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Mazda CX-9

The three-row SUV, and two quite different vehicles. The first generation uses Ford's 3.5 and 3.7 Duratec V6 on a Ford CD3 platform from the Mazda-Ford era, so Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX information applies to its powertrain. The second is entirely Mazda: a 2.5 Skyactiv-G turbo with a dynamic pressure turbocharger, which uses a valve in the exhaust manifold to raise gas velocity at low speed — an unusual arrangement whose actuator is worth ruling out before believing a boost code.

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Generations

TB 2006–2015

Ford CD3 with Ford's Duratec V6 — Edge and MKX information covers the powertrain, and the water-pump-behind-the-timing-cover is its known expensive fault.
- Duratec (badge, not an engine)
- F21 (AWTF-81SC) 6-speed automatic
Body styles

SUV

Platform

Ford CD3
Engines
3.5 Duratec V6 — petrol

3.7 Duratec V6 — petrol · 366 Nm (270 lb-ft)
Transmissions

6-speed F21 automatic

Drivetrain

Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
TC 2016–2023

All Mazda; the 2.5 turbo's dynamic pressure turbocharger uses an exhaust-manifold valve, and its actuator is the first thing to rule out on a boost fault.
- SkyActiv-G
- SKYACTIV-Drive (FW6A-EL) automatic
Body styles

SUV

Platform

Mazda Skyactiv
Engines
2.5 turbo — SKYACTIV-G · petrol · 420 Nm (310 lb-ft)

2.5 Skyactiv-G — petrol
Transmissions

6-speed Skyactiv-Drive automatic

Drivetrain

Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive

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