Mazda Oil Filter - Made in Mexico?

[madar]

I went with a Made in Japan oil filter via Amazon. The Made in Mexico oil filter just didn't install confidence. It probably would be OK but just went with the Made in Japan filter.

I'm glad I changed the oil at just 2,500 miles on the oil/new engine. There was a strong fuel smell in the oil. Well worth the peace of mind to do an early oil change.

Curious, do you tend to take short trips in colder weather? I just changed my stepdaughters oil at 42000 miles and also noticed a fuel smell in the oil. She tends to want to drive the kids to school in the colder weather, doesn't give the car a chance to fully warm up.

 

[Lbear]

Curious, do you tend to take short trips in colder weather? I just changed my stepdaughters oil at 42000 miles and also noticed a fuel smell in the oil. She tends to want to drive the kids to school in the colder weather, doesn't give the car a chance to fully warm up.

During winter I can take short trips, sometimes just 10 miles to work but I do try and make a good 20 mile trip to burn off any moisture.

I changed the oil at 600 miles, then at 3,000 miles, and of course the oil with 2400 miles on it smelled more like fuel.

 

[Chris_Top_Her]

Yes. Reading off my gauge, the oil p is basically 20-30 or 50-60. It mainly changes based on throttle, and its not an in between; it pretty much shoots directly between the two ranges. At top end it goes near 80.

 

[piotrek91]

I do NOT relish supporting my dealer BUT they DO use 0w20 Mobile One and using the OEM Mazda Coupon, the synthetic change w/ Mazda Oil Filter is like $40! (about the same $$ as 3rd party stuff.) JMHO

My dealer always sends out coupons for $45 Castrol synthetic oil changes and Castrol sends me a $20 "check" made out to the dealer for the next oil change.
My total oil change cost is just $25. I really hate going to the dealer.. but I can't beat the $25 oil change.

 

[MikeM.]

Yes. Reading off my gauge, the oil p is basically 20-30 or 50-60. It mainly changes based on throttle, and its not an in between; it pretty much shoots directly between the two ranges. At top end it goes near 80.

That's pretty cool, this is the first car I've driven that has a two-stage lubrication system. Mazda says it reduces parasitic loads on the engine at light throttle/idle situations.

 

[Anchorman]

I’ve seen this with Toyota in Europe. They sell a range of fast moving parts under the “Optifit” name. Whilst I don’t say for one minute they are defective in any way, they do not meet the standard that engineering have for the original part or they would sell those. It gives them the opportunity to compete with the aftermarket and I find it somewhat underhanded to mark it up with the Mazda badge. That implies they are an equal alternative to the original which is NOT true. You can usually tell by looking at wiper blades and batteries - they just don’t have the look of the original parts. By the way, new 2016 CX-5s come with an excellent Denso wiper blade which can be bought under the Denso name and at half the cost in Europe. Maybe they do the same in the US and Canada. You can also buy replacement rubber inserts which are very easy to fit and the frames last for ages.