Help cx-5 oil pressure

[Gazdkw]

It's no problem. Tbh it's not the first time it's been suggested as a possible cause. We are debating taking the car to a garage we trust. Warranty company will contribute towards hourly rate

[Gazdkw]

Thought I'd share an update. We had the car towed to a garage we trust on Saturday.

Spoke to them on Monday and this was the reply

Tested the oil pressure and it read low, the oil was s**t so changed the oil, flushed the engine and changed the filter and now the pressure is mid gauge so on the right track. now need to run the engine and see what happens at different rpm

Hopefully this could be some good news

[Gmsal]

Thought I'd share an update. We had the car towed to a garage we trust on Saturday.

Spoke to them on Monday and this was the reply

Tested the oil pressure and it read low, the oil was s**t so changed the oil, flushed the engine and changed the filter and now the pressure is mid gauge so on the right track. now need to run the engine and see what happens at different rpm

Hopefully this could be some good news

Hopefully this is the start of some good luck for you.
Please continue to keep us informed.

[Gazdkw]

Well it's  not the outcome we was hoping for. The garage said he drove it 4 miles and the low oil pressure light came on again.

So they have taken the oil filter out (that's a new one they put on Saturday) and it had loads of swarf on it.

So it looks like there is a bigger problem. I think this falls in the camshaft problem issue. Would you agree?

Was this fault admitted and dealt with by Mazda? Was there a recall? Services bulletin?

[Willpower]

There is an absolute mine of information relating to the Camshaft problem here on the forum.

Might I suggest that you do a search from the Homepage  using the keyword  "Camshaft".  There are many many results you should look through including this one.

http://mazdacx5forums.co.uk/index.php?topic=552.msg4057#msg4057

Does your car fall into the VIN range ?  If it does then it Should have been checked at some stage IF the car had been taken into a Mazda dealership.   
I would check your VIN number and proceed along those lines.  As far as I know, there was no recall or service bulletin issued.   

[Gazdkw]

yep my car falls within the VIN range.

So you say it "should" have been checked if the car had been taken to mazda. What does that mean? does that mean that if the car had been taken to mazda (which it did for a service 10k miles ago) that they should have highlighted the issue? fixed the issue?

[Huxie]

https://flic.kr/p/TkgqUo

Last serviced by Mazda on 24/08/16 at 21,807 miles, including oil and filter change.

Oil level always at the top dot.

Awaiting inspection by the dealer today.

Ho hum ......

[Willpower]

I think I am safe assuming that as you only bought your car 7 months ago it has had least one previous owner or maybe more. Hopefully at some time in it's life it will have gone into a Mazda dealership for a service or warranty issue. If it has in fact done so, after the issue with the improperly hardened camshaft head was recognised, then it should have been checked. Exactly what was involved regarding rectification I am uncertain. I do know that it involved a complete engine flush and oil replenishment.   
If I were you, my immediate task would be to contact your nearest Mazda dealer armed with your VIN number and get them to check on their database to see if your car has been checked. Your next action can only be based on the result of that enquiry.

[Gazdkw]

It was at a mazda delearship 10k miles ago for a service!

Would this problem have been present before 10k miles ago or does it happen quite suddenly?

If the problem was present 10k miles ago then they would have seen the swarf in the oil and around the filter

Many thanks

[twabrigs]

I don't know if it would have been evident 10k miles ago (I suspect no-one could say with certainty that it was evident then) but I'm pretty sure the known problem was known at that time, so if your car is in the VIN range affected the Mazda service agent should have done whatever was required at the time of your last service as a preventative measure. Have you got access to the electronic service record? It should say what updates etc were done and when.

[Huxie]

https://flic.kr/p/TkgqUo

Last serviced by Mazda on 24/08/16 at 21,807 miles, including oil and filter change.

Oil level always at the top dot.

Awaiting inspection by the dealer today.

Ho hum ......

Turned out OK. Oil was diluted so as a gesture of goodwill Mazda did a free oil and filter change and applied the software update which reduces the regens (a TSB was mentioned but didn't get any details). Also updated ECU with latest firmware.

[Gazdkw]

I'm going to speak with Mazda tomorrow and see what information they have. If someone was told of the fault in the past or that the car was within the bin number range then I may have a case of saying I purchased the car wth a known fault.

I also want to see if Mazda had done any software updates

[kiakid2]

Out of interest – did you buy the car outright from the garage or is there any finance involved. If there is money outstanding, then a finance company has an interest in the value of the car and may be able to put pressure on the garage to resolve things             

[Gazdkw]

Finance. I spoke with them last week. They wasn't very helpful. They said the only thing they can do is open a case that we purchased a faulty car but we would need proof that the car was actually faulty at the time of purchase or we can hand the car to them and they will auction it and we pay the difference between. We are going to talk with trading standards today and take this further

[Deeps]

Finance. I spoke with them last week. They wasn't very helpful. They said the only thing they can do is open a case that we purchased a faulty car but we would need proof that the car was actually faulty at the time of purchase

Well that's easily enough to check. Contact Mazda again and check whether they have a record of the recall having been executed. If not, then the selling dealership is at fault in my opinion for not checking whether there was anything outstanding on the vehicle.