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Which Amsoil are you using? Signature Series, OE, 0w-20?

I follow these guys a lot. Go to the 6:50 minute mark for his comment on Mazda.

Air cabin filters are cheaper, engine air filters are still up there. Even the Mazda online parts places are up there. I bought oil filters last year, ran me about $11. Geeezz

Silicone spray, Don't use Permatex brand. WD-40 makes a good one.

I believe this pertains to when you add acid to the battery, not distilled water. I never heard of it blowing out electronics though.

Speaking of maintenance, I just picked up an air filter and 1WPE-14-302 oil filter from the dealer- ran me $47!!! Air filter- $33.38 oil filter - $17.56 15% discount- $7.64 tax- $2.60 Credit Card surcharge- $1.37 Holy gold plated parts Batman !!

Incredible. Still using Amsoil?

Hey! Just hit 100k miles this morning on the way to work. Happy Birthday to me! Still running strong and quiet, no leaks, great gas mileage, and looks good. Only problem is the ghosting touch screen. Looks like a keeper. Now, on to 200,000 miles...

Ridiculously easy, just make sure you use a torque wrench. Callisto isn't on this forum. OEM plugs are highly recommended but the others have been working well for people.

I'll have to look into the Ravenol for my next drain and fill. I've used their 0w-20 engine oil and was impressed. I'm assuming the ATF is blue like OEM?

Good discussion here on changing ATF, pay attention to sinistriel@ comments. ATF...Change or not?

GDI engines are, by nature, not clean running.

People forget that, they also don't figure in average labor rate increases which are anywhere from $140 to $175 per hour these days, so a few hours work can cost you up to $350 easily not including parts. Just look at the prices dealers want for brakes these days as compared to only a few years ago.

Nothing, I just prefer not to mix brands if you're not doing a complete change with all the fluid, personal choice. Ravenol is an excellent choice. What, in your opinion is wrong with the Mazda fluid? It's a very high quality fluid, and has taken quite a few CX5s past the 200k mile mark.

Some might say it is, I would greatly advise against it, no such thing as good enough in my book. Cars are expensive. All you need really is a dongle to plug into your OBD2 port and a scan program on you phone, might cost you under $40. And I wouldn't use the Ravenol to mix with what's in...

Many are of the opinion, including me, that lifetime means the length of the warranty, that's all the time the manufacturer is on the hook for anything going wrong...

I've used this in the winter.

I don't know about the Mazda TPMS, but on Toyotas a drop of 7 pounds triggers it. I don't see why it should be any different for the other Japanese car makers.

Might go away with 5w-30, Chrysler has a similar problem with their hemi engines with CDA, people report the problem going away when bumping up to 5w-30. Can't hurt.

Has it had the software update for the rocker arm issue?