2014 Mazda 3

[StockEngine]

Do you guys leave your headlights on auto? will it cause the bulb to fail prematurely?

Never. It can drain your battery. Lots of horror stories.

[disavowed]

Hi Guys,

I'm planning to buy a mazda 3 2.0 hb and wondering if you can suggest a good dealer. Do they offer any freebies? Thanks.

Regards,
Rhyan

[balongbalong]

Never. It can drain your battery. Lots of horror stories.

Of all my cars with auto on headlights, it never caused the battery to drain, in fact it will turn off your headlights automatically when you turn off your car!

Its actually the manual switch headlights that drain the battery since yun iba nakakalimutan i switch off yun headlights/parklights and even interior lights after turning off the car and leaving it parked for quite some time.

As for premature wear not really, as bulbs really have a useable life. More often i forget to close my lights (in my non auto on headlights) after coming from a basement, driving all day na naka on pala. mas nakakaubos pa yun ng life kaysa patay sindi bawat daan sa tunnel when using auto on.

[marcyaptinchay]

You will have the option to keep it on auto or not, whats nice is you have the option and if it does not fit your lifestyle then it can be turned off

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[jut703]

My 12 year old Mazda 3's auto headlamps still work. It's definitely not something to worry about.

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[travajante]

Finally, SoM3 Facelift Spyshots....
Nope, it won't have the hourglass Lexus fascia, but it will get a new bumper; some mild revisions to headlamps, grille section, and fog lamp enclosures.
Apart from the thinner steering wheel spokes, The console on the Facelift may get a revised dual zone climate control switchgear that would resemble the system on the M6. Expect significant changes like having an electronic parking brake ala CX-5 instead of the old school e-brake lever, and the Commander Control unit and gear selector moving closer to the center console. The result is additional storage space from a new compartment that has a sliding lid.

The revised steering wheel....


Mor3 to coM3? We'll see.....

[travajante]

Sharing this article by Marton Pettendy way back 2013...Let's see if gen2 Skyactiv time table can be realized....

Mazda Eyes 18:1 Petrol Compression
Lean Diesel-like Combustion in Store for Mazda's Gen2 SKYACTIV-G Petrol Engines by 2017???

"Mazda’s second-generation SKYACTIV-G petrol engines could emerge within four years with compression ratios as high as 18.0:1.

What’s more, the heavily reworked four-cylinder engines will employ diesel technology — including a combustion process ignited not by a sparkplug but compression — to reduce fuel consumption by a further 30 per cent.


Mazda shocked industry observers when its first-generation SKYACTIV-G petrol four emerged in late 2010 with a compression ratio of 14.0:1, matching many diesel and motorcycle engines and setting a new benchmark for a mass-produced petrol engine.

At the same time, as part of the push to reduce its fleet-average fuel consumption by 30 per cent between 2008 and 2015 (the same figure it achieved between 2001 and 2008), Mazda revealed its first SKYACTIV-D diesel engine with a super-low 14:1 compression ratio.

Mazda has previously identified homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) as the next step for its SKYACTIV-G petrol engine, and similar technology has been investigated by GM, Mercedes-Benz and Hyundai/Kia.

Like those car-makers, Mazda says the diesel-like HCCI technology works by using the heat and pressure inside the cylinders to ignite the air/fuel mixture without requiring a spark plug for ignition.

However, Mazda has gone two steps further than GM and Mercedes by confirming it will enter production in its second-generation SKYACTIV-G engine, as part of its drive to meet ever-tightening global emissions standards.

Europe has the world’s most stringent fleet-average CO2 emissions laws, which call for 95g/km by 2020 and 65g/km by 2025 – well below all current vehicles, including Australia’s most fuel-efficient car, the Toyota Prius hybrid (89g/km).

The US and China are expected to follow and electric vehicles will be mandatory for all brands in California by 2018.

Instead of following other car-makers down the downsized turbo engine path, HCCI will be the centrepiece of Mazda’s plans to cut the fuel consumption of the internal combustion engine, which it says will still power 90 per cent of passenger cars in 2020, by another 30 per cent beyond 2015.

“We decided not to follow the downsizing approach because our SKYACTIV engines will be competitive without that,” said the general manager of Mazda’s product strategy division, Hidetoshi Kudo, at a Mazda technology forum in Yokohama on Friday.

Indeed, Ichiro Hirose, the vice-president of Mazda’s European R&D Centre, said Mazda would not be able to meet future emissions laws without HCCI, which more effectively reduces fuel consumption in the real world compared to downsized engines.

“In order to improve efficiency we have no choice but to go to HCCI,” he said. “The aim is to get another 30 per cent in thermal efficiency with HCCI.

“This statement is not based on a wish but based on many tests already in our research activity.

“We’re going to build the ideal internal combustion engine, with vastly reduced well-to-wheel CO2 emissions. [We can achieve] hybrid-like fuel consumption with HCCI in the second-generation.”

Hirose-san said Mazda’s lean-burn HCCI technology, which he describes as diesel technology for petrol engines, will include compression ratios of between 16:1 and 18:1.

He said HCCI, which aims to make petrol engine combustion as lean as possible without misfiring, could lead to fuel savings of up to 30 per cent, reduce friction losses by 20 per cent and eliminate both pumping losses and harmful NOx emissions.

However, he cited challenges including managing heat loss and the smooth transition between compression ignition at low to mid-range engine speeds and spark ignition at higher revs.

Beyond HCCI for its second-generation SKYACTIV-G engines, Mazda is already working on third-generation SKYACTIV technology, which will include adiabatic combustion chamber technology.

Mazda said this would lead to another dramatic reduction in fuel consumption by improving low-speed efficiency and reducing exhaust energy and cooling losses, but would not reveal the type of cylinder wall and/or piston coatings it is investigating.

It says the wider ‘sweet spot’ of petrol engines incorporating lean diesel-like air/fuel ratios and adiabatic combustion chambers will negate the need for continuously variable automatic transmissions (CVTs) and multi-speed automatics.

Hirose-san said that although some of Mazda’s rivals were developing automatics with 10 or more ratios, “six (speeds) is enough from a fuel consumption view”.

Further, in terms of their impact in hybrid applications, the broader performance spread of its MkII SKYACTIV engines requires electric assistance only at very low loads, where the energy required could be covered by brake energy regeneration, leading to downsized motors and batteries.

Thus, Mazda says its third-generation SKYACTIV engines will offer EV-like well-to-wheel emissions levels (depending on the power source).

Before its second- and third-generation SKYACTIV engines arrive, Mazda will broaden the rollout of its ‘i-stop’ idle-stop system. Introduced in 2009, it was employed in 70 per cent of its passenger cars built in 2012, rising to 80 per cent in 2013.

The innovative Japanese brand’s world-first capacitor-based regenerative braking system, i-ELOOP, debuted in this year’s new Mazda6 but will not feature in next year’s new Mazda3, which nevertheless consumes just 5.7L/100km in 2.0-litre auto form.

Mazda is also working on electrification, having just released in Japan its first mass-production petrol-electric vehicle, the 3.2L/100km Mazda3 Hybrid, and fitted its battery-electric Mazda2 prototype with a rotary range-extender.

It also revealed a compressed natural gas-powered Mazda3 concept at last week’s Tokyo show, as part of its development of alternative fuel systems.

Asked when its second-generation SKYACTIV-G petrol engines would become available to customers, Mazda’s managing executive officer of R&D Takahisa Sori said: “We began our SKYACTIV research in 2006 and it reached production in 2011, so maybe you can imagine the timing.”

Therefore, given it has already started SKYACTIV II development, expect to see Mazda’s lean-burn HCCI petrol engines to emerge within the next few years – in time for the next generation of its core 2, 3 and 6 passenger models."

[travajante]

Mor3 shared Plate Relocation pics from North America....


& Mor3 comments....
"I think the plate relocator is a MUST. It is super easy to install....I consider myself pretty technically savvy, so it took me about 2 minutes to install. Someone less technically savvy, probably about 15 minutes. It's a very small mounting block, it's very professional and engineered from a plastic blow-mold process. It requires no drilling to install the mounting block on the front bumper and is easily reversible in the event you want to remove it. Supply is limited though. Hopefully there's still some left."

"Love the front plate relocation. Gonna have to add that to my list of potential things to do. How easy is something like that to do yourself (I'm not the most technically proficient person, but can follow directions fairly well... lol)"

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[chiezee]

Question lang po how much po parw sa k&n intake/filter

[travajante]

Question lang po how much po parw sa k&n intake/filter

For reference, here's a K&N drop-in replacement:

Here's their Typhoon Short Ram:

PM or call Manskee, he can get you either.

[Walter]

There's a debate whether it's a good idea to use K&N filter in a country like ours where most of the streets are dusty.

[Yatta]

There's a debate whether it's a good idea to use K&N filter in a country like ours where most of the streets are dusty.

I don't understand what the concern is. A lot of car manufacturers use oil-bathed filters in the desert. If the concern is it will crud up easily, well isn't that what the filter is supposed to do, Stop them from getting inside the engine? For me that is about the same logic as don't step on the brakes too much as the pads will wear out faster. Better early worn pads than an accident, and better a cruddy filter than a blown engine. Solution ko diyan is clean it up more frequently.

[Walter]

I don't understand what the concern is. A lot of car manufacturers use oil-bathed filters in the desert. If the concern is it will crud up easily, well isn't that what the filter is supposed to do, Stop them from getting inside the engine? For me that is about the same logic as don't step on the brakes too much as the pads will wear out faster. Better early worn pads than an accident, and better a cruddy filter than a blown engine. Solution ko diyan is clean it up more frequently.

It allows more dust particles to go through compared to stock filter. Read an article that did comparative tests. Yes, K&N improves performance but at the expense of letting in more particles.

[travajante]

There's a debate whether it's a good idea to use K&N filter in a country like ours where most of the streets are dusty.

& watch vs over-oiling upon recharges. It might crud up the MAF sensor & pop CELs. There are good dry flow filter options out there now. These don't require oiling. I'm happy w/ stock & yojin swaps em free.every twenty

[balongbalong]

You guys have a list of what should get replaced every pms for yoijin?

I know oil and oil filter is everytime except the 1k.

Aside from those?

Cabin filter? Every 20k?

Engine air filter? Every 20k like you mentioned travajante?

Brake fluid? 40k or two years?

Anyway on the topic of k&n, that typhoon kit will make your engine sound cool without it being annoying like a loud muffler, go for it!

If drop in lang, wag na, no sound enchancement and filter performance will be the same as your paper filter.

[Yatta]

You guys have a list of what should get replaced every pms for yoijin?

I know oil and oil filter is everytime except the 1k.

Aside from those?

Cabin filter? Every 20k?

Engine air filter? Every 20k like you mentioned travajante?

Brake fluid? 40k or two years?

Anyway on the topic of k&n, that typhoon kit will make your engine sound cool without it being annoying like a loud muffler, go for it!

If drop in lang, wag na, no sound enchancement and filter performance will be the same as your paper filter.

There is a checklist in the manual which components need to be checked/replaced at which kilometer.

There are pros and cons in using pod vs drop in filters. Pod filters especially in short ram config can suffer from heat soak (minimized with a heatshield but the engine is still sucking in hot air in the engine bay). Kapag cold air intake style naman there is a danger of hydro-lock (water getting sucked in) especially in a tropical country like ours. Drop in types are a compromise. The nice induction sound can be replicated even with a drop in filter by removing the duct and piping before the airbox.

[travajante]

You guys have a list of what should get replaced every pms for yoijin?

I know oil and oil filter is everytime except the 1k.

Aside from those?

Cabin filter? Every 20k?

Engine air filter? Every 20k like you mentioned travajante?

Brake fluid? 40k or two years?

Anyway on the topic of k&n, that typhoon kit will make your engine sound cool without it being annoying like a loud muffler, go for it!

If drop in lang, wag na, no sound enchancement and filter performance will be the same as your paper filter.

Cabin & Air Filters every 20k. I'll ask what are on next, balong sir.

[aRTie]

Cabin & Air Filters every 20k. I'll ask what are on next, balong sir.

Fuel Filter, every 20k also

[travajante]

Pod filters especially in short ram config can suffer from heat soak (minimized with a heatshield but the engine is still sucking in hot air in the engine bay).

Heat soak & Short ram don't have to go together anymore. Corksport went beyond just a shield.

Kapag cold air intake style naman there is a danger of hydro-lock (water getting sucked in) especially in a tropical country like ours.

True. That's what Air Bypass Valves, like this below, are for....

[chekers]

Your highness, greetings! My i-stop is flickering, does it mean my batteries are worn?