Oil pan gasket leak

[Ken Ford]

Fairly labor intensive.

Mazda 3 Service Manual - Oil Pan Removal/Installation [Mzr 2.0, Mzr 2.5] - Lubrication

www.mazda3tech.com

 

[CAMSDADDY]

The one I was looking at may be a different engine. Online it doesn't look like 6-hour job. However I could be looking at the wrong image. I pulled up 2009 Mazda 5.

I dont have the VIN but Alldata and Mitchell are both call for a fair amount of time. While they can be wrong and quite often are I they are generally a good starting point. I know I would not volunteer to do the job in an hour by looking at a google image.

 

[Ken Ford]

From what it looks like it's just a handful of 10 mm bolts. It has no gasket from the factory so you just use a silicone sealer. Very easy install! 400 bucks to do that as a healthy some. Looks like a $200 job from what I'm seeing online.

That was the transmission oil pan replacement video.

 

[Trailrider]

Fairly labor intensive.

Mazda 3 Service Manual - Oil Pan Removal/Installation [Mzr 2.0, Mzr 2.5] - Lubrication

www.mazda3tech.com

WTF all that for an oil pan? Those engineers ought to be flogged

 

[CAMSDADDY]

Fairly labor intensive.

Mazda 3 Service Manual - Oil Pan Removal/Installation [Mzr 2.0, Mzr 2.5] - Lubrication

www.mazda3tech.com

I think the Mazda 5 is even more extensive. The Mazda 3 shows 2.7 hours for either engine and the 5 shows 4.7 per alldata.

 

[Ken Ford]

The oil cooler lines are built in it seems. Also looking on the tech forums, it says to loosen the transmission bolts one turn, but not more. So the fit is quite tight.

 

[BLS68]

Also make a ultraviolet dye oil additive that can help diagnose leaks. Relatively inexpensive.

 

[Glock 21]

Defect or damage? You remember the brand?

Fram. I am thinking defect but hard to say no problems since I replaced with Motorcraft

 

[StuP]

A lot of modern cars have a bunch of suspension / crossmember / accessory stuff turning a simple job into a PITA.

 

[Gunanddoglover]

Out of curiosity how many of you giving advice are actually mechanics?