Recent content by banjos-n-beer

I had a 2005 Mazda6 for about ten years. Fantastic car. Just change the oil every 5,000 miles. Use a high quality oil that matches the recommended weight. And buy regular 87 octane gas. All you’ll do is waste money buying the more expensive grades.

My 2016 CX5 did this a lot. Dealer even replaced the shifter. Only way to truly eliminate it was this: Apply foot brake while in Drive or Reverse Shift into N Apply parking brake Release foot brake (to come to rest against parking brake) Reapply foot brake Shift into park. Turn car off. When...

^ color looks normal. Just take the excess out.

You’d have to post a picture of what you’re describing color wise.

I’d just remove the excess with a baster, siphon, etc.

I didn’t own it long enough to have the oil tested. But I’ve never been that anal or curious about that level of detail. Some people get really into that stuff though. For each their own.

Agree. But it seems like 0W-20 is suggested in the US just to eke out a fractionally larger MPG rating. Most of the rest of the world uses 5W-30. I haven’t had a turbo engine in 20 years. Don’t remember what I used way back then.

This is the video. He talks about how Mazda mandated 5W-30 in all turbo engines. They only recommend 0W-20 if it has Moly. My local Mazda dealer buys 0W-20 in bulk and its not the same thing. When I asked them about 0W-20 with Moly years ago after I bought my 2016 CX5 they had no idea what I was...

I know it comes with 0W-20 in USA, but I am thinking of switching to 5W-30 at the 5,000 mile oil change interval. An oil change video on YouTube by a Mazda tech on a CX90 convinced me it’s probably the correct path to go. I also used 5W-30 in my QX70 with good results. Thoughts?

Thanks @Antoine I probably won’t do many mods since it’s pretty well equipped as is. However I’ll get some lower grill inserts to match the main grill once they become available. But I installed a new dog seat cover for the pup. Trying one of these platform style ones out this time.

Picked up a CX70 Turbo S a few days ago.