Is the Idemitsu 0w20 oil that dealers are supposed to use the high-moly (Zepro) or their regular 0w20 synthetic?
How many of you Mazda owners have ran the over sized PH7317 oil filter in place of the PH6607?
The 1WPE-14-302 is a much better filter for the non-turbo. Thailand made vs Mexico for the MV.
Plus the one from Mexico too.It would be interesting to see both a Japan and a Thailand filter cut open and compared. My guess is that there would be little difference between the two.
It’s nice to see a baseplate like that. No burrs, no sharp edges. Everything is built to perfection.
I changed the factory fill in our new CX-30 yesterday @1500 miles (1491 to be exact). I used
Idemitsu 0w20 for this first change and the Walmart ST 6607 filter (which seems as good as any other non OE filter for the 5 or 6K OCI planned).
The one thing I found strange is that when I put in 4.8 qts. (as listed in the OM) it only registered a small way up between 'Add' and 'Full'....even when I added the rest of the 5 quarts (the other 6 oz.) it's still only half way between those marks. I usually fill my oil to the top line ('Full') especially in my kids cars (because I'm never sure they'll check the oil). I do remember reading that Mazda Skyactive engines are hard to get a true reading on the dipstick. Should I add another few ounces or leave well enough alone? The FF was right to the 'Full' line on the dipstick and I did seem to drain 5 qts. so 'overfilling' doesn't seem to bother Mazda? TIA.
I will probably put 5 quarts in (6oz. more than the OM recommends)....5.5 qts. is a little more than I'm comfortable with. Most vehicles I've owned had dipsticks that read at the top when the listed capacity was added....I'm not used to Mazda's middle of the dipstick means 'Full' calibration.I always use a hair over 5.5 qt. Gets it up to top hole.