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General topic for prospective or current owners performing maintenance on their CX-7s... There is a discussion in the October 2006 "Road & Track" magazine regarding exchanging the CX-7's cartridge-type oil filter for a standard spin-on filter with Mazda3 parts: Mazda parts needed: Filter Mount L301-14-311 Filter Mount Gasket LF01-14-342 Oil Filter LF10-14-302 Haven't tried it myself, but it sounds cool! -c92 |
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Replying to: carlitos92 (Aug 31, 2006 7:45 pm)
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Replying to: steve_ (Aug 31, 2006 8:21 pm)
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Replying to: zoom49 (Aug 31, 2006 8:46 pm) Now we need a report from someone on how easy it is to change in the CX-7. Thanks Zoom! |
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Someone else shared their lessons learned after changing the oil in their CX-7, but I haven't been able to find the post again. After working on my own car today, here's my thoughts. (The drain plug on my car was 17mm; the 8 bolts holding the splash shield were 10mm. The oil filter wrench (socket type) is 76mm/14 flute - I used a RiteFit A251) 1. You don't have to remove the mega-splash-shield completely to drain the oil, but you have to do it to get at the oil filter, so removing the whole shield ends up being step #1. 2. The cartridge oil filter wasn't a big hassle, but it ends up being messier than a can-type filter would be, I think. 3. The Mazda oil filter comes with the required o-rings, but my dealer didn't give me a new aluminum washer for the drain plug. I've always been told that the aluminum washers need to be replaced every time, so remember to ask for it specifically. 4. The owner's manual says the oil capacity is 6.0 US quarts of oil with a filter change, but I didn't find that to be the case. The dummy that I am, I trusted the manual and refilled the car with 6 quarts. That put the oil level uncomfortably above "max" on the dipstick, so I had to drain some back out. Overfilling isn't good for the engine or catalytic converter - and draining it back out is un-fun, and was an expensive lesson for me, considering I've moved to Mobil 1. My M.O. from now on will be to start with 5 quarts and work my way up. All told, changing oil on the CX-7 is not too bad. I'll continue to do it myself rather than take it somewhere. -c92 |
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Replying to: carlitos92 (Sep 09, 2006 12:24 pm) I hope you enjoy those oil changes! Vince.
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Replying to: vbbuilt (Sep 10, 2006 10:19 am)  I've often joked that I would do my own maintenance, even if it was provided free by the manufacturer... Part of the reason I do my own oil is because of the liability factor - if someone is gonna forget to tighten the drain plug, I'd rather it be me. Then again, I know there a lot of people who have the exact opposite approach, and refuse to touch their cars. Good times, either way. 
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Don't know if Edmunds has a forum for this topic, so I'll post here for the time being. This query concerns vacuum cleaning. I live in a condo complex that has no exterior 120 volt outlets, so using any vacuum cleaner using a/c power is out of the question. That leaves me trying to find those coin-operated vacuum cleaners, that require lots of quarters for minimal usage time. To top it off, they frequently either have inadequate nozzels or insufficient suction power. My question: are there any really good vacuum cleaners, preferably with a power brush, that can plug into the CX7s 12v power points? I'm not interested in those cheapo units found in Walmart or Costco. Ideas?  Thanks, Vince.
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Replying to: vbbuilt (Sep 18, 2006 11:36 am) Most of them are decent, but obviously won't have the power of one of those that 'suck up' all of your quarters. |
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Replying to: vbbuilt (Sep 18, 2006 11:36 am) The next is from Alibaba.com. Finally, this last one is a sampling from Nextag. I hope this help you in the right direction. |
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