First Oil change and after

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AWSD

Discussion Starter · May 3, 2022

Just curious when others are planning on doing their first oil change and after. I only have 400 miles on mine and was planning on using my free dealer oil change at 1000 miles. Even though it is not recommended in any manual, I've heard/read it is good practice to do the first one this early to potentially get out new engine micro debris from the manufacturing process. I'm not an engine guru but would like to think that modern tolerances and manufacturing are beyond this, thoughts?

I know everyone has their opinion on regularly scheduled oil changes, some do every 3K or 5K, and then there are those that take it out to 10K because that is what the automatic maintenance system tells them, like on the CX-50. The manual says under normal driving oil changes are every 10K, which I think is way too long. It also says under severe driving conditions oil changes are every 5K. I plan on rolling with every 5K or possibly sooner, but am curious as to what others plan on doing for regular intervals on oil changes. Thanks ahead of time for your insight.

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kingsgambit

· #2 · May 3, 2022

I did my first oil change at 1000 miles. I follow the 5000 miles interval.

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Chazculva

· #3 · May 5, 2022

kingsgambit said:
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.

And, while I see and have heard of people who neglect maintaining the proper tire pressure, that too is very important. That's one of the many reasons why we purchased the CX-50, since you can actually see the tire pressure being pulled up on the screen. (not sure if available to all '50 owners.) Proper tire pressure impacts so many things about how your '50 drives, performs and importantly maintains long tire life. Tire warranty can be negated if signs of improper tire pressure are observed but correct tire pressure will greatly increase how long tires last.

I keep an Akface tire pump in my trunk. Plug it into what used to be called the "lighter" input and its ready to go. (around $30.00)

Safe driving to all!
Charlie

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Billyt

· #4 · 14 d ago

kingsgambit said:
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 interval

Litfuse

· #5 · 14 d ago

My first oil change is at 1000 miles and then every 5k miles. I never allow an oil change interval to go over a year. That’s probably not a factor for most people, but I feel important to note.

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Billyt

· #6 · 13 d ago

Oil level from yesterday's change and I have a call into dealer. Only concern is them contaminating using an extractor with some other residual fluid in it. Thoughts how much over it is would be appreciated.

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Billyt

· #7 · 13 d ago

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

Litfuse

· #8 · 13 d ago

Billyt said:
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

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.

Billyt

· #9 · 13 d ago

Litfuse said:
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.

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

Blockisle9

· #10 · 13 d ago

I did my first at 1500 miles and I’ll do the rest every 3500-4000 miles.

Lampshade221

· #11 · 12 d ago

First was just shy of 1500 miles. At 6000 and will stick with the 5000 cycle from now forward. Have a '12 Mazda 6 with the pre-Skyactiv 2.5. It has 190,000 on it with the same approach and is perfect still.

citizen_zero

· #12 · 12 d ago

Initial oil change at about 1,200 and just did my 2nd one at 5k miles so that I could keep the math simple for me. I’m a 5k mile interval changer myself as well. I’m no expert at all but 10k oil changes really make me nervous and even if some newer sort of world changing oil was introduced to the market I’d probably still adopt the 5k mile mindset. Old habits….

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ZeekZirconPPT

· #13 · 12 d ago

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.

ZeekZirconPPT

· #14 · 12 d ago

Billyt said:
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

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.

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citizen_zero

· #15 · 12 d ago

ZeekZirconPPT said:
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.

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.

ZeekZirconPPT

· #16 · 12 d ago

There are always thousands of tiny particles in the oil.

citizen_zero

· #17 · 12 d ago

ZeekZirconPPT said:
There are always thousands of tiny particles in the oil.

Change your oil whenever you want

Ayy631

· #18 · 12 d ago

I got my first oil change at 7500 miles, about 2 weeks ago. I have a Preferred Plus. Zero problems before or after - I have driven 1500 more miles since (120 mile round trip commute).

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