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Tire leaks and water bubbles
by autonomous
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Apr 14, 2008 (8:50 am)
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Replying to: ahightower (Apr 13, 2008 6:48 pm)
There very well could be a small nail that you don't see, or a valve stem problem as roadburner noted.
... or you could have run over something sharp that caused the damage and then dislodged. The water bubbles test is what my garage used to find my leak.
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- #4269 of 4532
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Re: Tire Pressure [jdh008]
by mazdrvr
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Apr 14, 2008 (1:37 pm)
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Replying to: jdh008 (Apr 13, 2008 4:42 pm)
I am still having issues with my tire pressure. Pretty much every week i have it check and at least 1 is low. Just had it checked at Discount Tire several days ago and 2 of them were low; the lowest one was my newest tire. I told them about the issue i was having and they checked my tires and found nothing. Also there haven't been any changes in weather temps. It's kinda of annoying problem for a newer car. Keep us posted pls!
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- #4270 of 4532
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Re: Tire Pressure [mazdrvr]
by jdh008
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Apr 16, 2008 (9:10 pm)
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Replying to: mazdrvr (Apr 14, 2008 1:37 pm)
So here's the exciting conclusion. I took it to the dealer and at first they said it was a small nail and it was fixed. I drove it away but had low pressure again the very next morning. I took it back where they told me that they had been looking at the wrong tire yesterday. So they either lied about the nail to make it look like they had fixed something or there happened to be a nail in another tire. When the service consultant came back he told me that they couldn't find a puncture or anything but they re-mounted the tire and replaced the valve stem core. That is up to the minute and I'm going to find out tomorrow morning whether or not the issue is resolved. I'll keep ya posted.
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- #4271 of 4532
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Re: Tire Pressure [jdh008]
by laser92awd
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Apr 20, 2008 (5:49 pm)
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Replying to: jdh008 (Apr 16, 2008 9:10 pm)
Please do let us know - I have the exact same problem with similiar circumstances. I have a 2007 Mazda 3 5-door. The right front tire continues to trigger the TPMS, for me it's about every 3-4 weeks. When I check it, it is slightly low - around 27psi. I fill it back to 32psi and a few weeks later it happens again. I have sprayed the tire with soapy water (and the valve stem) and found no bubbles. It seems to be gradual (just over 1psi per week). I have hesitated to take it into a tire dealer until I determine where the TPMS sensor is mounted. (I don't want an uninformed mechanic to loose the sensor it if my tire has to be removed from the wheel). It's done this now for several months - it doesn't seem to be getting any worse (or any better).
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- #4272 of 4532
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34 Months
by sandman46
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Apr 21, 2008 (4:46 pm)
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Battery finally died Friday night when the wife was out alone...thank G-d for that roadside assistance...got to her in about 30 minutes. Replaced the battery with an Interstate one the next morning. Lucky to get that many months down here in South Florida.
Almost at the 45k mark and only have 1 oil change left on the prepaid maintenance policy that we bought. Would I do it again...? NO! But the wife said she'd do it in a heartbeat with her next car. She said it made her get the car serviced on a more regular basis.
Will definitely be going back to the 5k or 6k oil change interval after the policy ends.
The Sandman 
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- #4273 of 4532
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Re: 34 Months [sandman46]
by roadburner
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Apr 22, 2008 (11:06 am)
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Replying to: sandman46 (Apr 21, 2008 4:46 pm)
Will definitely be going back to the 5k or 6k oil change interval after the policy ends.
Your naturally aspirated engine should do fine with that interval; I've been running Mobil 1 5W-30 in my Mazdaspeed and the used oil analysis indicates that 5K intevals are fine.
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- #4274 of 4532
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Re: Thoroughly Disgusted with Mazda [brisco1967]
by grenoblekl
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Apr 26, 2008 (10:31 am)
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Replying to: brisco1967 (Jan 22, 2008 11:59 am)
Funny... I'm on here now researching this EXACT same problem for my brother. He has a 2008 Mazda 3 that the engine just blew up on him (he only has 9k on the car) and it was all he could to get it onto the shoulder of the road. When he got out to see what the hell had happened he found out that all the oil was gone. But get this: The MAZDA dealership has always done his oil changes and the last one was done 1200 miles ago. This must be a serious problem with the Mazda 3. We'll see what happens. He's at the dealership what Mazda is going to do to correct the problem.
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- #4275 of 4532
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Re: Thoroughly Disgusted with Mazda [grenoblekl]
by JBaumgart
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Apr 26, 2008 (12:05 pm)
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Replying to: grenoblekl (Apr 26, 2008 10:31 am)
"But get this: The MAZDA dealership has always done his oil changes and the last one was done 1200 miles ago."
One reason why I have used dealers for routine maintenance, including oil changes. If something goes terribly wrong, they can't try to pin the blame on someone else.
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- #4276 of 4532
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Re: Thoroughly Disgusted with Mazda [grenoblekl]
by autonomous
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Apr 28, 2008 (8:13 am)
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Replying to: grenoblekl (Apr 26, 2008 10:31 am)
He has a 2008 Mazda 3 that the engine just blew up on him (he only has 9k on the car) ... he found out that all the oil was gone. But get this: The MAZDA dealership has always done his oil changes and the last one was done 1200 miles ago.
Sounds like a brand new car. How many oil changes has the car had?
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- #4277 of 4532
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MazdaSpeed3 Owners
by ramon1
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Apr 30, 2008 (6:05 pm)
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I'm considering the purchase of an MS3. Are all of you MS3 owners, especially those who have owned the car for a longer period of time, happy with your cars? Any serious mechanical/electrical problems? Is the car a good value? Will it hold up over time? What don't you like about the car? Anything else I should know?
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