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I never liked the idea of food stocks being used for machine fuel. I use Chevon non-Ethanol 94 in my CX3 and my wife's CRV. When I'm filling my CX3 or My wife CRV with non-Ethanol 94 and I see people with high end cars using the cheapest fuel with Ethanol while the world has a food shortage...

YES their is a difference. I recalled before purchasing my 2016 2.0L CX3 I read that the European versions had 14:1 compression and the N.A. version had 13:1 compression. I also recall reading that thinner oil goes through less heat stress since it flows faster though the engine and providing...

Before getting my 2016 CX3 in 2015, I had a 1992 MX3 1.6L and changed the oil & filter once a year til I traded-in in 2015. Yes, MX3 was traded-in and sold within a week it was well maintained and didn't need any oil to be added for the whole year. The MX3 had 383,000Km and had it for 22.75...

I agree engine starts causes the most engine wear if all else is sound. Also the lighter 20 also runs cooler then 30 because of better flow/circulation. The problem with 20 is in very hot weather the oil will get a little too thin and doesn't meet the OEM specs (High Temperature Shearing) for...

Amsoil has many oil formation for different needs, best to always do the "Look Up A Vehicle" to select the correct oil and filter. I used the Signature Series 5W-30 Synthetic Motor Oil on the MX-3 without any emissions issues.

All Joking aside... It's Amazing all stock unmodified and how well Amsoil kept that engine super clean. The +80HP was geared with a manual 5-speed that ran well. For keeping the car as long as I did was because it was just Reliable and cheap to drive. This car let me become a home owner. But it...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/kk4xd3huor6n1pz/IMG_0901.JPG?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/6fh8tte4lw8klfk/IMG_0903.JPG?dl=0 These are images of the MX-3 with the valve cover opened on Feb 17, 2008 with the milage at 300,825Km. The last oil change was July 13, 2007 at milage 291,153Km.

I have to disagree. Before getting my 2016 CX3, I had a 1992 (bought new) MX-3 (every day car) that had nearly 400,000Km and I did once a yearly oil changes for 23 years. Plus the 400,000Km was mostly city driving. The 1.6L engine never had any internal repairs all original stock, only the...

It even says it's for some (not all) countries in Europe can use the Flexible OCI and to consult with your Dealership. The other European countries that must use Fixed. Normal Service change is 10,000Km or shorter plus no time frame listed. Severe Service change is 5,000Km or 6 months. It's...

If you use Mazda's Oil/Filter you must follow their oil change schedule. Reading Mazda's user manual, Flexible OCI is very limited and it can not determine the correct oil change intervals under all driving conditions. I also checked the European Mazda CX-5 manual and it also has restrictions...

I have the 2016 CX-3 AWD and it does the same thing. Driving my wife's Honda CR-V AWD acceleration doesn't drop while the auto-trans shift gears. It does feel like Mazda is "smoothing" the shift from 1st to 2nd gear under low throttle; increasing the throttle does stops it.

Well my Canadian 2016 CX-3 doesn't have "flexable OCI" it always resets to 4 months and 8000Km. I did some searching around and it's on Canadian Mazdas. The only way to go beyond the 4 month 8000Km Canadian Limits is to do an Oil Analysis, since Mazda Engineers are not allowed to make their OCI...

Looking in the 2016 CX-3 Scheduled Maintenance it had different oil/filter schedules for different Countries.... USA - "flexible" 12 months or 16,000Km with 0W20 USA - "fixed" 6 months or 12,000Km with 0W20 USA - "severe" 4 months or 8,000Km with 0W20 Canada - 4 months or 8,000Km with 0W20...

Yes and thank-you, CX-3s are in Canada at least at the west coast. It was early June when I seen the CX-3 GS/GT FWD/AWD models but the GX RWD/AWD models didn't arrive. The dealer called me back that the GX models would be in around Mid June and I told the Dealer to get me a Blue GX AWD. It was...

Hello, I don't have the the 2016 CX-5. But last month a bought a Blue CX-3 GX model. I been searching for information about the oil change which I find crazy that in this day and age that 4 month oil changes are required. The new 2.0L Skyactiv-G are designed to be low maintenance and it seems...