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• Mazda 2 - New car to run in 20 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  I have a new Mazda 2 1.3 petrol coming next week.  I have looked at the running in for a petrol engine and keeping the standard oil until the first oil change. But was wondering if I could put in a straight mineral oil for say 4000 miles and build the revs with higher revs at times without loading the engine and then change to a full synth 5W-30.
• Mazda Bongo (1994 - 1999) - 1997 2.5 General topic - rear axle whine. 19 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Hello. My 2WD Mazda Bongo has a rear axle whine even tho' it's only covered 67k miles. The diff oil level was down by around a pint, and the remaining oil was very black. The whine is annoying but not the end of the world!
• Mazda Tribute SUV (2001 - 2004) - 03 2.0 Suspected leak on back axle 28 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  There seems to be a tiny leak right in the middle of the back axle of our family car, a Mazda Tribute 2003, 40,000 mls (is this part called the diff? -not sure of the precise terms), only 2 or 3 drops (in fact bucket only collected one drop in about 5 hours( but small patch on drive (caused by probably no more than 5 drops), my questions are: 1) Is it likely to be serious?
• Extended Warranties _ are they worth it? 21 May 2008 (Forum)
  So far (touch wood) nothing has gone wrong with the Mazda, except for flaky paint on all four alloys which they replaced without murmur. What do people think?
• mazda 323 diesel engine noise? 29 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  I am having a problem with my Mazda 323 Diesel its making a strange metallic knocking noise when accelerating, when the engine is hot. Noise occurs from 1500rpm on I had a problem last week which only occurred once, accelerated hard big puff of black smoke and after 500 yds white/grey smoke everywhere like an engine blow up!
• Collapsing Radiator Hose - Mazda 323 19 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  The car doesnt overheat and as far as im aware, has no cooling issues, so its a bit of a curiosity as to why this is happening. Car is a 1986 Mazda 323. {Added to subject header where people will see it without necessarily having to open your post first - DD} Thanks in advance!
• mazda 6 diesel (idling prob) 15 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  potted history vehicle has an intermitant problem which sometimes causes it to stall at low revs main agent diagnosed problem with pcm power train control module (cost of part £2500 ) vehicle out of warrenty due to milage 70k Mazda kindly agreed to bear the whole cost of this part. new part fitted vehicle the same as i suspected now come on anyone got an idea!! Symtoms car drives fine then occassionly starts staling everytime you slow down or dip clutch it also loses power when it does this then after a few minutes it corrects itself and then may run fine till the next time which could be another 500 miles Help
• Mazda MX6 Heater Problem 15 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  I have recently aquired a Mazda MX6 and I have a problem with the heater. The heater takes forever to start outputing heat. A few nights ago I was driving home and I noticed the temp gauge was aproaching max so I pulled to the side of the road and switched off, I turned the ignition back on so that I could watch the temp gauge.
• Mazda CX-30 - Brake fluid change 3 Apr 2025 (Forum)
  I was just looking at last year's service sheet to see when the next one was due and noticed that the dealer recommended a brake fluid change at the next...
• Mazda - Car key battery 21 Oct 2023 (Forum)
  Just noticed one of my car keys is on low battery. I read that most of them last for a few years. This car is a 2014 model. So do I need to buy a new...
• Mazda 3 2014 - Space Saver Wheel 19 Feb 2023 (Forum)
  Hello All, I have the 165 Sport Nav Model 2014, which has 18" wheels as standard. I am currently trying to source a space saver wheel but all I can...
• Ford Focus 1.8 ( Mazda Engine ) - No response 5 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  Engine stalled whilst parking and would restart but would not rev. Just ticked over at 500 RPM. After several re start attemps the engine responded finally...
• MAZDA 5 TD 2.0L Sport 2007 - TCS LIGHT 4 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  No TCS light illuminated before worn out rear brake pads replaced. (down to 1.5mm friction material) Rear brake pads replaced TCS light on.  ...
• Mazda 3 - Mazda3 2.0 Sport 2004 - Service manual wanted 5 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  I just bought a Mazda3 2.0 Sport (2004) but can't find a service manual for it anywhere on the net.   I've searched the other threads on...
• Mazda2 - Mazda 2 - What is an ASM Module? 20 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  I was looking into the reviews of the Mazda2 and one of the bad points states: ASM Module and gear actuators of automated manual prone to failure...
• Mazda 6 Diesel 2002 - Engine Noise 9 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  Hi! Kindly help to identify the cause of the engine noise by reviewing the below youtube clip. The car drives fine without any power loss. I will...
• Mazda 6 - Cracked alloy 29 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  It turns out that the front n/s alloy rim has a crack about 5mm long – possibly as a consequence of hitting a pothole in the winter – not...
• Mazda - Low Battery Display 11 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  There was a recent post on the subject of calcium batteries, where a car's LCD low battery display was mentioned. As a low mileage driver I would find...
• Mazda 6 estate V Honda Accord Tourer 22 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Hi I am thinking of one of these to replace my for Granada what I would like to know which is better for reliability and cheaper to run ie on parts ,...
• which one? 29 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  looking at changing my focus. choice between petrol 1.6 mazda 3 ts2 hatch auto or diesel seat leon 2.0 stylance tdi dsg. heart says leon, wallet says mazda any owners of the same and their thoughts, would they buy the same again if given the chance, pro and cons.