For all the people saying this was a cracked exhaust manifold leaking as stated in a TSB, the head gasket can be clearly seen in the video that it was blown, not the head itself. Happy to report that the car is back together with a new head gasket now. 100% leak free.
@Beer_Dad1975
Жыл бұрын
@@Andrews_playground Makes sense, that's how they go together at the factory after all.
@bobjackson4287
Жыл бұрын
So that CX9 is 4 grand to fix a head gasket taking 17 hours. How does like a old chevy CK or a 90's OBS with a 350 compare on tear down time?
@waltchan
Жыл бұрын
Engine was 100% fully designed and made by Mazda in Japan. Not made by Ford at all. This one is probably the worst Japanese engine ever made in history from Japan.
@Beer_Dad1975
Жыл бұрын
@@bobjackson4287 Anything without OHC's is usually very easy to do the head gaskets on. I remember my Dad doing the head gasket on old BMC & BL engines in a couple of hours from start to finish.
@MattExzy
Жыл бұрын
People need to watch the first video then - it was leaking coolant as fast as the owners could pour in - so obviously larger than some manifold seepage.
@neildean7515
Жыл бұрын
As a non-mechanic it astonishes me how a mechanic can remember how every single bolt and part goes back together and in what order.. simply unbelievable to me. Good mecanics must be like gold-dust, but who wouldn’t want to work for the Car Wizard..fantastic values.. well done
@renaldolangenhoven7418
Жыл бұрын
I had that same question until i started doing it myself...i have learned to not be hasty and those carts help a lot.and your brain is strange when reassembly..you just remember if you paid attention on disassembly.but i've learned alot from wizards videos
@nilswellington3799
Жыл бұрын
Also we don't. That's the who joke of " spare parts." But in all seriousness , it's not so much a exercise in memory as it is a game of Lego or a puzzle. Yes you have to have a general idea where everything goes and what order( sometimes you forget little steps and need to do work around or remove stuff again )but with each part installed you make sure all the hole are filled , all gaskets in place and all connections are connected before moving to the next. The big picture looks massive but just like eating a elephant, you start one little piece at a time.
@rolandm9750
Жыл бұрын
You don't really have to remember how/where *every* bolt goes. It's much easier when things are organised and grouped and that's exactly what the carts do here. Also these days, with everyone having a cellphone camera handy can also take pictures as you go to understand what a given section or group looked like before you took it apart. Not to mention the diagrams and explode views in service manuals, service data, etc.
@jgg204
Жыл бұрын
you can buy repair manuals
@mtdm8233
Жыл бұрын
@@rolandm9750 Yea bolts are easy just bag and tag or zip tie them to said part. high quality camera phones tho are such a game changer as a tech. I take 3 pics right out of the gate left right and center of any major job i am doing that i have not done a lot of so at the end when i'm routing hoses and wiring harnesses i can just zoom in as needed and put everything right back in place without fussing with it going by the wire or hose memory.
@Panamera2014
Жыл бұрын
Multiple shops quoted me around $5k to do head gaskets on the 2000 Malibu that I bought years ago for $2,500. Given that I was ready to junk it, I added some miracle in a can to the coolant. It held for another 20k plus miles.
@wolfeadventures
Жыл бұрын
What were the symptoms?
@The_Ballo
Жыл бұрын
...why did you have a 2000 Malibu?
@imabebebebe2496
Жыл бұрын
@@The_Ballo 4 reel
@wendellmotton4982
Жыл бұрын
Ummmm…I was born in 99 & we had those carts
@buh5995
Жыл бұрын
@@The_Ballo and whats wrong what that ??
@19jacobob93
Жыл бұрын
The plastic inserts in the water jacket are to evenly distribute heat between the top and bottom of the cylinders, which in turn evens out the thermal expansion so that the width of the bore is consistent from top to bottom. They focus the flow of coolant to the top of the cylinder, where the combustion process causes the most of the heat to occur.
@Alpejohn
Жыл бұрын
And after a few years it starts to crack, and sends small plastic bits around the coolingsystem fucking up everything.. 😛
@19jacobob93
Жыл бұрын
@Alpejohn definitely never seen this happen! It would have to be temp stable plastic and these are in just about every single open deck engine
@mogart01
Жыл бұрын
Mostly right, The casting of the engine block has a very rough surface, this causes cavitation in the coolant as it flows through the cylinder area of the block making "hot spots" in the block. Temperature variations of just 30 degrees F can cause block cracking and cylinder wall spalling. The easy and cheap solution was to force the water in a more laminar flow through the block which nearly completely eliminated hot spotting!
@19jacobob93
Жыл бұрын
@Brad Graham That's true, although these inserts are specifically to concentrate the flow of coolant progressively more toward the tops of the cylinders, and this, in turn, is to even out the rate of thermal expansion. Older open deck designs didn't factor this in, and it was possible to seize the engine under certain conditions (mainly driving hard before the engine is warmed up) as the top of the cylinders and the pistons would expand faster than the bottom of the cylinders. An example of this was the early Alfa Romeo open deck designs.
@mogart01
Жыл бұрын
@@19jacobob93 That is an introduction to what I abhor most, eurodesign! While european and british car manufacturers have great product, the over designed nature and (in the USA) over priced nature of those cars has meant to me that you should have your european or british car worked on somewhere else! I found a bad heater control valve on a Mercedes one time, a part that cost about 15 bucks for an american car and took a half hour to install, and saw that on the Mercedes it was dealer only 800 dollars, and in a location that was almost impossible to access without pulling out the entire dash and decided that they can go screw themselves at the Mercedes engineering dept! I actually told that customer to trade his over priced, over engineered piece of eurotrash on a good Cadillac! I don't like them either but they don't have vacuum actuated water valves that are price gouging the customer!
@SkaBob
Жыл бұрын
For those wondering, book time says 18.3 hours for a headgasket change on this car but only 11.4 hours to remove and install an engine. Some cars the dealer will replace the entire motor when a headgasket fails under warranty for just that reason.
@rolandm9750
Жыл бұрын
That still only makes sense if an entire motor is the same or less money than 7hrs labour plus the head gasket and other misc. parts involved.
@plektosgaming
Жыл бұрын
@@rolandm9750 It's a remanufactured or used motor, of course. All plainly stated in the fine print. :). In the end, they pocket more money and you get someone else's problem. Yet another reason to stay away from the stealerships.
@406Steven
Жыл бұрын
I've worked at a dealership over 10 years and the only time I've seen a used engine put in under warranty was an aftermarket warranty. We'd price out doing it right, the warranty company says nope you're getting a used one then a pallet shows up one day with the engine of their choice. Usually with the harness cut up, broken sensors, leaking gaskets, etc. Whether or not the aftermarket warranty company will pay to fix their junk heap or not depends on the company but usually not. So, of course, we're up front with the customer about it, they throw a fit, we tell them to call the warranty company, warranty company won't fix it right, so we send them down the road with the aftermarket warranty engine and the advice to bring it back in a month or two because their "new" engine is having whichever specific problem and we end up getting approval on the repair after the fact. It's a massive headache for everyone involved. As far as manufacturers? No, a bad head gasket is getting changed. I can speak for GM, Toyota, VW/Audi, Hyundai, and Subaru when I say they don't do full long blocks so even if you get a new engine it's just the shortblock (no head) so a full engine replacement is out of the question unless there's something wrong in the bottom end. Head gasket jobs get head gasket replacements unless it's an engine where the gasket failure leads to further engine damage (emulsifying the oil then they continue to drive until they spin a bearing).
@zlonewolf
Жыл бұрын
@@plektosgaming well if the stealership charges you $4k for a head gasket then they're charging you $200 an hr for a $50 gasket. But then again $200 an hr is standard in most repair shops.
@plektosgaming
Жыл бұрын
@@zlonewolf Unfortunately so. I remember working on my old Mercedes 230S and it was a normal i-6 with carbs and you could have the entire head off in 30 minutes. Now everything is assembled and practically glued together like an iPad. It takes 6-8 hours just to get TO the head and nobody seems to care about servicing anything when they design it.
@e140403
Жыл бұрын
It is simply scary ! And as mentioned below, $4000 seems to be a bargain for so much work ! I love your approach and your channel. You and Mrs Wizard really deserve your success!
@dickeyseamus
Жыл бұрын
Doubters eating crow and getting closer to a MILLION subs! As a longtime mechanic and shop owner myself, I'm really happy for you man. I love how you go about your business and I love your channel!
@dirtfarmer7472
Жыл бұрын
I’ve recommended this channel to several mechanics & most really appreciate the channel with the tips & tricks.
@aleu650
Жыл бұрын
The worst thing, is that all those cables, sensors, pipes and plastic parts are still the originals. After disassembling and assembling all that "materials" they have to pray that nothing will be broken by fatigue or stress in a few months. It's a play with fate and a huge responsibility for the mechanic. Undoubtedly, there must be relationship of absolute trust between the client and the workshop.
@HellaNooBs
Жыл бұрын
For the Audi Q5 it's an endless POS money pit. Even the simple coolant lines that go into the coolant reservoir crack when doing s simple maintenance service haha
@TalkyoshetTv
Жыл бұрын
Gotta get that 6 month Warranty on repairs for these
@interestingtimes182
Жыл бұрын
As someone not mechanically inclined at all (but enjoys these videos), this would an absolute nightmare for me to do lol. Respect to those mechanical genius out there
@csb1237
Жыл бұрын
Our 2016 CX-9 had the dreaded "head leak" last year and it cost us about $3K, even with a "courtesy" credit from Mazda NA. Our CX-9 had 78K miles, so we were outside the warranty. This is happening to many of the 2.5L Turbo SkyActiv engines (there are many threads about this problem on the various online Mazda forums, but there are apparently not enough cases for Mazda to do a full-on recall). This is a result of a poor design and the TSB explains some of the issue, but Mazda has never really posted anything (that I have seen) as to exactly WHY this is happening and what they did to the "revised" head design to "fix" the problem. Our car now has about 85K and it seems to be running fine. I would like to offer a shout out to Ourisman Mazda Rockville (MD) as they were really great through this whole process. Unfortunately, these Mazdas are ticking time bombs, so any used CX-9, CX-5, or Mazda 6 with the 2.5L turbo up until the 2021 model year (with VINs as indicated in the TSB) that have not had the head replaced already may have this problem. That's probably tens of thousands of cars in which this problem could rear it's ugly "head". (Sorry, I couldn't resist)😄 Buyer BEWARE! (apologize for the double post)
@timewa851
Жыл бұрын
Short-fused junk. Surprising, coming from an Asian builder.
@roostersideburns3440
Жыл бұрын
why does it just affest the 2.5 turbo? I have the cx 5 non turbo
@kyqorioskygo8999
Жыл бұрын
Does it affect non turbo? I avoid buying turbo engines
@roostersideburns3440
Жыл бұрын
@@kyqorioskygo8999 I wouldnt be too worried about it. look for the tsb to see if you are effected
@406Steven
Жыл бұрын
Recalls are for safety issues, not for reliability issues. Best case scenario there'll be a class action lawsuit but those only end up lining the pockets of attorneys and typically very particular circumstances which have to apply for you to get a payout. Check out the lawsuits regarding the 3 valve Ford Triton engines as a good example of what to expect if anything ever happens.
@madrew2003
Жыл бұрын
I'm definitely with you on the over complication of modern engines. I've been saying for the past 10 years that there won't be a vintage car market for cars of this generation. You won't be able to get the parts you need (especially the electronics) when the vehicle is 10-15 years old.
@KrGsMrNKusinagi0
Жыл бұрын
LS swap lol they are making transmission adapters for everything now
@Dratchev241
Жыл бұрын
@@KrGsMrNKusinagi0 idk the LS swap still needs electronics and that right there is the killer. might be able to be done now but what about 10 years from now or 20 years? anything with a "computer" isn't something to hang a hat on for long term reliability. (I worked in electronic repair and had a shed full of electronic equipment that was junked due to unobtainium parts so no matter how much you wanted to fix you just can't.)
@timewa851
Жыл бұрын
come to think of it, there aren't many old Mazdas out there. Just like old Audis. Gone.
@DrRyan82994
Жыл бұрын
I think I can count on 1 hand carburated vehicles I see in any week. they have turned to dust or if they had value are hiding in a garage. an old car isn't reliable just because it's 50 years old and gets driven 20 miles a week to go to a car show
@madrew2003
Жыл бұрын
@@DrRyan82994 there's a very large grey area between carburetors and current VVT, DI engines. I think you assumed a bit much. That being said, I own a 55 year old car with a carburetor and have owned it for over 30 years. It doesn't go see a mechanic. I am the mechanic. If you can get a carb rebuild kit (thanks Holley) you will never need to pay someone to mess with the fuel system again. So yeah. I stand by my statement. The car has it's original wiring harness and zero electronics. But the sweet spot seems to be late 90's thru early 2010 or so. Port fuel injection with no VVT, DOD or other alphabet mumbo jumbo. And certainly NO massive touch screens or haptic BS (VW). And I'm not just talking reliability, but longevity and durability. All those things are backsliding in today's cars.
@devilsadvocate2548
Жыл бұрын
One thing of note it was the previous MZR that was 'shared' with Ford. The skyactiv engine was an 'in-house' development and was around the time Ford were progressively getting rid of their shares in Mazda.
@syloui
Жыл бұрын
yep Ford's Ecoboost is a GDI version of Mazda's MZR, but Mazda's Skyactiv is a new engine platform built from the ground up
@gabrielo8922
4 ай бұрын
Did Wizard have it wrong about this car being a Ford engine? In the previous video on this vehicle, he said it is actually a Ford 2.5L Turbo, not a Mazda. He said it’s not really a foreign car and as far as Magic Mike is concerned, he is working on a Ford. He even said, “there are so many parts on this car that say fomoco [Ford Motor Company]. Ford this, Ford that, Ford owns Mazda.” I heard that Mazda designed Skyactive in-house, but maybe they copied lots of the Ford engine design elements and used Ford components? Maybe it’s not that unique and they exaggerated how different Skyactive is?
@devilsadvocate2548
4 ай бұрын
@@gabrielo8922 it's definitely a different engine and not borrowed from Ford. The high compression design and part Atkinson cycle alone is different.
@dingleberry1
Ай бұрын
22 cx9 signature here - if my memory serves this engine was indeed mazda stepping away from the ford partnership with their own development. an additional detail is that the exhaust valve openings for each cylinder were done in such a way to minimize turbo lag, and that exhaust manifold configuration was part of that - you can find a great video here: watch?v=UCEarzwakgc
@bilboswaggens2975
Жыл бұрын
These vehicles are designed for ease of assembly not ease of repair. You’d think with planned obsolescence being the strategy, you’d plan to fix the part. But they would rather you just buy a whole new vehicle.
@Niaaal
Жыл бұрын
And it works. People do buy new vehicles because of it, more and more expensive ones even. Crazy world we live in
@dwightmitchell1464
Жыл бұрын
But, we're supposed to be worried about the environment.... Right....
@LDZMarder
Жыл бұрын
Also laws for protection of the drivers and pedestrian's. Parts need to be flexible and give in or else you die at certain speeds. that needs space and rearrangement of the interior. you have limitations on size of your car or else you personal car would be the size of a 18 wheeler truck to make everything easy and accessible. A car is not just about you. you dont live in the world alone. and it did not just start spinning the day you where born. you got legacy roads and sizes that your car needs to fit in and and and. Designing a car and fitting all regulations and demands in is not easy task. Easy of assembly, my ass. You think its easy to assemble 1000 parts in compression to 100 parts? Yeah always blame some else.
@petercollingwood522
Жыл бұрын
@@LDZMarder That has nothing to do with it. Not every vehicle is moronically designed or built like shit.
@jakelannetti3128
Жыл бұрын
@@dwightmitchell1464 imagine if they mandated car companies to just make things right so they last way longer
@Givelasagna
Жыл бұрын
You have to replace the head. Alot of 2018 mazda cx5 and cx9s have defects in the cylinger head that can cause them to leak out of the head gasket, especially around the center exhaust manifold stud. Mazda has updated the casings. If you put the same head back in its going to leak again.
@abdulaelchami7851
Жыл бұрын
here in australia as a mazda tech all our dealership would have to do is submit a tech case to mazda beacuse its a manufacturing defect and the customer would get a brandnew long block installed at no charge yes you have to transfer everything onto the new engine but its alot easier to do with the engine and trans dropped out on a engine dissasambely table 🙂
@0228mustang
Жыл бұрын
I have a 2019 Mazda CX-9 in my driveway right now. Bought it new and now only 34k miles. First drop of coolant I see from engine (not coolant system) it will be immediate trade-in!
@robertanna9964
Жыл бұрын
Frankly, $4000 for this much work seems like a bargain
@Kvickification
Жыл бұрын
I agree, very reasonable actally.
@johngaither9263
Жыл бұрын
Don't go jumping to conclusions. Wizards not done yet.
@MattExzy
Жыл бұрын
The work itself is, but for a relatively new-ish car I'd be miffed.
@Kvickification
Жыл бұрын
@@MattExzy Should still be under warrenty or does the US not have the Mazda 10 year warrenty/150000km whichever comes first campaign?
@burntnougat5341
Жыл бұрын
Gotta see how long it will last
@enjoyingend1939
Жыл бұрын
I recently had the head gasket done on my car. Under 1000$ for the whole deal and the mechanics only had to remove a medium size box of parts. I love older cars they are mostly infinitely repairable.
@plektosgaming
Жыл бұрын
Even my more modern Mustang is possible. The issue is cramming larger engines into very small spaces.
@pancratius8886
Жыл бұрын
@@plektosgaming 100%, I own a 1991 300zx with 280k mi. After owning and restoring that, it's basically hardened me as backyard mechanic
@mired914
Жыл бұрын
YOU ROCK CW! As someone that works on my own cars, you are a true repair guy.
@christopherbriden8403
Жыл бұрын
Great video. I watch Mazda vids because we have 2 Mazdas in the family. Fortunately no turbochargers on either of them. It looks like you have a very skilled mechanic on that job.
@grahamstevenson1740
Жыл бұрын
Nice one, car Wizard. I remember strripping down the engine in my first car, a 1966 Ford Cortina ('Kent' or 'Essex' engine, forget which now, 1500cc) and it was SO SIMPLE in comparison ! There would barely have been ONE of your carts with bits taken off to do a head gasket replacement.
@cedhome7945
Жыл бұрын
I can remember my older brother taking an engine out of a mk 2 cortina without even using a lift (big man just got in the engine bay and lifted it out ) he had new shell bearings back in and running in a few hours.how things have changed for the worst 🤪
@grahamstevenson1740
Жыл бұрын
@@cedhome7945 The Mark 2 Cortina was almost the same engine but had a cross-flow arrangement (inlet on one side, exhaust the other). Sure, they were manageable by hand, no huge weight at all. It took a bit more to remove the 'bottom end'., I think I had help for that but no lift required. When I finished working on it, I remember carrying the 'short engine' downstairs from my flat. Pretty good engines IMHO.
@histriamagna1014
Жыл бұрын
Me and my friend did a complete engine rebuild on a 1982 VW Golf 1.6 engine in less than a day back in the mid nineties. Barely a full desk of parts. I would not dare to do it on a modern motor.
@somewhere6
Жыл бұрын
Those were the days. I had a 1968 Volvo 144. It was the simplest thing to work on imaginable and a very roomy engine compartment. Being a Volvo, the parts were not cheap but everything was easy to do.
@jasonyu6649
Жыл бұрын
Thanks @car wizard for sharing this. This is not just a problem for Skyactiv 2.5 turbo, but a similar problem for 2.2 diesel engine too. Got mates who drove these got blown head gaskets, and now I understand why the recommendation is to lift a new/second-hand engine in.
@Duraputer
Жыл бұрын
Does the 2.5 non-turbo not have that issue?
@jasonyu6649
Жыл бұрын
@@Duraputer sorry, I don't know enough to tell
@M9_Prime
Жыл бұрын
@@Duraputer I doubt it does… this doesn’t seem to be a common issue at all, it happens but not common. I have a Mazda CX-5 2016 with 167,000km on it and seems to be doing fine. There are a lot of the 2.5L non-turbos out there and if it was a major issues we would have heard about it. Even Wizard mentioned in the last video that he didn’t see this as a common issues on the program they use. Maybe this was just an unlucky car.
@Duraputer
Жыл бұрын
@@M9_Prime good too know. I test drove a Mazda 3 non-turbo and absolutely loved it, and I'm thinking of getting one.
@M9_Prime
Жыл бұрын
@@Duraputer sky active has been out (in Canada) since 2012, so it’s been 13 years and I haven’t heard this being a common issue. Though I think the 2.5 skyactive was a 2013/2014 thing, original skyactive was only 2.0L. You can always get a lemon, but overall these engines seem pretty solid. The Gen2 Mazda 3 with blue rings inside the headlights were all Skyactive. Easiest way to tell besides the badge on the back.. all Gen3 and Gen4 Mazda3 are skyactive, and gen3 mazda3 started in 2014 so those cars are over 9 years old and I’m pretty sure are still running well. Maintenance is key and keeps a car running but sometimes you can hit some bad luck. I just bought a 2023 Mazda CX-5 2.5L non turbo and have no regrets, my 2016 (bought in 2015) CX-5 2.5L non turbo is doing fine with 167,000km on it.. only thing I had to get fixed so far was the rear Strut mounts… the aluminum mounts got brittle and needed to be changed and unfortunately on the CX5 it wasn’t cheap. Paid a shop $900 ($400 pets, rest labour plus did oil change) to get it done, struts and mounts, dealer wanted $650 per set (so $1300 for parts) and another $400 in labour… so like $1700+tax. I could have done it in the driveway but just didn’t have the time. The new 2023 CX-5 looks like it has aluminum strut mounts in the back like my 2016 but they seem much thicker material (similar to my replacement ones) the originals were pretty thin walled. Struts we’re still okay but everything was rusted where it attaches and the strut had to be cut off. I live in Canada, it’s pretty common here. I can also tell you that hose Rust modules they sell don’t work at all, had it installed from dealer when I bought this car and had a normal amount of rust on the bottom like a car without the module.
@WayneSylv
Жыл бұрын
I spent years as a Mazda mechanic I left at the end of 2011 a year or two before the skyactive stuff came out but I found that sometimes it was easier to drop the engine out of the bottom to do some stuff on certain vehicles I could have an engine and trans out of a Mazda 3 in an hour an automatic transmission replacement paid around 5 hours I would be done in 3 hours by dropping it as an assembly and swap it over on the bench the wiring was set up in such a way you unplugged a few connectors and undo a few ground bolts and set it on top of the engine
@plektosgaming
Жыл бұрын
This is how old VW bugs and almost all Porsches work - you simply drop the entire engine and transaxle and pull it apart on a bench. Kind of inventive, if you think about it.
@filip-pi9hy
Жыл бұрын
2.2 disel is hell on wheels i hate that engine they produce so much soot and clog intake mainfold egr dpf i hate it
@Dakiraun
Жыл бұрын
Man - you guys must be so glad you got all those carts and tables when you did. I remember the video when you showed them all gathered up - what a life-saver they've become for projects like this. And yes, I remember the TVs and VCRs on them, and the reel projectors before those!
@bernardkroeger4045
Жыл бұрын
"And yes, I remember the TVs and VCRs on them". I remember very similar and I am in Australia. They are an excellent buy and idea for the purpose they are being used .
@martyneilan8947
Жыл бұрын
And in my elementary school we had filmstrip projectors and had to turn the filmstrip every time we heard the "beep" on the cassette or record.
@Dakiraun
Жыл бұрын
@@martyneilan8947 HA! Oh man, yes, I remember that too; that came before the VHS and Beta players. XD And sooner or later, you'd be watching something with the class and POOF - projector light burns out.
@Epro95
Жыл бұрын
I did head gaskets myself on my gen 2 LT1 (Similar to grandpa's three fiddy) and I thought that was intense. Yeee-ikes on this new stuff!
@Dcc357
Жыл бұрын
I’ve only worked on numerous 4 cylinder engines, and one V12. Nothing in between. The V12 was a Mercedes M275 twin turbo that needed oil leaks fixed. Involves taking the engine out, taking the heads heads off and replacing countless o-rings. The engine valley cover also needed a gasket. I had to borrow another customer’s V12 S-Class as reference to route all the turbocharger waste-gate vacuum lines. In the end when it was all finished, the turbos didn’t want to boost. I accidentally switched 2 sensor connectors on the intake. When it was all said and done, it was actually quite a good feeling haha!
@flotowncomputerguy6243
Жыл бұрын
I've worked on LT1s in a few Roadmasters and Fleetwoods. They aren't too bad when you start to look at something like this. The worst trouble I had was replacing a mounting bracket that I couldn't find at a parts place. At least with a 350, if you fix it right, you know you won't have any problems for a long time. All this turbo crap we're slapping on everything isn't helping reliability
@Epro95
Жыл бұрын
@@Dcc357 Bro I got anxiety reading that lol
@Epro95
Жыл бұрын
@@flotowncomputerguy6243 Amen!
@TC-cd5sm
Жыл бұрын
Apparently this is a well-known issue with Mazda 6s, CX-5, and CX-9s with the 2.5L Turbo engine. Mileages range from 45k-110k when they start to fail. Some owners have mentioned they've had their engines replaced at 75k (or by their warranty/good will replacement) for this issue only for it to happen AGAIN at 110k with the replacement engine! It's a known defect (corporate knows too) and refuses to do a recall. "A casting defect in the block and/or cylinder head causes a coolant leak that's hidden behind the exhaust manifold and turbocharger." I can guarantee after CarWizard makes this repair, the owner will return again sometime in the future for the SAME issue. Just watch. In fact, I'd recommend CarWizard to tell the owner to sell the vehicle after repairs if they can. This is also why I'm heavily against purchasing vehicles today with turbocharged engines as there are more moving parts and more pressure within the engine. Manufacturers are looking for a cheap and quick way to generate more power with a smaller engine. No, thank you. NA engines all the way.
@kanukistani2984
Жыл бұрын
My feeling too. The turbo engines run higher pressures with the same head, head gasket and head bolts. The turbo's themselves have a lot of moving parts under high temperature. Its a recipe for endless expensive repairs down the road.
@JohnSmith-yv6eq
Жыл бұрын
Nissan SUV 1991. 2.7 Turbo diesel. cast iron block, cast iron head. gear drive camshaft and injection pump with pushrod OHV (no chain/no belt) No problems in 32 years....and counting. Engines with a reputation for warping cylinder heads are usually alloy.... the same engines where available with a cast iron head were bullet proof.... funny that.....
@JDMHaze
Жыл бұрын
That’s interesting I believe the Ford focus RS had a similar issue as well as of course the Audi 2.0 Or a guy who runs a euro shop told me they get hairline cracks on the block
@lonewanderer3603
Жыл бұрын
I think what they are really trying to do is create big power while maintaining EPA mileage requirements. That's why they are putting them in trucks now for sure. I'll never drive a working truck with a turbo or twin turbo motor.
@areallytallguy
Жыл бұрын
There’s a guy with a 2018 civic 1.5T with 700k miles. This has nothing to do with turbos. It’s how they improperly manufactured the block. That literally can happen with any garbage manufacturer. Honda makes excellent turbo engines in terms of reliability. Ford/GM/Chrysler/every German brand has made both garbage turbo and non turbo engines. It’s not a coincidence. People don’t seem to understand why you should only be buying Honda or Toyota.
@itstheweirdguy
Жыл бұрын
I really respect you, Car Wizard. You really go all the way, down the rabbit hole, get your hands dirty, et cetera. Me too!
@Matsuda6
Жыл бұрын
I’ve never seen one of these torn down to this level with the engine still in the car. At Mazda we just drop the subframe and drop the engine out the bottom onto a table and work from there. Very cool to see!
@maximuscomfort
Жыл бұрын
That's the first thing I thought of like the Toyotas. No Ford or Mazda 2.5 for me. Still a good EV car gets the retail 50K extra costs from the jump.
@cjmazdatech
Жыл бұрын
Far easier and efficient to drop the engine and trans on turbo Mazda’s onto a table and take it apart in comfort. Takes me about an hour to have in on the ground. I’ve done one cylinder head that was cracked but not overheated and several other engines that had cracked cylinder heads and went full nuclear and would barely drive into the shop, never a head gasket though. Good find. Mazda Technician in Southern Ontario here.
@guaripolo69
Жыл бұрын
Yep there's a tsb for these engines. They fixed it for the 21 year model. The heads can crack as well
@Flies2FLL
Жыл бұрын
Car Wizard: One thing you should do in the description of your videos is to include the year AND the mileage of the car along with the type of transmission. I kept thinking about this video and wondering how many miles is on this car?
@vanpenguin22
Жыл бұрын
Seeing this revived by dream of taking, like a 52 Dodge or 49 International pickup, bone stock in line 6 flathead, Making the whole nose tilt forward, Making a dumping bed box, And hinging the cab to tilt sideways on one frame rail. Simple, basic, and serviceable as all hell
@marshmower
Жыл бұрын
Bluetooth cab. WIFI bed. Engine: Landline😂
@Donnner93
Жыл бұрын
I've worked a little on my old BMW 3-series E90, Best car i've owned - And I remember complaining when there were hidden bolts 'n stuff to replace the waterpump, and thought it was tricky as a someone that haven't done that much myself - And looking at this, man - hell no. You earned yourself a sub
@Comm0ut
9 ай бұрын
Parts carts are super handy. I make and mod many for my home machine and welding shop and put everything on wheels (including my lathe and mill for which I fabbed removable frames that take scaffolding casters). When everything rolls rearrangement and cleaning become very low effort. Viewers may enjoy doing what I do buying industrial carts at auction which often go cheap when they are specialty items custom fabbed for specific tasks. I pick those made of common angle and flat bar so I can cut and weld to turn them into styles I prefer.
@EDHBlvd
Жыл бұрын
I remember the TV carts. When the teacher wheel them into class we were always stoked. Watching some VHS with the classroom lights off was always more fun than anything else they had to offer. HAHA
@markh.6687
Жыл бұрын
I remember movies and filmstrip projectors. Got pretty good at threading movie film through projectors when the teachers had no luck. And then the video players would try eating tapes because zero head cleaning was being done.
@mplslawnguy3389
Жыл бұрын
The sound of the cart being rolled in signaled naptime for me.
@moeanthony9308
Жыл бұрын
@@mplslawnguy3389 Hahaha I relate to that
@brianconnors9643
Жыл бұрын
The 2016-2019 heads had casting defects, Mazda fixed the issue and issued revised part numbers. If you put that same (old) head back on, it will leak again for sure
@Andrews_playground
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I know right! When I do those heads for the same problem I drop the engine and tranny I can get it all dropped in about an 1.5 then remove the head and it’s sooo much easier . I guess the next video will be of him replacing that head lol
@burntnougat5341
Жыл бұрын
If so this repair probably won't last long. "Leak free" but for how long?
@flr8475
Жыл бұрын
Until June 2020 to be precise.
@ctbale1
Жыл бұрын
June 9th 2020
@yeagerbomb_dg
Жыл бұрын
Is that just the 2.5T or NA 2.5s too?
@waveformee
Жыл бұрын
Good God, that Mazda exploded all over the Wizard's shop. Good thing all the parts landed neatly on those carts.
@markh.6687
Жыл бұрын
Hahahaha!!
@dyingbreed5386
Жыл бұрын
And I remember people ragging on me when I said the easiest way to do the head gaskets on my Subaru was to pull the motor. But I could do that in just a couple of hours in my driveway, then maybe 1.5 hours on the stand for removal and reassembly. Maybe 8-10 hours from start to finish. Far quicker than I'm sure it took to yank all that while under the hood.
@TODOITALIA
2 ай бұрын
I have a CX-9 and is an excellent car. Thanks for show me what I will have in front of me when I start having this coolant leak.
@incog99skd11
Жыл бұрын
This vehicle makes my VW Phaeton 8 cylinder look relatively simple. When the Phaeton came out everyone said, "watch out" it's a maintenance nightmare. I've redone all the major stuff. It has 100k on it and it purrs like it's new. I still drive it everyday. Thank you for pointing out which vehicles to avoid like the plague. Keep doing this type of video so we consumers can be wise shoppers.
@abdulaelchami7851
Жыл бұрын
this job is pretty simple as a mazda tech i enjoy doing these engines if they had simply dropped the engine and trans it would take about 1 hour and a half to remove and do the headgakset thatway
@rolandm9750
Жыл бұрын
@@abdulaelchami7851 Exactly what I was thinking--"why no just pull the engine at this point?"
@computercrack
Жыл бұрын
Greetings from a fellow Phaeton owner (Diesel V6) although I do believe it's a money pit. Electric trunk release broke 2 times on me, new part close to 500€ and that's just engineered junk with all those plastic gears inside. Air condition went out, another 700 for a new condenser or whatever they are called plus I need to do the front axle, bushings are worn out after a 100.000 miles and the car eats tires like nothing. Never had issues like that on my old Opel /GM Vectra God I miss this car
@incog99skd11
Жыл бұрын
@@computercrack One must remember the Phaeton is a very heavy luxury car. I am still using the original trunk release. It does become disoriented now and then but that is an easy fix. It stopped working once and the dealer told me they would have to pull the carpeting and seats to run a new line to the trunk. I took it to an independent dealer and they got it working for a pittance. A good mechanic is a big plus. I have a 2004 Phaeton and I suspect the trunk release was "re-engineered" later and became problematic. Suspension problems will be common due to the car's weight, just like on Rolls and Bentley cars. My main blower fan went out on the A/C and yes it cost about 1k to fix. When you get into a 100k car you need to budget these expenses. It goes with the territory. My largest bill was 11K for the major service at 60k miles plus the A/C work. In addition, the front suspension was repaired as necessary. My car is now 20 years old and purring fine. I think I got my money's worth. I haven't had a car payment in 20 years.
@computercrack
Жыл бұрын
@incog99 SKD how do you fix the disorientation? You mean the trunk lid doesn't open all the way? That's also an issue I had. I know about the cable to the trunk which tends to "break" but that's working fine for me, it's actually the gears inside the lock that are broken just like in the actual video from the wizard with the dead ac actuators. Anyway you are right, it's a luxury car and you have to pay luxury prices. But if I had to come up with 11k in repairs I'd just junk the car, it's not even worth that much. You might find the video from "swisscarguy" interesting about the cost of ownership of his Phaeton about three years, it's just ridiculous. Although I really like the car I don't want to put up with all these issues anymore and I need a bigger car for the family anyway so I'll probably get a Citroen C4 grand Picasso.
@JDMHaze
Жыл бұрын
Mazda wasn’t playing when they said they were trying to go upscale/upmarket wit their vehicles because this is definitely a luxury car difficulty level and cost repair😂
@Syncopia
Жыл бұрын
For economy car performance
@JDMHaze
Жыл бұрын
@@Syncopia lmaoo 😂
@stevenbean9706
Жыл бұрын
todays definition of luxury = junk nobody with a brain wants
@joecool9739
Жыл бұрын
@@Syncopia They have stellar performance They arent charging luxury prices What other car in that segment offers luxury and sport for such a low msrp?
@thetechlibrarian
Жыл бұрын
@@Syncopia no they are definitely performing at least a class above maybe 2. I can tell you haven’t driven any Mazda is 10 + years
@stevesether
Жыл бұрын
I had a head gasket blow (and warp the head) on a 92 Plymouth Sundance in about circa 1997. With my dad's help, I managed to DIY and repair it, and get a junkyard head to replace it. From memory I'd say the parts filled up about one of the carts. It was by far the most in depth repair I've one on a car before, and since. I wouldn't do it again. But this? I had no idea head gasket repairs had gotten so bad.
@timewa851
Жыл бұрын
that was probably a Mitsubishi head. They made decent enough 4s. Quick to repair. Crap ECMs though.
@stevesether
Жыл бұрын
@@timewa851 Did Mitsubishi make heads for Chrysler cars in 1992? Wikipedia says this car used a 2.2 Chrysler K engine. Whatever it was, it was junk. The replacement head from the junkyard was cracked. I think I got it for next to nothing because of this. The crack didn't seem to matter, as the car ran for another 6 years or so before dying. IIRC someone told me these heads on this engine were all junk, and prone to cracking. Ahh.. the 90s, when American cars were at their worst. This was the first, and last truly American car I ever owned.
@johnsmith-i5u
Жыл бұрын
Well done video, it was informative and detailed. Your explanation of all the work, parts to remove/reinstall, in order to do a repair, is like a surgeon pausing to explain to an audience while performing a surgery. You certainly have gone through lots of effort to create such a video. Keep them coming!
@apevia72
Жыл бұрын
That way of thinking is what makes you an extraordinary professional and an excellent person... all my admiration for you WIZARD.
@georose33
Жыл бұрын
I hear you. We just did a F-150 3.5 turbo. Parts everywhere. And what's worse, it was an aftermarket warranty company that refused to replace the water pump and timing chains.
@JohnSmith-yv6eq
Жыл бұрын
Did the owner bite the bullet and pay for those "extra" parts?
@georose33
Жыл бұрын
@@JohnSmith-yv6eq Nope. Just called non stop until it was finished. The warranty company wouldn't pay for machine shop fees either.
@P_RO_
Жыл бұрын
And now I hope you're refusing to do any warranty work for that company.
@busterbadass
Жыл бұрын
@@P_RO_ It's typical for a warranty company.
@snitchmojo3717
Жыл бұрын
Having work for Mazda for a bit, not surprised by what you are showing. The Skyactive 2.5 TURBO (the non turbo are ok) are prone to coolant leak and oil burning
@Edyth_Hedd
Жыл бұрын
It's good to hear an ex-Mazda person saying this. I've been looking into buying a used CX-5, but I would definitely buy a non-turbo.
@joecool9739
Жыл бұрын
@@Edyth_Hedd Non turbo what? All modern cars have turbo, you act like theres a "non turbo" option to be had in that segment, at least the Mazda is relible
@sirgrundel
Жыл бұрын
I have this engine in my 2021 Mazda 3 Hatchback... Im more than SURE Weight has alot to do with it.. Why would you put a 4 cylinder turbo is a Massive car like a Cx9...
@joecool9739
Жыл бұрын
@@sirgrundel Because modern turbo 4s make more HP and torque than older v8s
@mankind8088
Жыл бұрын
The base 4 door Silverado has a turbo 4 that has more HP than a early to mid 2000s Chevy V8
@willb3018
Жыл бұрын
You gotta love how they design these cars. You have to disassemble them to do the most simple things.
@admiralrustyshackleford119
Жыл бұрын
There is zero thought given to ease of repair when new vehicles are designed. The priority of modern day car manufacturers is how cheaply and quickly can they slap these things together and ship them out. Once it's out the door (and out of it's warranty) they could care less about the poor SOB who's gonna be servicing the thing.
@TheFrenchPug
Жыл бұрын
Well, we know its true for sure now after seeing this.
@surferdude4487
Жыл бұрын
The government mandates lower emissions every year. People still want their cars to get on the highway in less than a week. So what we get are smaller displacement more complicated engines. This is why BEVs are going to replace ICE vehicles by the end of this decade.
@gertstolk
Жыл бұрын
Now I fully understand why some shops refused to work on this car. How much would a Mazda dealer charge for all this?😮
@Wheelman1966
Жыл бұрын
You'd probably be enticed to trade it in.
@Beer_Dad1975
Жыл бұрын
@@Wheelman1966 Yup, they'd hope you'd trade it in for a song for a new Mazda shitbox, then they'd fix it on the cheap and sell it for a big profit.
@mplslawnguy3389
Жыл бұрын
Would you even trust a dealership to do a proper job?
@flotowncomputerguy6243
Жыл бұрын
I have a friend who literally had his subframe rot out from under the engine in Alabama where no salt is used on the road. They told him to buy another car. Mazda is not built to any quality these days. It's not like 30 years ago when they'd hold up for a half million miles
@byddon12
Жыл бұрын
A dealer would just want to swap the engine honestly.
@mattkeefe3850
8 күн бұрын
Wow! Great breakdown. That repair is worth every penny.
@michaeldecker2725
Жыл бұрын
Honestly it’s amazing they can build these cars for the amount they charge. I know they’re not cheap, but still just incredible. Do you think this gasket problem is due to the heat from the turbo as opposed to a NA engine?
@Dratchev241
Жыл бұрын
oh they build the stuff pretty damn cheap, you can bet most of the parts are made in commie china with slave labor for pennies.
@lordcorgi6481
Жыл бұрын
This makes me happy I have a Corolla. I don't really have to worry about it, but if it does break it's super simple to fix just about anything.
@BabyBugBug
Жыл бұрын
Do you have a basic Corolla? Those are fine and simple. It’s the higher sport models that you have to worry about.
@lordcorgi6481
Жыл бұрын
@@BabyBugBug yeah it's an LE
@kinyodas
Жыл бұрын
I don’t think it took an hour to change the head gaskets on my 73 Buick - this is insane.
@P_RO_
Жыл бұрын
Insane? No, this is what governments and car companies want to do to you and me.
@ImportedFromSerbia
Жыл бұрын
Lunch time, breaks, coffee sips, restroom time, tik tok videos from buddies, messages from kids, wife, etc…. It is time consuming. 😁 Someone need to pay for my time.🎉
@WagnerEstrella-t9d
Жыл бұрын
Pretty thorough explanation of what to expect if you plan on doing a head gasket on this car. Also it will help a lot of customers understand why it cost so much for this repair. Keep these videos coming!
@gtrplr778
Жыл бұрын
This is amazing, the amount of parts is just too much. But, The Wizard tackles this repair with a professional attitude. Kool vid as always.
@TmacTruth
Жыл бұрын
You are the man car wizard. I love these break downs and going through these modern cars. When my 2019 WRX eventually needs the timing belt and water pump replaced I’m seriously thinking of bringing it to you. I only trust you to do that job properly and honestly. Love your work keep it up.
@Stargate555
Жыл бұрын
I am really appreciative of your videos and I am a fan. I find them to be very educational. I was going to have a similar problem with my 2017 Honda CRV touring. I was one of the lucky ones that had an oil dilution problem with the 1.5 L engine. I bought the car new in December 2016. Started realizing the past year I was losing about a cup of two of coolant every 6 to 8 weeks. There was no leak visible. Then I started having problems with fuel injectors. The car kept on acting like it was going to stall out. No codes were shown. The dealership was more or less dumbfounded. And when the fuel injectors and spa plugs were replaced, ran well for a week or so then I had same stalling issues on acceleration. I believed it was a Throttlebody issue, but the dealership was not too enthused of changing it being that there were no codes, and the car was running fine when I brought it to them. This forced me to trade it in for 2023 Lexus GX 460. My CRV had only 61,000 miles. Got rid of a headache. Keep making those videos. I spread the word about you and your honesty, thank you again.
@unstablebobgable
Жыл бұрын
The Fat Car Wizards has the coolest walk on KZitem! I'd love to see a continuous loop video of him just waddling around on his stubby little legs with Aerosmith's WALK THIS WAY as the background music!
@webreakforsquirrel4201
Жыл бұрын
It would be easier to drop the motor and trans with the sub frame. I believe the liner is cylinder wall supports. Since they are floating the cylinders to improve cooling at the combustion area.
@colchronic
Жыл бұрын
The plastic liner inside of the water channel is designed in a way where in some markets like Dubai for example they can take that thing out and just let the car cool off normally whereas in North America or more winter conditions it will allow the car to warm up faster it's basically there to reduce the cooling capacity so that the car warms up faster that's it
@alexandrecouture2462
Жыл бұрын
Very interesting to know, thank you!
@aliasgertayabali5260
Жыл бұрын
That seems odd because how does the manufacturer where the car will operate up north or down in Texas.
@colchronic
Жыл бұрын
@@aliasgertayabali5260 no idea but they are basically there to make the car warm up faster but there are different domestic markets in every country
@DaDaDo661
Жыл бұрын
@@aliasgertayabali5260 usually at the factory they will build a certain number without the baffle to fill an order, those cars will have special VINs.
@isbemorph
Жыл бұрын
All this heat just for the emissions, while the engine is being stressed out to the point either it cracks or blows the headgasket. So while at it why not fix the root of the problem. If its possible remove the plastic liner, drill a bypass hole in a thermostat. Maybe it will take longer to warmup but will keep the engine on a safe side. And i wouldn't be surprised if that plastic is cracked and its pieces blocking some passages.
@oliverkromann1902
Жыл бұрын
if i had to guess on the plastic jackets on the block it would be to focus the cooling effect on the cylinders as it is an open deck design instead of the block by insulating it from the coolant
@Graham_Langley
Жыл бұрын
More likely it's the other way round, decreasing warm-up time by stopping coolant loosing heat to the outside of the block.
@richardtoney2441
7 ай бұрын
Iam so glad to know there is an honest competent shop to go to for thorough auto repair, thanks Mr.Car Wizard.
@thomasallan8113
Жыл бұрын
Seeing all this makes me thankful that I drive like a little ole lady primarily for fuel economy, but also for safety and to keep the car from breaking.
@Soravia
Жыл бұрын
If anything is warped on a turbo engine, it will be the block, not just the head. You need to check both. Turbo engines need a lot of cooling management.
@mr.mr.3301
Жыл бұрын
I’d do the water pump and plugs while they are out. Along with new belt.
@TheFrenchPug
Жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure if they're dumping $4k into that repair it probably includes a new waterpump, belt, and plugs.
@1AEROSOL.1PUFF
Жыл бұрын
MAGIC MIKE IS PURE TALENT, DEFINITELY WORTH $5000 A WEEK 😊
@Scruffy72
Жыл бұрын
Makes me happy that I own two mustangs one 2000 v6 and one 1989 foxbody. The foxbody is so easy to work on over what kind of cars we see in the last decade. Granted my 2000 v6 has never had a major issue in th we engine bay.
@lordshango4184
Жыл бұрын
A friend warned me about Mazdas!! Initially, I thought he was bs’ing me, but apparently he knew what he was talking about because he used to own one. With this video confirming my fears and my friends warning, “touching” a Mazda will be a near impossible thing for me to do!!!
@Bata.andrei
Жыл бұрын
I am really not familiar with the labour prices in the USA, but I work as an automechanic in Germany and I can tell you that this kind of job would cost about 2000-2200 Euros , parts included, around here
@WaseiSub
Жыл бұрын
How much is labour price in Germany?, Thanks.
@Bata.andrei
Жыл бұрын
@@WaseiSub it depends on the workshop. It is around 70 to 100 euros pe hour
@jamesfrench7299
Жыл бұрын
@@Bata.andrei That's very good.
@hoppysport2872
Жыл бұрын
When I brought my 2008 SAAB 9-5 into the GM dealer to have my recalled Takata air bag replaced, I looked on the wall and the labor price was $185/hr. I was shocked. My indy SAAB master tech charges me $90/hr. While there I overheard the service writer tell an older women that her remote needed a new battery. He quoted her $75. I sidled up to her and offered her the new battery that I had just installed in my remote. I asked for a paper clip, popped out my CR1632 battery and put it in her remote. It literally took 30 seconds. She asked how much, and I said, "On the house." I got home and popped another CR1632 battery into my remote. I understand overhead, but these dealerships are out of control.
@Bata.andrei
Жыл бұрын
@@hoppysport2872 I completely agree.
@Afrattzz1
Жыл бұрын
If I was the owner I would’ve dumped a bottle of k seal in it and hoped for the best lol
@niveknospmoht8743
Жыл бұрын
Retired mechanic after 45 years of work. I drive a 1984 toyota truck. Been there with more than 1 cart of parts. the big thing a few years back was the head gaskets on the Subarus. I could have the engine out of the car and the heads off and on the way to the machine shop before lunch. One of the last memorable jobs I did before calling it quits was a 2014 Honda Pilot for an engine over heat and cam shaft damage. The whole subframe had to come out of the car, kinda like you see now when driving past a Ford dealership and see the trucks outside with the body in the air and the chassis on the ground
@dpasek1
Жыл бұрын
I would not use teflon tape on those coolant plugs. Those are not IPT threads by the looks of it, but you will probably be OK anyway. Instead, I would use a gasket maker compound like CAT Gasket Maker p/n 6V-6640, or equivalent, on the chamfered mating flange at the top of the plug. This is an anaerobic sealant gel and will make a perfect seal. Blue Locktite gel would probably also work. Make sure that the plug and the countersunk mating surface are scrupulously clean and dry before reassembly.
@mph5896
Жыл бұрын
Most anything modern with a turbo on it is a pain to work on. Little plastic hoses everywhere layered upon each other that snap clean off when you look at them. And gotta love running coolant through 1/2 of them.
@JDMHaze
Жыл бұрын
Yep coolant seems to always be an issue with turbo vehicles hence the audi 2.0 and the gm 1.4 turbos lol
@lonewanderer3603
Жыл бұрын
And now they want to turbo everything. I'm so pissed dodge is replacing the n/a hemi with a twin turbo Hurricane motor.
@TheFrenchPug
Жыл бұрын
I just replaces my 2009 BMW Twin Turbos. OEM turbos are $2k each. I found aftermarket upgraded turbos for $1300 for both and much better built. To put them in was a 3 day job. Had to remove the entire bottom of the car. So I did the oil pan gasket too. Still, nothing like this nightmare.
@jdhiv4
Жыл бұрын
I guess this was filmed a little while ago because we already heard in a Previously released car wizard video that Magic Mike is no longer with the company.
@TheFrenchPug
Жыл бұрын
Oh man. I did not know that. Very sad to hear. I hope it's best for Magic though.
@MatthewBrannigan
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, The Wizard's and Hoovies channel are not chronologically synced, so you occasionally get a spoiler from one or the other!
@ziprock
Жыл бұрын
prime example why i switched from being a mechanic. too many jobs where you have to replace part x. to access part x, part a b c d e f and g have to be removed. i live in the rust belt so removing parts a b and c involve getting the torch out and maybe snapping off a bolt. and parts d and e are rusted together and break in half coming off. hats off to all mechanics out there, it takes a lot of patience and knowlege and attitude to do the job right and your usually underpaid and worth every penny!
@charliekelly3173
Жыл бұрын
This is the kind of stuff that keeps me from buying a new vehicle. I just got my first TBI engine 4 years ago in my 86 C10.
@chetmyers7041
Жыл бұрын
Just bought a vintage Mercedes 240D, so I am ready for an EMP event. It has purely mechanical fuel injection.
@LegacyIvyTerascale
Жыл бұрын
i like it when you say "but wait there's more" , i believe the 2010's have destroyed many industries including auto and in all your videos you seem to demonstrate what i believe since 2013 till now
@mplslawnguy3389
Жыл бұрын
What?
@Alex-fo1rx
Жыл бұрын
These cars are not meant to be repaired. Maintained yes, but not repaired. Once this happens, they will take it back for almost nothing and sell you a new car. That's the new reality.
@ratedm90
Жыл бұрын
I hate that
@jamesfrench7299
Жыл бұрын
I can't see any other way.
@dauntlessasmr7910
Жыл бұрын
2023 Mazda 3 AWD Turbo... Been saving up to put a substantial down-payment on one. Then I see this video. One guess which engine is in her. I'm not going through this $4K nightmare down the road. Heck in my neck of the woods, the shops would likely charge $6K. And that's _if_ any of them even decide they want the headache of trying to fix the issue. Still going to save up my money. Not sure what I'll buy now. Thanks for saving me from a horrendous repair bill, Car Wizard.
@Jumalten001
Жыл бұрын
Id get one of the new 2023 GR Corollas. Quick hatchback with AWD and a 6speed manual.
@Des9301.
Жыл бұрын
Ive been reading the comments and it seems that its a cylinder head defect that has been corrected since 2019. You should be fine
@dauntlessasmr7910
Жыл бұрын
@@Jumalten001 My neighborhood, you're better off with the security of a locking trunk. Also, not interested in a manual. For me, the 3 was going to be a do-everything vehicle. Last thing I want is my left leg and right arm to feel like they're about to fall off when I get to work with the type of traffic we have in my city.
@motakai3898
Жыл бұрын
This issue is a TSB covered by Mazda. I have no idea why he didn't send them to the dealer. That and he made the job way longer and more frustrating than it had to be by not dropping the powerplant out of the car. It's standard procedure to do so on Mazda turbo cars. Regardless it's not an ongoing issue and has been corrected. Incidents like these are not common on the modern Mazda vehicles.
@michaelbentley1826
3 ай бұрын
Thanks wizard. The shop works because of your integrity and amazing work ethic. Thanks for this video! I am surprised you can do this for 4K.
@Soravia
Жыл бұрын
Plastic liner is to help engine warm up real quick, to meet emissions requirements for startup. Pull it out before it break apart on high mileage and block coolant channels.
@paulds65
Жыл бұрын
Glad to see that the Japanese are catching up with the Germans in terms of complexity and (un)repairability.
@flotowncomputerguy6243
Жыл бұрын
I have a friend who only owns Mazda or Ford despite his experiences. He's had blown gaskets, bad engines, exhaust issues, subframes rusting out. They've taken the worst of American design and said "hold my beer"
@MastersOfMask
Жыл бұрын
That 2.5 is not a Japanese engine.
@jamesfrench7299
Жыл бұрын
Mazdas are like BMWs these days. There's now overlap instead of distinct groups.
@RPD91
Жыл бұрын
@@MastersOfMask it is a Japanese engine. It was built by Mazda after they got rid of the “Amazing” Ford V6 engine
@roostersideburns3440
Жыл бұрын
@@MastersOfMask will you just google?
@waiting4aliens
Жыл бұрын
I may drive my Volvo 240 NA ( Bug Ninja approved) till they pry the steering wheel out of my cold dead hands. Back up is a 94 Silverado 4.3 5 spd. I was offered for very little a Lexus v8 with a blown head gasket, and after watching the Wizard, passed. Your videos are a list of cars I as a person of modest means should never touch. Thank you.
@hoppysport2872
Жыл бұрын
I had a 1981 Volvo 245GLT non-turbo wagon, 4-speed manual with electronic overdrive. I sold it with 195,000 miles to a fried chicken business for delivery in 1992 for $3,500. To this day I still see it driving around Manhattan with a giant plastic chicken on the roof. Thay 245GLT wagon was bulletproof. All repairs were simple wear parts, maintenance, and preventative maintenance. I probably should have kept it, but I bought a new 1991 Toyota Cressida, which I had for almost 200,000 miles, then sold that for $9,600 to a Jamaican gentleman, who modified it with a turbocharger for almost 500 HP. I then bought a 2008 SAAB 9-5 in 2013 for $10,500 and it's been superlative, even though it's turbocharged.
@JoeFpoc
Жыл бұрын
This is why i drive grandpa’s old 350 trucks still. I do have a 1990 silverado with a blown head gasket but i just put coolant sealant tabs in it. 3 year holding strong, my biggest fear was tearing it apart to find a cracked block or head so just went with the chemical repair
@chetmyers7041
Жыл бұрын
If someone gave me the POS Mazda with leaking coolant, I would try the tablets, alumna-seal, or walnut powder first. Seems it's worth a try.
@JoeFpoc
Жыл бұрын
@@chetmyers7041 the tablets kinda look like pepper, i just break them up and dump them in. It’s a great alternative if the vehicle isnt worth fixing. My truck is really rusty with a high mileage motor so really had nothing left to lose. Hasn’t clogged up the heater core or anything
@matthewmoore757
Жыл бұрын
You talked about the size of your shop. Personally, i never liked working in the larger shops. The smallest shop i've worked at, had 6 service bays, an alignment bay, and a wash bay. The largest shop i worked at, had 25 bays, a wash bay and alignment bay. For a total of 27. We also had our own body shop next door. It was a shop most techs would look at and say is a dream come true. But your dream is my nightmare. I've worked for many different shops over the years. The larger the shop, the less money i made. That was always the case. two main reasons. Number 1: Big shops, have big overhead. So getting management to give you that pay raise, hah!! Good luck!! Another problem with big shops, is you have more techs. Those techs often step over each other to try to grab the "good" jobs as they come in the door. So you end up with one guy flagging 90 hours in five days, while another guy is flagging only 15. It's a hostile work environment. This is usually a result of poor management not delegating work orders properly. But the more techs you have, the harder that becomes. That's just the nature of it. I came into that shop as a pee-on. and i left as a pee-on. Three years in, and only two pay raises of $3 each. And since i was "The new guy" the older techs kept running over me for the "gravy" jobs and sticking me with the crappy ones. In a way though, i'm glad they did that. Because i learned how to do the hard jobs nobody else wanted to do, and I got efficient at it. I took those skills with me when i left that place. I landed a job at a smaller shop. 10 bays, and one alignment bay. After six months they made me a team manager. Basically making me the 3rd man down the ladder, in charge of the entire shop. You had the shop foreman, the lead tech, and then me. Being a team manager, one of my jobs was to shadow and train the new hires. They would come on as apprentices, on an hourly pay. But here's the best part. Because the jobs are flat rate, and i was in charge of the hourly guys, i could flag every job they were doing under my name. So basically i had 3 bays to myself, and two guys helping me work them, and i got the flag time on all of it. I was riding the gravy train at that shop. LOL!! That shop participated in the AYES program from the local trade-school. So we would have student technicians from that school, job-shadow with us every year. So there was always at least one apprentice under my wing at any given time. Only down side, being in the position that i was in, i was working 6 days a week, 12 to 15 hours a day. It was really taking a toll on me. I eventually had to quit. I was overworked and my health was starting to suffer. I went to another small shop. Only 4 techs. It was a small shop about an hour drive from my house out in the country away from the city. I was hired as lead tech. They paid me $2 more an hour to take the job. But my workload was lighter, Being on flat-rate that did result in a pay-cut overall. But that job was so easy and slack i didn't care. Being out in the country, our work load was usually lite. But that place made lots of money in used car sales because it was one of the only used car lots in the area, The next one was maybe 30 miles away. Because of the money that place was making in sales, they could afford to pay us a minimum guarantee. As long as we showed up on time, and were there on the clock when we were supposed to be, we would automatically get 30 hours of flag time right off the hop. Basically as lead tech, they were paying me a guaranteed 30 hours at $25 an hour, just for showing up. Sheeeit!!🤣 This was back in 2005. That was good pay back then. Even on the low end. In the winter time, when it was slow and the weather was bad, i had one day where i did two oil changes for the entire day. That was it. We actually got the grill out and were having beers and BBQ in the back of the shop while we "worked", and we still got paid our minimums for being there. Best job ever. LOL!! 😛 You'd never find that in a large shop in the city. Not a chance. Large shops work you to death and pay you peanuts for your suffering. At least this has always been my experience. Small shops FTW!! 👍
@Jasa12265
Жыл бұрын
Wow! It costed less than that to get everything sorted on my Phaeton.
@JDMHaze
Жыл бұрын
That’s a huge problem lol No way in hell an Audi, a eight essentially shit cost more than a single repair on a Mazda lol Especially when it’s not a Rotary
@mongo64071
Жыл бұрын
These videos just make the case for EVs even stronger. I might trade one battery every 150,000 miles vs oil, head gaskets, exhaust leaks, catalytic converters, timing chains, and the hundreds of wear items on gas cars that are mandated to have high mpg.
@abelreyna8781
Жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing. Plus, batteries will continue to improve as time goes on, and we'll be able to say goodbye to these mechanical nightmares.
@elpena7547
Жыл бұрын
@@abelreyna8781 I'm waiting for the 800 mile range battery, thats about as much as I should drive in one day. Or a five minute recharge
@voodoossj
Жыл бұрын
US prices are off the charts! That job is no more than 400$ in my country!
@on-site4094
Жыл бұрын
As soon as they eliminated car metal bumpers everything else went to brittle plastic & brittle aluminum. Over the years planed absolescence. The days Good old push rod engines
@Rose.Of.Hizaki
Жыл бұрын
Magic Mike??? I guess this is the car that made him quit Omega 😂😂
@jeffgriffith7003
Жыл бұрын
Thats what I was saying a moment ago. Lol
@jeffreycler495
Жыл бұрын
I pray for the dude that has to put it together.
@MBisFrenchy
Жыл бұрын
Did they check for a TSB or Goodwill repair?
@WilliamPayneNZ
Жыл бұрын
I used to know a factory trained Toyota mechanic. He said that in Japan for extensive major repairs like this they would drop the entire engine and driveline out of the bottom, do the work with everything out of the car, then put it all back in. Never seen it done that way but had no reason to not take his word.
@flr8475
Жыл бұрын
That's what a Mazda mechanic in the US would do. The hours charged for a head replacement is 11.3 on this vehicle.
@andrewhansen4179
Жыл бұрын
What a nightmare . . . . thanks for the warnings. I owned a 1971 Alfa Romeo GTV 1750 that would blow the head gaskets about every 25k miles. The solution was to retorque the head every 20k miles. Lightly loosen the head bolts and retorque them in stages to the right specs. Otherwise the dual overhead cams and the cross flow design with the fully counterweighted crank was a great engine. Mine had some performance mods.
@ryanmuir6338
Жыл бұрын
I have a CX5 same generation, but simpler because they're not turbo'd, but still if I had a failure like that I'd be off to trade it in on something electric
@bbishoppcm
Жыл бұрын
Makes perfect sense! Because five years down the road, when the battery is toast, you simply scrap the entire car and buy another one! Yay future!!
@obsoleteprofessor2034
Жыл бұрын
I did a slap job on one of the last carbureted Civics (88?). Without disconnecting most of the vacuum hosed, i lifted the head slightly with the intake and hoses still attached. Cleaned the mating surfaces as best I could and bolted it all back together. It went another 6 years before they wrecked it
@pxidr
Жыл бұрын
This show how complex cars and engines had become.
@tgmccoy1556
Жыл бұрын
I just had freaking heart surgery! This is far more complicated.
@JohnDoe-zo5tu
6 ай бұрын
When I see videos like this, it reinforces my belief that technicians deserve a lot more respect than the average person gives them. I remember my '68 Camaro from high school had a basic engine and that's it. No emissons stuff anywhere, no AC, no power steering pump, etc. A very basic engine that I would gladly work on. As for today's engines, NO WAY.
@nathancamenzuli3329
Ай бұрын
recently I had a Mazda 6 with a 2.2 diesel, bent valves and this is also a similar procedure, a huge pile of parts to remove. I saw many people from UK and Europe mention its easier to remove the engine out of the car but unfortunately I didn't know before hand
@nah3193
Жыл бұрын
Mr. Wizard how much easier would a head gasket job be on the NA 2.5l?
@robbyjay8119
Жыл бұрын
A lot easier and rarely would a na skyactiv 2.5l head gasket blow. They are actually very reliable engines.
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