advice

    Hi all,

    So the past weekend I went to swap my summer tires to winter ones.
    Afterwards, I found 2 elevated bump along the lower left corner of my driver's door
    UPDATE**i scratched off the paint...
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    Re: Drive belt needs to go?

    Just an update:

    went to Jimmy's today, he looked at the belt- normal wear, tested the battery-alternator is fine. He did find some stain at the water pump, told me to keep an eye on it in the...
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    Re: Drive belt needs to go?

    yeah, i had the same feeling with the smell comment.. everything is okay so far, I did change the battery recently, had it stalling next day, but remedied by letting it sit idle 20 mins to relearn;...
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    Drive belt needs to go?

    Hi all,

    Brought car to dealer today for oil change, comments came up re:


    -drive belt needs to be changed, according to this pic, would you say so too? (belt and water pump pulley was changed...
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    Re: Rear Sway bar end links

    I bought moog end links for mazda 3, forgetting that i have jbr sway bar ( ms3 spec). So what i ended up with was some clunking over small bumps since theres a gap.
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    Re: Rear koni blew out =(

    I got it from alphamotor's Mo back in 2013, do you know if he's does this service?
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    Rear koni blew out =(

    hi all,

    So my rear koni yellow blew out today (driver side) with oil leaking after about 120 000 km. I am on eibach prokit springs
    I emailed koni for the warranty replacement program, but I think...
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