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Ad-blue gauge was reading low-  After some research it turns out the procedure for topping up the Ad-blue is farcical. In what design meeting was it decided that a tank that needs topping up should be hidden under the boot floor? Needing you to remove the boot trim and a section of the floor. Then when you do get to it access is so restricted you can’t pour the bloody stuff in!  I did however uncover a few other issues -
Quick overview of the procedure for getting to the ad-blue tank. Tools required-
Nearside of the boot floor under the stowage trays. Unscrew the 3 nuts and lift the access cover. As the nuts looked corroded pretty bad I gave them a good soaking in WD40 Trying to fill at home is not advised here, as access is so restricted you can’t pour it without spilling it everywhere. I ended up using a funnel attached to a length of pipe. Not a great solution. Use a pump at a petrol station if you can. As you can see there is water getting in somewhere, and there is a fair bit of tin rot. Before putting everything back together I’ve cleaned away the loose rust with a wire brush. Once clean I sprayed the area with hammarite to try and prevent it getting any worse. I’ve had to reassemble using the rounded nut as I don’t have any tri lobe locking nuts to replace it with. I’ve filed it down so I can get a spanner on it. I’ll replace it at a later date.
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Having worked in and around the Automotive industry for some 20+ years, I thought it would be interesting to see if I can put any of the skills I’ve learnt to use by seeing if a grotty old SUV can be brought back to life and made to look presentable. The car of choice is a 2012 Mazda CX-7, to say this car has been unloved would be an understatement, it looks like Stig of the dump has been living in it! Mechanically the car is pretty sound, so hopefully not to much to do there. IssuesThe main issues all look to be cosmetic as you can hopefully see from the pictures.
It is basically a garden shed on wheels. The first wipe over of the dash to make it sanitary to drive ruined a new microfiber cloth No doubt we’ll find other issues as we go.
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