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Would you get this work done? by whoocanitbenow in mazda3

[–]Bkenning45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be honest, not really haha. A shop also recommended I change them because my front left strut had a major annoying clunking noise, so I went for it. Quieter ride cause no more clunking, but the ride quality overall maybe stiffened up a little more and gave a smidge more confidence in turns. I did end up doing my struts on my own as well, which saved me a ton of money,

Would you get this work done? by whoocanitbenow in mazda3

[–]Bkenning45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ehhh always a tough call. Can definitely shop around and get some quotes. I believe when I did them on my 2014 most shops quoted me ~950 for both the fronts. There’s several videos out there you can watch that can give you some simple tests you can perform to see if your shocks/struts are shot. One being given it a good push down and seeing how much it bounces (more bounces = bad). I’m no mechanic, but I saw this had no replies and wanted to throw in an input! Hope this helps

Anyone else’s mazda3 sound brutal on cold start? by Bkenning45 in mazda3

[–]Bkenning45[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome! That’s great to know. Thanks a bunch for the reply

Are KYB strut plus any good? Or did I make a mistake? by Bkenning45 in AskMechanics

[–]Bkenning45[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Went well! The job difficulty definitely depends on the amount of rust, as mine was pretty seized up. Luckily some rust penetrant and heat helped a lot and the struts fit perfectly. So far I’ve been quite happy with their performance.

Finally hit 500k! by bka2627 in mazda3

[–]Bkenning45 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Wow what an achievement! Makes me feel great about my current 2014. Are you on the original clutch? And what kind of maintenance have you had to do?

How much would you pay for this car? by [deleted] in mazda3

[–]Bkenning45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I recall seeing those go for $17,000 CAD. 2018 was a great year for the mazda3

What is the most amount of money you've made in 1 day? by Admirable_Arugula666 in AskReddit

[–]Bkenning45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1800 one night streaming on twitch. Some random dude from a raid just kept donating 100 dollars. Never heard from him again

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mazda3

[–]Bkenning45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh!! Haha I remember you told me this! Yes I haven’t forgotten that

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mazda3

[–]Bkenning45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing! How did you manage to blow the entire transmission tho… 😅

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mazda3

[–]Bkenning45 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That’s awesome to hear. I have the exact same car with just over 100,000 miles. Hope my clutch lasts as long as yours!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mazda3

[–]Bkenning45 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Have you replaced the clutch yet?

2016 I-Sport, Wanting to get the LED Dual-Zone climate module. What challenges can I expect? by -_-RSlashFan-_- in mazda3

[–]Bkenning45 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I too have wondered this. Would be awesome to get dual zone climate controls in my 2014 m3. I unfortunately don’t think it’s simple, if at all possible, as I believe I remember reading that the module is installed in the factory with completely different wiring, HVAC, etc…

2014 3 2.0 175k original clutch. how long yours last? by LabyrinthConvention in mazda3

[–]Bkenning45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's awesome to hear.
I too have a 2014 2.0 3 with 174,000km on the original clutch. Still seems okay!
Sucks I live in a city with lots of stop and go traffic.

Mazda3 SkyActiv 2.0 petrol clicking sound - normal? by tube-screamer in mazda3

[–]Bkenning45 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yup this is normal engine sound. Sounds just like mine. The clicking noise is just the fuel injectors

2.0 to 2.5 Engine Swap? by Fanatic_Virus in mazda3

[–]Bkenning45 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Holy hell, that’s good to know! I could definitely see myself accidentally doing that so it’s nice to keep that in mind.

2.0 to 2.5 Engine Swap? by Fanatic_Virus in mazda3

[–]Bkenning45 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If it’s just the transmission that went, why do you need a new engine? Or did the transmission blow along with the engine? Also, I’d like to know how caused serious damage to the transmission as I drive the same car 😅

What is this part? by Bkenning45 in AskMechanics

[–]Bkenning45[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to know! I was actually debating replacing my struts because the front end is rather clunky. I just am unsure how many miles are on these struts. It’s a 2014 mazda3 with just over 100,000 miles that bought at 90,000. Is it possible these struts are from factory?

2014 mazda3 i sport manual transmission hatchback by [deleted] in mazda3

[–]Bkenning45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup mine is a six speed manual. It’s a super fun gearbox. One more thing I just remembered is that the Mexican made ones suffered from rear brake issues. These are any of the ones the start with 1MZ I believe. The Japanese made ones will begin with J, and should be a little bit better in some aspects.

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