Need some help on oil, manual tells me nothing

lukey

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True Red Mazda 3 MPS Aero
In my manual there is absolutely zero on anything remotely technical or service related about this car. Can someone tell me the exact oil this car would need, i have to get it in at 3000miles, im guessing this is for a synthetic switch.
Plus i can get millers oils at a very cheap price through account, its very good oil and in UK its pretty much Shell oil and castrol. Anything else is super expensive and rare to find

I am pretty sure its 5w30, would either of these 5w30 be ok on this product list, 1 Full syn - XF, 1 Semi syn - XSS.
As i dont know what requirements the oil has to meet, ie VAG style requirements like 505.001

If you click this link then engine oils you get the range up
http://www.millersoils.net/1_Millers_frame_AUTO_RETAIL.htm

Thanks
 
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iirc it says 5w20.... what engine are you running over there in the UK? also i believe it may say on the oil cap itself or on some other literature under the hood... give that a look...
 
the regular 3 is 5w20 ours is 5w30, plus our cars take six quarts, ive heard rumors of people getting there oil changed and only getting 4 quarts cuase thats what th regular 3 requires.....assuming yo have a speed3? if you have a regular 3 then its 4 quarts and 5w20
 
its the MPS, 2.3 disi turbo, the same as your speed3.

Is it full syn or semi syn, ive been told that semi can actually only be as little as 5% syn

so would the oil i can get hold of be sufficient for this engine?
 
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