I did my first oil change at 1000 miles. I follow the 5000 miles interval.
Hi all. I'm "age challenged" and am not young. Since the "new detergent, super, new and improved oil" came out to go along with much better engines by most manuracturer's, my wife and I have always changed it every 5K. Without going into too much detail, we have owned cars for many years, and I attribute that to 5K oil changes. We just sold a 2009 Corvette with 97K miles on it as a testament to how important oil changes are to engine longevity. Yes, every 5K. Always. The Vette was a magnificent Victory Red, 4LT, top of the line.I did my first oil change at 1000 miles. I follow the 5000 miles interval.
I did my first oil change at 1700 and asked for full but ended up with synthetic blend for first freebie. Also they certified the truck at 35 miles and said they did an oil change cause they have to. Every 5K is my intervalI did my first oil change at 1000 miles. I follow the 5000 miles interval.
After two oil changes in my turbo 50, I can definitely say 5 quarts are not enough to get it to the max line on the dipstick. I have found about 5.5 quarts is perfect.Update per the dealer Mazda spec for the 2.5T is 6 quarts that would account for the overfill on the dip stick. I pulled up the digital manual from mazda connect which shows 5 quarts approx. They adjusted the oil to the max mark on the dipstick and emailed the district manager for some answers for me. Perhaps it's a revised oil level or something else but I'll always go with the manual
Interesting thanks. I asked to take out what's needed to get it to the max line. I always wondered when using a barrel of oil in bulk how they measure unless it has a GuageAfter two oil changes in my turbo 50, I can definitely say 5 quarts are not enough to get it to the max line on the dipstick. I have found about 5.5 quarts is perfect.
Dealerships, especially if they have a multiple hundreds of gallon oil tank, have a pump that records the oil quantity as it is used. Just like a Gas pump basically.Interesting thanks. I asked to take out what's needed to get it to the max line. I always wondered when using a barrel of oil in bulk how they measure unless it has a Guage
If you look at the oil when you do your first oil change, if you do it yourself, you’ll see thousands of tiny metal particles in the oil. Seems more helpful than harmful to me to get those out sooner rather than later.I went to 5000 miles for the 1st oil change on all my Mazda's. (2012 3, 2016 6, 2016 cx5, 2018 6, and 2023 cx50 TPP).
Why anyone would change it before the recommendation is baffling honestly.
Change your oil whenever you wantThere are always thousands of tiny particles in the oil.