Advice Needed

Yes, there are two issues that can occur with that engine. One is interrupted DPF regenerations leading to contamination of the engine oil from the diesel fuel. The other is leaking injector seals leading to carbon build up blocking the oil pick up valve in the sump which in turn leads to the engine being starved of oil. The latter scenario would be the more likely to occur and it's bad because by the time the oil pressure warning light comes on the damage is done and the engine is scrap. I would leave it with Joe Duffy and see what they say. It may be possible to get a replacement engine fitted free of charge under Mazda warranty. This is an inherent engineering flaw with these cars and not due to lack of maintenance or driver behaviour.

car would have to have Full Mazda history and to have all required services done

Its the same approach my brother is taking with his after going to trade it in. Nobody wanted to know and those who made offers effectively offered nothing when the figures were worked out. He's happy to drive it until it dies knowing its already worth very little.

there is an x on the dipstick above the full oil level. When the oil get this high it trips oil pressure warning. it means that either service to be done or the injector seals need doing. common issue

BMW did for a time but there are plenty of people out there who were not entertained by them and had to fork out themselves. I don't even think Mazda will admit there is an issue with their engines, not to mind cover replacing it well outside of warranty.

The problem with the small claims court is that the maximum claim is 2k:

You might be better off having a consultation with a solicitor or legal executive who deals in these sort of cases.

Well that's working in your favour in fairness. Whats the overall mileage on the car? And the mileage between the first visit and disaster?

Did you ever get this sorted? How did it end? Would you reccomend a garage thats good with Mazda repairs?

OMG, that is a disaster. I just got my engine rebuilt, its 5kkm latwr and im getting vibrations, car shaking between 80-120 km/h when cruising and dpf regenerates every 150kms. I was hoping you found a resolution to your issue, but I guess we are both deep in similar ****. Hope youll get some resolution.

Has anyone had problems with their Mazda Skyactiv 2.2 diesel stalling or stuttering? In January 2020 there was the recall AK016A. Mazda3, Mazda6 and CX-5's with that engine were affected. The recall stated that carbon build up in the intake shutter valve could cause the engine to stall.

This happened to me while driving at about 10-15 kph in traffic. The car wouldn't restart, I had no power steering and no assisted braking. The car had to be pushed off the road. It was towed to the local Mazda dealer and after an extensive engine carbon clean it was working again. Sounds a bit familiar to the recall? I was asked to pay for the carbon clean and weeks prior to that the oil pressure warning light came on in the dash. Had the car towed to the dealer and they said it was "water" in the sump strainer. The sump had to be dropped, the strainer replaced, but, I'm not convinced it was water (€450 later). Was it carbon build up?

As part of the January 2020 recall, which at the time wasn't explained to me that it was a recall (had never experienced a recall before). They rang and said we have to do some work on your car. They said they had to give it an engine carbon clean and that if I was was paying for it, it would cost me €1200. They were making out like they were doing me a favour and not that it was as a result of a recall. I learnt much later that the intake shutter valve would have been inspected after the clean, replaced if needed. And an engine software update was applied to help reduce carbon build up.

Fast forward 3 years later and a 2nd engine carbon clean on the car.

Anyone else with a similar problem.