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Cabin air fliter
by ricky9
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Nov 16, 2006 (1:53 pm)
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Can anyone tell me the location of the cabin air filter, and
how to replace it. I have a mazda 5 2006 touring.
I called the dealer and was told the cost of the filter was
around $37.00 and would take about a half hour to install
at about $36.00. any information would be helpful.
Ricky9
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- #39 of 146
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suspension squeaking
by riproy
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Nov 24, 2006 (1:01 pm)
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Hi,
Since the temps have dropped below 0 here, the rear suspension has been squeaking. This morning it was nearly -20 and both the front and rear suspension have been squeaking at the slightly bump in the road. Has anyone else experienced this? I called a dealership today and they said they have had similar complaints and that it has been serviced by clearing the ice from the sway bars and lubricating them. I hope this is all it is, and that this operation will cure the problem, because it drives you nutty to drive a new and squeaking car. My appointment is next week, so i hope it works.
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- #40 of 146
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Re: suspension squeaking [riproy]
by riproy
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Dec 04, 2006 (11:54 am)
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Replying to: riproy (Nov 24, 2006 1:01 pm)
I can reply to my own message since the problem was fixed with new bushings on the sway bars at each corner. A quiet ride once more...
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- #41 of 146
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Re: suspension squeaking [riproy]
by jeff39
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Dec 07, 2006 (7:26 pm)
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Replying to: riproy (Dec 04, 2006 11:54 am)
We are experiencing really violent "sqeaking" over things like speed bumps, even when travelling very slowly, both front and rear.
Did your dealer replace the bushings with the same ones that were on the vehicle originally? If so, you would think that they'll be giving you problems by next winter. Did they provide you with any other explanation?
When I bring ours in I'd like to have all the information I can!
Thanks.
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Re: suspension squeaking [jeff39]
by riproy
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Dec 08, 2006 (11:24 am)
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Replying to: jeff39 (Dec 07, 2006 7:26 pm)
They didn't give me much detail. It was the rubber bushing plates on the front, and bushings on rear sway bar. I know that it will be covered if the same problem occurs again next winter. When i called the dealer initially, i asked if they had heard of this before. They had, and they sounded confident that they knew the fix for it. I wasn't sure that bushing alone could be responsible for that much noise so i wasn't holding my breath and i was surprised to hear no sounds when i got it back and it has been silent down to -27 C since. The way a new car should be. Good luck with yours.
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Re: suspension squeaking [riproy]
by jeff39
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Dec 09, 2006 (3:07 pm)
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Replying to: riproy (Dec 08, 2006 11:24 am)
Thanks! We'll give it a try next week.
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Winter tire question
by dcdingo
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Dec 14, 2006 (6:00 am)
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My wife, who mainly drives our 5, is complaining about front wheel slippage in wet conditions and is already fretting about snow. I thought I'd get a set of 16" wheels and different tires, as others have done for winter. But here's my worry, will a winter-pattern tire be even worse in the wet? Grateful for any suggestions. We live in Washington D.C., so we don't need a super-aggressive snow tire.
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Re: Winter tire question [dcdingo]
by virago83
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Dec 17, 2006 (10:22 pm)
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Replying to: dcdingo (Dec 14, 2006 6:00 am)
I live up in Ontario, Canada near the nation's capital. We purchased our Mazda 5 GT in July and I just had a set of 16" winter rims and a set of Toyo snow grips installed last month. All I can say about the front wheel slippage would be that your wife may have a heavy right foot although I have noted that the "5" is fairly perky off the line but its no fault of the vehicle itself. So far the winter tire package is working great. We have hardly had any snow here so far but on several days the temp has hovered around the freezing mark. As the tire dealer mentioned, even without snow to a certain extent the winter tires will give you better traction on a cold road surface. The stock "all-season" tires are designed with good tread life in mind which means a harder tread compond for long life but when the temperature drops the rubber can turn hard as rock. Snow tires by design have a softer compond for better grip on ice, etc. and although will get chewed up faster if the road surface temp. gets too warm, they will keep on gripping longer as the temp. drops. In a nutshell, if she does a fair bit of cold season driving, its worth getting a winter tire. You'll have to pay more for the 2nd set of rubber but then you get to tuck those expensive summer tires away for 4-5 months and save the wear/tear! That's my 2 cents worth. 
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Re: Winter tire question [virago83]
by dcdingo
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Dec 18, 2006 (6:37 am)
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Replying to: virago83 (Dec 17, 2006 10:22 pm)
You are right, my wife is a bit of a lead-foot. But even I have noticed how sensitive takeoffs can be in chilly wet weather. Appreciate your detailed reply and sounds like there will be some benefits from carefully chosen winter tires, even absent snow.
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Re: Winter tire questions answered [dcdingo]
by dcdingo
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Dec 27, 2006 (6:25 pm)
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Replying to: dcdingo (Dec 18, 2006 6:37 am)
Tks virago83. Tirerack sent steel wheels fitted with Bridgstone Blizzak Revo 1's within 2 days using standard shipping! Huge improvement in traction in the wet. We had only 9,500 miles on the OEM tires but they were surprisingly worn. By using the winter tires we'll get another year out of the summer set.
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