My 2016 CX-5 2.5L NA with 55,000 miles is consistently using ½ ~ ⅔ quart of oil in each oil change. I use Flexible oil change schedule and it’s about 5,000 ~ 6,200 miles for that kind of oil consumption since new, including the first oil change at 5,000 miles.
Indeed. According to the parts guy from my Mazda dealer who has worked there all his life, Mazda OEM 5W-30 oil sold in the US is rebranded Castrol GTX conventional oil.
Unless you took delivery of your brand new 2023 CX-5 2.5T right out of the truck, you really don’t know your CX-5’s true oil level from factory as your dealer could have added some oil (and overfilled as usual) during their new car preparation.
Do you happen to notice if your usage correlates to how much you are on the throttle? I.E., more throttle, more consumption, or is it irrelevant?
Might be some correlation. That 3,000 miles contained a couple long highway trips with speeds over 65 mph so the consumption might be related to higher speeds more throttle as compared to trips around town barely getting above 45 mph.
We seem to have similar methods of break-in. In my case, I have moderate hills that force a variation in RPM, Vacuum, and Boost. I run my first change to 5K and keep that interview. It has been very successful for me on past vehicles. I have sent past samples to Blackstone and shown good results. This is the first new engine I have ever had that has used any amount of oil over the interval. hence my original post.
Indeed, the Turbo doesn't get the high moly oil. But that's not a con.
It's always possible, but they said they didn't. I didn't even let them wash the car and it still had lines on it from the adhesive strips that I had to remove during my initial detail and coating. It took chemicals and a mild clay to take them off, if anyone plans on doing it themselves. I don't really trust dealers with cleaning cars
Who knows, things could be different now.
I've been breaking in the Miata this way. 3rd gear, putzing around the neighborhood, taking the RPMs between 1000-4000. Also, it's not just about the engine but the drivetrain as well. After about 200 miles I went WOT a couple of times to 7,000 RPM. This little engine doesn't start to pull until after 4,000 RPM; quite different than our 2.5 turbo. The rings should be well on their way and I'll do the first oil change and sample in October, when I change both cars. That's going to be around 1K miles. You need to know what kind of shape the engine is in and take the opportunity to get some better oil in there for the next 5K.
200 miles on the odometer is too early to be taking the car up to redline. While going WOT here and there while the engine is still breaking in, provided you have at least 500 miles on the odometer (And likely not going ALL the way to redline) Is fine, doing so frequently, especially if its repeatedly will damage internals.
Likely would be best to wait even longer, like 1000+ miles before going WOT? They say to gradually increase your "Max" rpm from 3000rpm every few hundred miles or so until eventually getting closer to redline at around the 3000 mile mark, when the engine should be fully worn in.
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Yes, I did see some reports here claimed that their 2.5T overfilled above the Max mark from factory. But I have not seen such claim on 2.5L NA yet.⋯ It's always possible, but they said they didn't. I didn't even let them wash the car and it still had lines on it from the adhesive strips that I had to remove during my initial detail and coating. It took chemicals and a mild clay to take them off, if anyone plans on doing it themselves. I don't really trust dealers with cleaning cars
I agree. At least every car owner’s manual I’ve seen has similar statement in break-in period section which usually is the first 600 ~ 1,000 miles.
Agreed. At the very least, change the oil filter after the 5000km break in process. There will be some metal shavings in there.
if you run the msds sheet it comes back made by Conoco oil company.
