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Many Castrol oils, including industrial lubricants, haave greenish hue. Likely certain additives.

The 2.2 is an older engine dimension wise. Mostly in Miatas. It has, of course, up grades and improvements.

the engine is the Mazda 2.2 four cylinder with two more cylinders. What works for the 4 cylinder will work just fine with the 6. Any good synthetic is a good choice. My 2¢

the Fram 6607 size filter is often listed as the recommended one for all Mazda engines. Some of us use the oversize 7317 filter (Fram numbers). The better grades of those filters are a good choice also. My 2¢

Mazda filters do NOT have an ADBV. It's mounted vertically do an ADBV isn't needed.

there is no down side to using an oversize filter. As the OS filter is the same price as the tiny filter some MFGs use, why not? As mentioned, a large filter will flow more/better.

It's an oversize filter, so it flows better. Also after market filters, the better grades anyway, can filter better, catching smaller particles. While it isn't important with normal oil changes, a larger filter has more holding capacity. Also, filters are available everywhere, so no need to run...

5000 is plenty early. Mazda says 7500 for the NA engine. My dealer said to run the first oil change out to 5000 miles. So I did. Once I started changing my own oil, I used the 7317 size filter (Fram numbers) . It's oversize and readily available. My 2¢

Denso has a factory in Mexico. They make some of Mazdas factory filters there, and perhaps some other MFG's as well.

Been using Fram XG7317. Large and better filtration. Added a magnetic drain plug as well. My 2¢

I've run oversized filters on my autos for years, including my Mazda CX-5. The 7317 (Fram) works fine there, and fits well. Not aware of any down side to oversize filters. My 2¢

Most all engines can easily handle a half quart over fill. Some older V8 and some V6 engines could work just fine with a whole quart over fill. My 2¢

I partially fill a filter even if its slanted. The ADBV will stop spillage. I've even pre-filled a horizontal mounted filter. Careful and coordinated install is required.

Dealer told me to run the factory fill until the 5000 mile mark(recomended interval anyway). To help things along, I added a 'break in additive as soon as I got home from buying.

I've even done it on horizontal mounted filters. Thankfully nothing in the way. The ADBV keeps the oil back and I block the center hole with my finger until the last second, then quickly put filter to the threaded stub and screw it on quickly. My 2¢

Most motorcycles can use an auto filter with no problems. The oil pressure for most cycles is the same or similar to what auto engines run at. ~75psi. Auto filters allow a wider selection of size and efficiency. Even color if that's a concern. Most all Asian autos/cycles can use 7317 size...

Some, maybe most manufactures, allow 10W oils in Mexico, Australia, etc...

Check with the Fram equivalent. they list the bypass rating on their site. Bypass only comes into play at very cold temps. but you are using a 5W oil so it's not likely to go into bypass or stay there long. My 2¢

Rotella is also available in 5W-40.