How much are we paying for oil changing?

[Sethlan]

hmm. did they use synthetics?
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I asked my dealer about synthetic.... They told me that I should not use it till at least 30,000 KM so the engine will break in good.

 

[RonH]

$18.95 at the dealer for oil and cartridge filter change.

 

[BrewMaster]

those are some expensive o-rings. i am the R&D Manager at an O-Ring company and even the best quality o-rings for service in motor oil we sell for 16 cents. We sell to directly to large companies like Ford and distributors, but $6 for an O-ring is highway robbery even when it is being resold several times.

 

[goldwing2000]

hmm. did they use synthetics?

I asked my dealer about synthetic.... They told me that I should not use it till at least 30,000 KM so the engine will break in good.

The car ships from the factory with semi-synthetic. Your dealer sounds like a bunch of backyard yahoos.

 

[Mazda3Zoomer]

those are some expensive o-rings. i am the R&D Manager at an O-Ring company and even the best quality o-rings for service in motor oil we sell for 16 cents. We sell to directly to large companies like Ford and distributors, but $6 for an O-ring is highway robbery even when it is being resold several times.

think you can hookup the mazda community with ultra high quality Orings for cheap? (yippy)