2014 Mazda 3

**travajante** · February 21st, 2016 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by yangmen

Gusto ko rin sana but mine is sedan. Is there a way?

Very possible. Look at our good buddy's......visit Atoy's

**Hot Hatch!** · February 21st, 2016 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by travajante

Very possible. Look at our good buddy's......visit Atoy's

Or if you do not want to cut rear bumpers for the exhaust (non reversible) you can just custom the pipe lower. One club member did that and it looks equally mean. =)

**elodeon** · February 22nd, 2016 12:39 AM

Anyone here who gets the "amoy bagong kulot smell" after going steep uphill? I experienced this first time and twice this weekend.

Did not race the engine and kept it in Drive. Odo is currently at 1.5k KM

**travajante** · February 22nd, 2016 06:30 AM

Originally Posted by elodeon

Anyone here who gets the "amoy bagong kulot smell" after going steep uphill? I experienced this first time and twice this weekend.
Did not race the engine and kept it in Drive. Odo is currently at 1.5k KM

A repost on a common non-Mazda-specific possibility:

Sulfur odor at high speeds/steep climbs/spirited drives....
So what is that awful smell? It's hydrogen sulfide or H2S. Fart!!! It does not exist in the fuel nor oil, which is why you can't smell it at the gas station. It does, however, come from the gasoline. Almost all gasoline contains organic sulfur compounds with sulfur levels ranging from 30 to 100 parts per million, approximately.

As the fuel burns, the organic sulfur compounds break down into simpler compounds. If the engine is running lean (more air than is needed to burn the fuel), the sulfur is likely to be SO2, or sulfur dioxide. The catalytic converter can change this into SO3 (sulfur trioxide), which then reacts with the catalyst to form sulfates on the catalyst. Over several minutes there is a build up of sulfates. If the engine suddenly starts to run rich (not enough air to burn all the fuel), such as when you drive spiritedly, stop at a red light, climb a steep hill, or brake hard to slow down, the chemistry changes. Now the sulfates are unstable and they react to form hydrogen sulfide, which is expelled from the exhaust pipe all at once. The high concentration is the reason for the bad smell! This effect is a common problem with any new vehicle because the catalyst is working at a very high efficiency. However, as the catalyst ages, the activity drops. Fortunately for us, one of the first reactions to be affected is the formation of hydrogen sulfide. So as the catalyst gets older, the smell will go away. It should also be noted that many catalysts never smell bad. One reason might be because the vehicle doesn't run lean for much of the time, or perhaps the catalyst has an extra component that reduces the production of hydrogen sulfide.

Use it more often, it should go away as the kms pile up.....Hopefully, it's just the above.
A great week ahead, y'all!!!!

**JohnM** · February 22nd, 2016 07:32 AM

Originally Posted by travajante

Use it more often, it should go away as the kms pile up.....Hopefully, it's just the above.

Yep nawala na sakin. Used to be that lumalabas ang amoy at speeds around 100. Nung weekend was on NLEX TPLEX playing between 100 and 130 and no smell whatsoever

Hirap ng 3 kunsintidor lalo na sa highway. Chicken ang 120. Muntikan na ako sa speed gun under the bridge trick. Buti nakita ko agad ang pickup nila

**Yatta** · February 22nd, 2016 08:41 AM

Originally Posted by elodeon

Anyone here who gets the "amoy bagong kulot smell" after going steep uphill? I experienced this first time and twice this weekend.

Did not race the engine and kept it in Drive. Odo is currently at 1.5k KM

New cars always have weird smells. Some comes from the clutch (for manual cars), others from the brakes. Others from the overspray of the undercoating on the exhaust pipings and muffler. It should go away once its broken in.

**rei_lied** · February 22nd, 2016 11:04 AM

Anong gamit na coolant ng inyong M3's? Mine's getting low already...and since I'm a total newbie on cars, don't know what coolant to use. BTW, is coolant cost free for PMS 10k? I still have 2 more months before my next PMS though...baka di na umabot yung coolant ko. Mahirap na magoverheat

**Yatta** · February 22nd, 2016 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by rei_lied

Anong gamit na coolant ng inyong M3's? Mine's getting low already...and since I'm a total newbie on cars, don't know what coolant to use. BTW, is coolant cost free for PMS 10k? I still have 2 more months before my next PMS though...baka di na umabot yung coolant ko. Mahirap na magoverheat

Bili ka na lang ng distilled water at yun ang i-top off mo. Actually ganun din naman gagawin ng casa during PMS based sa nakita ko.