aMaff said:
oil after 2k? Why? And what are you gonna put in it? (I changed my this past weekend, so I'm curious...)
I didn't end up doing the oil change. It had Mobil 1 extended performance with a mazda filter, and I have some Mobile 1 10w30 (not extended performance) to put in it and another Mazda filter. I got ***** at the dealership for the filter though, they charged 12 bucks for it.
I'm going to order a big batch from mazdastuff.com so I don't have to do that again. At least the dealership gave me the washer for the drain plug (I'm using the original plug still and with no washer on it). I think tomorrow I might do my timing belt as long as the bolts on the #3 engine mount want to come off (monsieur impact wrench will assist with that).
Does anyone know if the K&N filter recharging kit will work on an injen filter? I need to clean or replace mine badly, preferably I can clean it so that I can do it this weekend, otherwise I'll have to wait forever for an Apex'i filter to come in the mail.
So many thing on my to do list for the car.
To Do:
- timing belt
- tensioner spring for timing belt
- valve cover gasket
- rear brake rotors/pads (KVR pads brembo drilled rotors)
- redo egr valve removal because I found the gasket on the floor in my garage.
- clean air filter and reconfigure my winter SRI so that a hole doesn't get rubbed in the first pipe.
I feel like my car is a mess right now, I hate winter. There are large salt crystals on top of my valve cover even. The only clean thing under my hood is the red top battery because I just put it in last weekend. I almost feel like saying "screw this" and just giving it to the dealer with all the parts and have them do it so that it just gets done. I think when changing the timing belt they would notice the presence of my underdrive pulley and jdm intake cam but they shouldn't care since the car is under no warranty (extended warranty just ran out at 60k miles).
Checked fluids, wiped down my engine bay a bit (it was looking a little crusty)
