2014 Mazda 3

**bxr monkey** · May 17th, 2020 03:39 PM

Ayos, sarap ng kumpleto sa tools at shaded/ventilated garage space.

Teka, may kailangan i-grease sa rack and pinion... tie rods?

**Egan101** · May 17th, 2020 03:54 PM

Great job, bro!

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**travajante** · May 17th, 2020 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by yapoy86

Performed front underchassis cleaning and brake cleaning..

Wheels.. damn these 18's are too heavy.. back breaker

Took the opportunity to grease the rack and pinion.

Cleaned the liners.. and the calipers.. shouting made in china..

There is a ton of clips in here.. but managed to put them all back!

Nice that the mazda placed a handful of underchassis covers.. although access will be more difficult as you need to remove them first but still its nice that the underchassis is protected.

At first i'm hearing suspension noise on rough / uneven cemented road.. my first suspect are the front calipers. Greasing the pins solved the problem. Noise gone!

I found the e-loop capacitor on the driver side front wheel well. Its directly connected to the alternator then wirings go inside under the driver seat. I don't know its water resistance rating but to be on the safe side, better not to pass flood waters more than half of the tires deep.

It's 1 lucky 3 to find such a good home! Great boredom therapy![emoji106]

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**travajante** · May 17th, 2020 04:00 PM

Originally Posted by bxr monkey

Teka, may kailangan i-grease sa rack and pinion... tie rods?

Nope. No fittings.

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**yapoy86** · May 17th, 2020 05:24 PM

Originally Posted by bxr monkey

Ayos, sarap ng kumpleto sa tools at shaded/ventilated garage space.

Teka, may kailangan i-grease sa rack and pinion... tie rods?

Opened the steering boot and spread some grease on the rack gear..

**yapoy86** · May 17th, 2020 05:26 PM

Originally Posted by travajante

It's 1 lucky 3 to find such a good home! Great boredom therapy![emoji106]

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Yes sir.. typhoon ambo hampered the job a bit.. took me 16 man hours to complete the front.

**yapoy86** · May 17th, 2020 05:30 PM

Originally Posted by Egan101

Great job, bro!

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OC on car under chassis...i like to see them clean.. also makes maintenance easy.

**travajante** · May 17th, 2020 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by yapoy86

Yes sir.. typhoon ambo hampered the job a bit.. took me 16 man hours to complete the front.

Fun 16 DIY Hrs![emoji106]

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**bxr monkey** · May 17th, 2020 08:10 PM

Originally Posted by yapoy86

Opened the steering boot and spread some grease on the rack gear..

Ah okay. Buti re-useable ang steering boot clips sa rack end side.

**charlie021** · May 19th, 2020 08:26 AM

Had my m3 serviced for pms outside casa for the 1st time in golden isuzu (4 yr old m3). Owner told me that my tensioner belt is leaking and needs replacement but did not insist, he just told me replacement costs 4k but its not urgent and can be done next time. I have no idea about it can someone confirm on this and if the price is reasonable?

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