Hi All.
Have 2009 mazda6 with the 2.5L I4 mzr/duratech engine.
Car currently has 85k miles. Car previously owned by my parents, and have all maintenance records. It got a couple valvoline 5w20 conventional oil changes until 15-20k, then mazda dealer 5w20 castrol GTX conventional with OEM mazda filter, then various synblend (dealer random, kendal gt1, and motorcraft) the last 20k. All changes were 4k-7.5k miles. I have had car the last 10=15k or so.
Manual recommendation is 6mo/5k for severe, 6mo/7.5k for normal. I do some shorter trips (5miles around town) and then some longer 10-20+ miles drive every couple weeks. I never do 20 short drives in a row, usually at least one 10+ mile drive to get things warm every week or two. I live in a climate like southern MI, Pennsylvania, Connecticut. Cold, but not below 0-10 degF much.
I also don't drive much. Sometimes I drive 5k in 6mo. But other times I drive 3.5k in 8 months. This is main part of my question...
My current plan going forward is use Motorcraft 5w20 synblend and motorcraft filters. I figure it's basically a ford engine and the motorcraft filters are also well received here from my understanding? Currently apartment living which makes doing my own oil changes hard, but ford dealer is a good deal (
My question: Does motorcraft plan sound good here?
Would you change this oil if less than 5k driven at 6mo? For example, I currently have 4k miles on the oil and just coming up on at end of December. Have a long 600 mile drive in the next week or two. Would you wait until 5-6k miles to change (could be 8mo). Or change now to get fresh oil in for coldest winter temps? Oil does look pretty clean now, for what that's worth.
If synthetic would allow me to go a year and would be better I'd also happily try that! I could probably be less than 10k in a year.
Engine looks great through oil cap, and burns 2 qt (if that) in typical OCI.
Have 2009 mazda6 with the 2.5L I4 mzr/duratech engine.
Car currently has 85k miles. Car previously owned by my parents, and have all maintenance records. It got a couple valvoline 5w20 conventional oil changes until 15-20k, then mazda dealer 5w20 castrol GTX conventional with OEM mazda filter, then various synblend (dealer random, kendal gt1, and motorcraft) the last 20k. All changes were 4k-7.5k miles. I have had car the last 10=15k or so.
Manual recommendation is 6mo/5k for severe, 6mo/7.5k for normal. I do some shorter trips (5miles around town) and then some longer 10-20+ miles drive every couple weeks. I never do 20 short drives in a row, usually at least one 10+ mile drive to get things warm every week or two. I live in a climate like southern MI, Pennsylvania, Connecticut. Cold, but not below 0-10 degF much.
I also don't drive much. Sometimes I drive 5k in 6mo. But other times I drive 3.5k in 8 months. This is main part of my question...
My current plan going forward is use Motorcraft 5w20 synblend and motorcraft filters. I figure it's basically a ford engine and the motorcraft filters are also well received here from my understanding? Currently apartment living which makes doing my own oil changes hard, but ford dealer is a good deal (
My question: Does motorcraft plan sound good here?
Would you change this oil if less than 5k driven at 6mo? For example, I currently have 4k miles on the oil and just coming up on at end of December. Have a long 600 mile drive in the next week or two. Would you wait until 5-6k miles to change (could be 8mo). Or change now to get fresh oil in for coldest winter temps? Oil does look pretty clean now, for what that's worth.
If synthetic would allow me to go a year and would be better I'd also happily try that! I could probably be less than 10k in a year.
Engine looks great through oil cap, and burns 2 qt (if that) in typical OCI.