Been a long time lurker and now I’ve signed up to make my first post…
So, I’ve been using Kendall synthetic blend and Firestone’s filter for the last 50K. I have the oil changed about every 5Kmi.
Well, I just hit 100K and decided, “Why on earth aren’t I changing my own oil?” So, I went to the auto parts story and picked up a 5qt jug of Mobil 1 synthetic (5W-20) and a Mobil 1 EP filter. (I also collected a sample to send off to Blackstone for an analysis). In the mean time, my thought is a 7,500mi OCI, but really want to push to 10Kmi OCI. What are your thoughts?
1. What kind of vehicle you have – 2005 Mazda Tribute i (4 cyl)
2. What your owner's manual says – Mazda recommends 7,500mi OCI (SAE 5W-20)
3. Where you live – San Antonio, Texas
4. How you drive (easy? hard? fast? slow?) - Fast
5. What your daily drive is like (short trips? long trips? city? highway?) – 15 mil (HWY to from work) – 12Kmi per year
6. Whether your car has any known problems – Never had ANY problems (engine makes a slight tapping sound that goes away 20% of the time for no reason)
Also, what do you recommend as tightening “procedures” for the filter? Cranked that darn thing as tight as I could with my hands and it’s still leaking…not real badly, but enough. Filter cap-style wrench and ¼ turn?
So, I’ve been using Kendall synthetic blend and Firestone’s filter for the last 50K. I have the oil changed about every 5Kmi.
Well, I just hit 100K and decided, “Why on earth aren’t I changing my own oil?” So, I went to the auto parts story and picked up a 5qt jug of Mobil 1 synthetic (5W-20) and a Mobil 1 EP filter. (I also collected a sample to send off to Blackstone for an analysis). In the mean time, my thought is a 7,500mi OCI, but really want to push to 10Kmi OCI. What are your thoughts?
1. What kind of vehicle you have – 2005 Mazda Tribute i (4 cyl)
2. What your owner's manual says – Mazda recommends 7,500mi OCI (SAE 5W-20)
3. Where you live – San Antonio, Texas
4. How you drive (easy? hard? fast? slow?) - Fast
5. What your daily drive is like (short trips? long trips? city? highway?) – 15 mil (HWY to from work) – 12Kmi per year
6. Whether your car has any known problems – Never had ANY problems (engine makes a slight tapping sound that goes away 20% of the time for no reason)
Also, what do you recommend as tightening “procedures” for the filter? Cranked that darn thing as tight as I could with my hands and it’s still leaking…not real badly, but enough. Filter cap-style wrench and ¼ turn?