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34 Months
by sandman46
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Apr 21, 2008 (4:46 pm)
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Battery finally died Friday night when the wife was out alone...thank G-d for that roadside assistance...got to her in about 30 minutes. Replaced the battery with an Interstate one the next morning. Lucky to get that many months down here in South Florida.
Almost at the 45k mark and only have 1 oil change left on the prepaid maintenance policy that we bought. Would I do it again...? NO! But the wife said she'd do it in a heartbeat with her next car. She said it made her get the car serviced on a more regular basis.
Will definitely be going back to the 5k or 6k oil change interval after the policy ends.
The Sandman 
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Re: 34 Months [sandman46]
by roadburner
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Apr 22, 2008 (11:06 am)
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Replying to: sandman46 (Apr 21, 2008 4:46 pm)
Will definitely be going back to the 5k or 6k oil change interval after the policy ends.
Your naturally aspirated engine should do fine with that interval; I've been running Mobil 1 5W-30 in my Mazdaspeed and the used oil analysis indicates that 5K intevals are fine.
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Re: Thoroughly Disgusted with Mazda [brisco1967]
by grenoblekl
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Apr 26, 2008 (10:31 am)
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Replying to: brisco1967 (Jan 22, 2008 11:59 am)
Funny... I'm on here now researching this EXACT same problem for my brother. He has a 2008 Mazda 3 that the engine just blew up on him (he only has 9k on the car) and it was all he could to get it onto the shoulder of the road. When he got out to see what the hell had happened he found out that all the oil was gone. But get this: The MAZDA dealership has always done his oil changes and the last one was done 1200 miles ago. This must be a serious problem with the Mazda 3. We'll see what happens. He's at the dealership what Mazda is going to do to correct the problem.
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Re: Thoroughly Disgusted with Mazda [grenoblekl]
by JBaumgart
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Apr 26, 2008 (12:05 pm)
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Replying to: grenoblekl (Apr 26, 2008 10:31 am)
"But get this: The MAZDA dealership has always done his oil changes and the last one was done 1200 miles ago."
One reason why I have used dealers for routine maintenance, including oil changes. If something goes terribly wrong, they can't try to pin the blame on someone else.
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Re: Thoroughly Disgusted with Mazda [grenoblekl]
by autonomous
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Apr 28, 2008 (8:13 am)
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Replying to: grenoblekl (Apr 26, 2008 10:31 am)
He has a 2008 Mazda 3 that the engine just blew up on him (he only has 9k on the car) ... he found out that all the oil was gone. But get this: The MAZDA dealership has always done his oil changes and the last one was done 1200 miles ago.
Sounds like a brand new car. How many oil changes has the car had?
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MazdaSpeed3 Owners
by ramon1
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Apr 30, 2008 (6:05 pm)
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I'm considering the purchase of an MS3. Are all of you MS3 owners, especially those who have owned the car for a longer period of time, happy with your cars? Any serious mechanical/electrical problems? Is the car a good value? Will it hold up over time? What don't you like about the car? Anything else I should know?
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Re: MazdaSpeed3 Owners [ramon1]
by roadburner
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May 01, 2008 (3:28 pm)
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Replying to: ramon1 (Apr 30, 2008 6:05 pm)
I'm considering the purchase of an MS3. Are all of you MS3 owners, especially those who have owned the car for a longer period of time, happy with your cars? Any serious mechanical/electrical problems? Is the car a good value? Will it hold up over time? What don't you like about the car? Anything else I should know?
I've owned my MS3 since July 2007. It's been totally reliable over the 16,000 miles I've driven it. Just one problem... It took several months, but the car has reinforced my preference for RWD cars. I'm going to take it to a couple of HPDEs to see how it performs, but I'll probably sell it this summer and find a nice E36 or E46 M3 to serve as my track rat.
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Re: MazdaSpeed3 Owners [roadburner]
by ramon1
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May 01, 2008 (4:15 pm)
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Replying to: roadburner (May 01, 2008 3:28 pm)
Yes, for a track car you have to have RWD
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Re: MazdaSpeed3 Owners [ramon1]
by roadburner
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May 01, 2008 (6:04 pm)
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Replying to: ramon1 (May 01, 2008 4:15 pm)
Don't get me wrong, the MS3 is a very nice car, but it looks like it may not be the right car for me.
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Re: Cartridge cannisters... [nichollw]
by 2ndmazda3
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May 01, 2008 (7:16 pm)
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Replying to: nichollw (Dec 28, 2007 8:47 am)
I have an 04 mazda 3s sedan with 129,000 miles. The engine started making a ticking noise at around 1600rpms about a week ago. I first thought it might have to do with the cv joint, but they were fine. So I checked the oil- even though we had just had the car serviced at the dealership 3 weeks prior. No oil on the dipstick. Oil light never came on- neither did check engine light. Put just over 4 qts in. Clicking sound still there, a little more pronounced. Drove the car about 4 miles the next day, and lost every bit of the oil. Left a trail from my driveway to my parking space at work. Called the dealership; they first told me to have the car towed to them at my expense. Went to the dealership in person, told them we got underneath the car, removed the shroud, and the oil filter cap was where the oil leaked from. Service mgr gave me a replacement cap and the tool to remove/install cap. Put new cap on, filled with oil again, and no leaking. Unfortunately, old cap had metal shavings in it. Took car to dealership (60 miles from home), they checked the old cap and found a crack by the metal drain plug in the center of the cap. They put the old cap back on, started the engine, and oil poured out. Now the service mgr says they never touch that drain plug, so the crack isn't their fault. He called mazda rep, who will come to look at car in the next few days. Service mgr gave me the impression that I'm going to have to pay for a new engine- if damage is severe enough. I have all my service records on this car since I bought it from this dealership in Nov 04. Nobody else has touched this engine but them. From what I've read on this forum, this plastic filter cap is prone to breaking. What recourse do I have? I'm trying to stay calm until I hear from the dealership or the mazda rep, but it sounds like they know this is a problem. If the plastic cap fails, and the oil light never comes on, isn't that the manufacturer's fault? What is the point of an oil light if it doesn't come on to warn the driver? I know my car is out of warranty, but considering I have all the service records, a filter cap with a crack, and I've been a loyal customer- this is my 2nd car purchase from this dealership and I've spent about $3000 there on servicing- why should I have to pay for either repairing or replacing the engine? HELP!!
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