On your review of the Mazda CX 90 I was very impressed. I was told by a mechanic local that to do any work on the engine of the CX90 the engine has to be pulled and the front clip taked off. Things like the timing chains, turbo work and etc. Is this true?
Welcome new member,
From what I can tell, it has an inline 6, which has advantages and disadvantages but is usually a good layout. It's long and big, and there is not a lot of room in the engine bay to work on it (especially with all the extra plastic beauty covers ❗ ). Anything low down on the front of the engine might require a bit of disassembly for access; likewise the back of the engine, though that is a given with most cars.
I might be wrong, but I don't know that the plugs are as bad as some people on the internet are implying. I haven't seen one in person, so I'm just going on picture and videos. But to me it looks like 1-4 are right on top with super easy access. 5 and 6 will require removal of the air intake, but that shouldn't be too bad.
Cylinder 6 might be one of those cases where loosening the motor mounts will make the job easier, but should be no problem to do the job with the engine in the car. FWIW, the owners manual specifies new plugs at around 60K, I think, so if this is really an issue we should find out before long.
PS: the turbo is at the top passenger side of the engine. Access is easy.
I went by the dealer and they said they could not sell most that have come in because of engine recall. The girl said they had to take the front clip off and pull the engine to fix one and it took 30 hours. I decided to buy a cx50.