My friends car is a black 2007 Mazda 6, with the 6 Cyl and manual trans, 126kmi. She has kept the tan interior in pretty much pristine condition. She had some life events and unfortunately let the oil change interval pass about 4 or 5 months ago. The idiot light came on, 2 quarts were added, and then it started needing oil to be added frequently. It seemed to still run fine even after this, but it just developed a knocking sound on acceleration. I have been reading all of the various posts on here, but I am not finding the answers I am looking for. I think the sound is coming from up higher on the engine, rather than from the bottom, but I only briefly heard it. It makes no noise at idle. If you bring the RPMs up a couple of K it makes the noise, and under initial acceleration is is quite loud, I heard it as she drove the car away. At consistent highway speed there is no noise. She took it to the dealer, and they said its a rod knock and she needs an engine. But it sounded like a quick 'diagnoses', not a thorough analysis. I get that a dealer is not interested in 'fixing' the problem, other than putting a new engine into it. The car is not worth $4k for a new engine. I tried to find a local shop that knows Mazdas, but no luck. If anyone happens to know of a Mazda specialist in the Saratoga NY area please let me know. She is ready to give up on the car, but it is a shame as the car is so clean. Any thoughts on if this car is saveable? I am not setup to do work on it myself, so I need to find someone to fix it if it is fixable...
And if it is more work than I can get into, it will be for sale....cheap....
And if it is more work than I can get into, it will be for sale....cheap....