SkyActiv Oil Analysis Thread

[SparkYellow]

Admin can you move this portion to a different corner of this forum: current Mazda owners with wandering eyes. The fans are at slateforums. I haven't seen one in person yet.

 

[Antoine]

Admin can you move this portion to a different corner of this forum: current Mazda owners with wandering eyes. The fans are at slateforums. I haven't seen one in person yet.

There's going off topic and there's really going off topic...EV talk in an oil analysis thread... I get it, it happens but please do try to stay on topic everyone, thanks!

Moved posts to Off Topic - Slate EV Talk

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Ahh, interesting! Funny about the wrong coolant, I wonder if using a different coolant could cause some type of mild corrosion, or deterioration of head gasket and cause a small weep.

By the looks of your wear metal values, everything seems great and will likely last a long time!

I'll likely try and do them until i'm out of warranty and then try not to care. I love and hate owning a newer car. Sometimes I wonder if it would be better to just lease a Toyota, do the bare min maintenance and toss it at the end.

I thought the leak had something to do with the generic Peak formula that I used to refresh the cooling system. The lab tech didn't think they could do that in such a short period of time. And I only used enough to fill the radiator.

Is there a Toyota that you like? I love the look of rugged Toyotas but absolutely don't need a vehicle of that caliber. My next car is going to be the Slate EV.

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[SparkYellow]

There's going off topic and there's really going off topic...EV talk in an oil analysis thread... I get it, it happens but please do try to stay on topic everyone, thanks!

Moved posts to Off Topic - Slate EV Talk

Note first/original post of new thread edited to focus on Slate topic. Here's the original full post from @SparkYellow

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Thanks so much! I am keeping my Mazdas no matter what. Just don't want to worry about coolant leaks or coolant in oil any more.

 

[SparkYellow]

@Z31 I asked the lab analyst who sent my last report about Ryan's article and was told that the problem hasn't been resolved. The Mazda3 is under warranty and there isn't enough leak for the dealership to pinpoint the fault. He's monitoring the level.