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Not to change the subject bit does anyone know of the Corvette LS6 engine is Iron or Alumimum? Just curious.
Kmauer, I'm surprised the service guy could just grab another 6i AT from the lot and demonstrate it to you right there. It would've had to been one that was parked for a while, since this problem doesn't happen when the car has been driven that day.
I have noticed the exact same thing. I'm very anal about my car and the first time I cleaned the interior I used a cloth with some 409 on the center console-I actually thought that it was metal. When I was done there appeared to be a black hair next to the shift lever. Hmmmm, spray it again and rub a bit more. Now there's two "black hairs". I got the message this time. I am now using a california dash duster, and nothing else on those plastic parts. It's one of those wax impregnated dusters you can get at any auto supply store. So far I have no more scratches, but the two I do have really bother me. The only way I would know to get rid of them would be to replace the part. Any other ideas??
Marla, you take your 6 through automated washes? I tried a touchless one once and found it to be near useless. The dirt film was still there and that high pressure water tends to not be so kind on various seals.
Dinu
I bought a new Mazda 6S with the 5 speed auto tranny. I have almost every option on the car but the moonroof and the leather seats. O ahve the value sports apperance package so I ahve the smaller tires and rims. The day I took delivery I was missing a roof molding, and when the prep guys removed the plastic wrap from the interior the fake plastic titanium look plate near the gear shifter had all the painted pulled off when they pulled the plastic off. of corse the dealer said they were sorry and quickly replaced the plate. But the tech then scratched the surrounding plate and that too had to be replaced at a later date. ( seems the fake metal looking plates scratch so easy) From day one the breaks pulsated and the car pulled left very hard, almost to the point of being dangerous to drive at highway speeds. 2 weeks after my purchase I took the car in, both routers were warped and had to be turned. They refuse to order new ones. That problems seems to be fine now. But then the break light came on, seems there is a recall that just came out for the break light coming on. But since day one the car has pulled hard to the left. After 3 visits now I am told alot of bull!!! close to what has been posted in this forum. I am told the car has torque steer, the car was designed that way, the roads I am driving are wavy, wow, every road here in Michigan must be wavy as I cant keep the car tracking straight, never had any other car do this. I am going back for vist 4 to meet with some mazda person that is way up. Thus far I have had 2 allignments, a new tire as the first time one on the left wore real bad with in 2 weeks. Nothing seems to have worked, does anyone else that has had this problem been able to get it solved??? I have had the car 4 weeks now and have 2500 miles on it and cant believe no one can fix this problem. The techs have no clue, they say yep it pulls left real bad but the car is built to do this......LOL ok fine, but why did the tire wear out already on that side? Need help please advise. Every time I leave the car they keep if for 2 days or more, at this point I am getting close to qualifying for our states Lemon Law, only one 2 more visits are needed or if they kpee my car for more then 4 days in the next 2 weeks I may be able to get a new one..........just looking for any suggestions. I notice others on here have the same problem with this car, funny I test drove another mazda at the same dealer and that car did the same thing. SO he put in another one and that car did just fine, but that car was the Mazda 6 with the 17 inch rims, that car drove just fine. Could the rims cause this?
Too many people just look at the post count here and trash the Mazda6 without reading the posts.
Thanks!
Dinu
My husband is convinced you could still put mudguards on, though - just haven't figured out how.
I would definitely have the dealer check it to make SURE what it is. It might only be the gas cap dealie, but it might be something else, too. There's no way to tell until it's checked.
I press it and the noise went away.
I take my hand off and the noise is back.
Utlimately, I banged my fist on that part of the roofliner, albeit gently, and the noise is gone, at least for the one 7 mile drive I took it out for.
lets see if it comes back.
Needless to say, one shouldn't slam everything that rattles in the car.
yipeeee.
Chow, I am a mech engr. So hammering as a solution comes naturally to me
I applied rain-x with no results,any suggestions.
att:thlarock-do your wipers work on a clean dry
windshield?
If your fuse panel cover has fallen off,what did the dealer do to fix it or did they just put it back on?
Fuse panel: mine came off as I was driving home after taking delivery. Next day, I bent over and saw that the panel cover is actually a complex fitting piece. there are 4 tabs that need to be aligned and each fit at right angles. It took me 30 minutes to figure out, but once done and fixed, it has not come off after 4 days and 400 miles.
As regards to whether anyone else experiences this rattle, I will say No. Never heard this complain from any of the mz6 owners over here.
Maybe you should check that too!
Dinu
I have 1500 Kms. on my M6 and am having a hard time with the factory oil recommendations of 5w-20. After reading every I can find on the subject and combined with my mechanical experience I have decided that my first oil change which I will be doing tomorrow I will be using 5W-30 Synthetic oil with a Motorcraft filter. I would like to here what others are using.
I have 1500 Kms. on my M6 and am having a hard time with the factory oil recommendations of 5w-20. After reading every I can find on the subject and combined with my mechanical experience I have decided that my first oil change which I will be doing tommorow I will be using 5W-30 Synthetic oil with a Motorcraft filter. I would like to here what others are using.
As for the oil, yes, 5W-20 is hard to come by, A lot of 0W-20 oils are made to satisfy the specs (I use mobil 1). A lot of people are of teh view that synthetic is useless, or useless so early in the engine's life, and have moved to 5W-30, at least until winter sets in. Search through posts on some of the above fora, or check on "that other mazda6 discussion forum on the internet"
One thing I have noticed is that I hear it *ONLY* when I baby the clutch, like when moving in a parking lot. If I do a normal fast takeoff from a traffic light, with the engine RPM over 1000 rpm, the noise is not heard.
to me it appears to be a belt slipping due to excess load and presence of barely sufficient power under 1000 rpm.
Can anybody from Mazda confirm or deny the existence of this "squeaky effect"?
keep in mind, I only hear it if my window is down.
It was actually my wife who heard it when she was standing outside the car and i was trying to park. I couldn't hear it inside the cabin. I did not even have the radio on. so i rolled down the window and presto! i could hear it.