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9km on the car when I picked it up. Why did they give it an oil change? I am not sure about that.

When I picked up the car, the service department told me they did the first oil change. After the accident, they said whatever was on the car was from Japan's factory. (enguard)

I got my new mazda 3 GS for less than one week. Today I found out the engine has been burning/leaking oil. Took it to my friend's shop to change oil/inspect. It turns out the original oil filter was over torqued and the 2 out of 4 bolts of the oil filter mount was under torqued. My friend in the...

I drive a 08 Mazda 3 with 2.0L engine. The user manual specified to use 5W-20. Isn't 5W-30 better for the engine in long term??(screwy).

Hi everyone, I am new to this forum and I am becoming a new Mazda 3 owner in 2 days. Question for you guys as the post title: extra $1050 for 2 years/40000KM extended warranty, should I get it? I used to have a "made in Japan" honda civic, it was pretty much trouble free in the first 5...