Oh dear God, here we go !
So, I'm a GM service advisor and I know what oil I'd recommend in the GM vehicles we service and that I own but....I just bought a '25 CX-5, non turbo, is my fist import vehicle in a long long time and my first NEW vehicle in over 30 years, I want to make sure I get it right. I see that the Mazda oil bottle has Moly on the label, Idemitsu claims their IFG-3 oil is a good choice, one local dealer says they use Idemitsu, the other local dealer syas they use Castrol Edge (which I've had horrible results with in GM vehicles) so I really don't know what oil is best choice, and thought I'd ask the collective here, what are y'all using that you're seeing good results with?
I'm considering my go-to oil that I've been using for years...Mobil-1, but I'm also reading that other good options are Pennzoil Ultra Platinum, Valvoline Advanced, and Castrol Edge.
I'll add...I'm not asking about or interested in boutique oils, I like Amsoil but I do 5000 mile oil changes and Amsoil would be a waste, looking for something good and fairly common that I can find locally. And, I'd need some really compelling evidence before I pour Supertech or Amazon oil in a vehicle, so lets skip them.
So, what say you? What are you pouring into your beloved Mazda's?
So, I'm a GM service advisor and I know what oil I'd recommend in the GM vehicles we service and that I own but....I just bought a '25 CX-5, non turbo, is my fist import vehicle in a long long time and my first NEW vehicle in over 30 years, I want to make sure I get it right. I see that the Mazda oil bottle has Moly on the label, Idemitsu claims their IFG-3 oil is a good choice, one local dealer says they use Idemitsu, the other local dealer syas they use Castrol Edge (which I've had horrible results with in GM vehicles) so I really don't know what oil is best choice, and thought I'd ask the collective here, what are y'all using that you're seeing good results with?
I'm considering my go-to oil that I've been using for years...Mobil-1, but I'm also reading that other good options are Pennzoil Ultra Platinum, Valvoline Advanced, and Castrol Edge.
I'll add...I'm not asking about or interested in boutique oils, I like Amsoil but I do 5000 mile oil changes and Amsoil would be a waste, looking for something good and fairly common that I can find locally. And, I'd need some really compelling evidence before I pour Supertech or Amazon oil in a vehicle, so lets skip them.
So, what say you? What are you pouring into your beloved Mazda's?
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