Practically Classics Forum

Mazda 5? Is that the renamed Premacy? The dealers for these things seem to be amazingly helpful and willing to work with their buyers to sort out the car's known but only very occasional issues with clutches and engine mounts.
A colleague of mine has one (his third) and it started to suffer from that slight clutch judder that they exhibit at around the time of their first service. He said that it really wasn't an issue and would happily have left it alone but, when the car went for that first service, the dealer fitted a fresh flywheel, clutch & release fork and engine mounts as their mechanic reported a slight judder when he tested the car after the work was done. They didn't charge for it, they provided a courtesy car without hesitation and they valeted the car and made good a couple of tiny parking scrapes before handing it back.
The dealer in question was Hodgson's on the Silverlink in North Shields, they've always had a great reputation for service but I suspect that other Mazda outlets will be just as accommodating.

wifeys car decided to lose over a litre of coolant, i cant find a leak.. it runs ok any suggestions??

How long did it take to lose a litre?

not sure im keeping an eye on it for now although when it starts on a cold morning it smokes a lot.. the secondary heater is cutting in though.

On cold mornings my 2.0 diesel focus smokes like a chimney. I have been ignoring it.
Top it up and keep an eye. Losing a litre over a year you will never find the source. Losing it over a day you will.

TerryG wrote:....Losing a litre over a year you will never find the source. Losing it over a day you will.

If you do 1000 miles in a day you might, or, if you only do that amount in a year then you might not but unless there's a hole somewhere - in which case there'll be a puddle underneath the engine bay - surely the loss is related more to distance than time?

Yeah, I know, and I'm heading for the cloakroom now.

its still losing coolant, i did 1000 km & it didnt lose a drop, now wifey does 250 km & its gone from max to min.. still cant find a puddle though... water pump? it was changed 35,000 km ago?? i will see how it goes we are off to blighty next sunday

Assuming you have somewhere dry to work I would get some old cardboard from the nearest supermarket wide enough to go from side to side of your car and park the car on it. Get it up to running temperature and let it sit for a while then reverse off and see if there are any drips on it. No marks and it may be such a slow leak that it is just boiling off (possibly worth checking the pressure cap). It could also be that you parked on a different slope between you checking it after 1000 and your other half's 250 so it appears to have used more than it has.

Matrix? worth a thorough check of the carpets and up around the matrix, it's amazing how much fluid a modern car's carpet will absorb before you notice anything.

Just a thought.

had the local mobile mechanic service it yesterday, he cant find anything but has taken the belly panel off so we can see better (park over cardboard job)... off to blighty this weekend so wish me luck