So I finally get to spend some time with the CX-7. I start it up. It idles and runs fine for two maybe three minutes and then it the engine cuts off. Just like turning the key to off. It cranks and cranks but will not start. I let the car sit for an hour or two. My BIL and I go back out the cars...
Despite my daily driver build being a low buck effort,
https://mazdaspeeds.org/index.php?threads/a-a-joe%E2%80%99s-cheap-assed-cx-7-daily-driver-build.7865/ I didn’t want to skimp on critical parts. I wanted OEM parts and with Edge’s reputation in the Mazda forums, I felt confident ordering...
After 1290 miles I had the opportunity to perform a checkup on the CX-7.
Over the last 800 miles, I had one P0301 code and several P0300 codes pop up at startup. They were generally 200 miles or so from each other. I cleared them and ran a bottle of the Chevron Techron Complete Fuel System...
I just downloaded VersaTuner free and an OBDlink SX. I would like to get a little experience with VT Free before I move up to Lite or the full version. I have a stock CX-7 that is a daily driver. I do not have any codes or issues with the car.
How to read and erase codes was self-explanatory...
During my build I noticed that my CEL was inoperative. I pulled the cluster out, disassembled it and found that the CEL light had been pulled off the circuit board. I searched the web and called a few Michigan based vendors and none of them would repair a Mazda dash. I went back online and found...
(My hard drive full of pictures has crashed so I’m trying to find pictures of the build on phones and other devices and will add them as they are recovered.)
I’ve bought and sold cars even before I had a driver’s license. My first car was a VW Beetle dune buggy with a seized motor. I bought it...
Is the second catalytic converter necessary for anything other than emissions on a turbo car? Just curious. I didn't know there was two converters on my 2008 CX-7 until today.