Mazda 0w20 + Moly
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- 2023 CX-5 Premium; 2018 Mazda 3 GT hatch
Should be around $8-9/qt. I paid $6.46/qt from HandA (forum sponsor), plus shipping, of course. Ordered 10 qts and two filters and the whole thing cost me $95.37. This was a year ago, but I don't think he's changed his prices. Next time I'll only order 9 qts which will cover me for two oil changes and if it should use any oil between changes (which it doesn't seem to be doing) I'll just top it off with Mobil 1 that I use on my wife's Miata.
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- 2023 CX-5 Premium; 2018 Mazda 3 GT hatch
From the owners' manual:
U.S.A. and CANADA
0W-20 full synthetic recommended:
Mazda genuine oil is used in your Mazda
vehicle and 0W-20 lubricant is
recommended. Mazda genuine 0W-20 oil
is required to achieve optimum fuel
economy. If 0W-20 is not available, 5W-
20 may be used for oil level maintenance
and oil changes however, it must be
replaced with 0W-20 at the next oil
change to maintain optimum performance.
Recommended viscosity: SAE 0W-20
In other words: "everything in moderation"
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- 2014 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD w/Tech
My dealer charges $8.75/qt. I get free oil changes for 3 years, but I must pay extra for the Moly oil. So when all was said and done, I paid $38.53 for an oil change with the Moly oil. That's about what I'd expect to pay at a dealer for a regular oil change, so that's OK.
Your Mazda dealer has it so I would say it is available so according to the owners' manual quoted above it should be used.
A 5qt bottle of Mobil 1 0W20 is $25 at walmart. I will be using that. I used Mobil 1 (best oil IMO) for years, great oil:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mobil-1-0W-20-Advanced-Fuel-Economy-Full-Synthetic-Motor-Oil-5qt/17034374
That's $5/qt. For Moly additive (not sure if Moly is even necessary), you can get 12qts on Amazon for $84:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/ (commissions earned)
That's $7/qt. But the shipping kills ya at $41 which makes it $10.42/qt
You guys have me interested. is this Molybdenum additive necessary? So we buy Skyactiv to get 87 octane but get dinged in the back due to higher oil prices? I also don't agree with oil "additives" mixing. This would limit you to one brand oil for the life of the vehicle.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mobil-1-0W-20-Advanced-Fuel-Economy-Full-Synthetic-Motor-Oil-5qt/17034374
That's $5/qt. For Moly additive (not sure if Moly is even necessary), you can get 12qts on Amazon for $84:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/ (commissions earned)
That's $7/qt. But the shipping kills ya at $41 which makes it $10.42/qt
You guys have me interested. is this Molybdenum additive necessary? So we buy Skyactiv to get 87 octane but get dinged in the back due to higher oil prices? I also don't agree with oil "additives" mixing. This would limit you to one brand oil for the life of the vehicle.
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No, Moly is not necessary but it does reduce internal friction in the engine resulting in slightly better MPG and slightly more power delivered to the wheels. Both Mazda 0W-20 oils are high quality, full synthetic oils that exceed the requirements of the CX-5. One has moly, one doesn't. Take your pick.
That's what I do too, buy the Mobil 1 from Walmart & bring my own oil filter to the dealer & they charge ~$8 for an oil change. $20 less if I use their synthetic oil after adding everything up.
