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Oil pan drain plug washer by halser
May 15, 2009 (7:09 am)
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Replying to: moozmooz (Mar 28, 2009 9:55 am)

I have a 2006 Mazda 3 S. It has 44k with the 2.3 and a manual transmission.
I changed my oil 2 times using Mobil 1 synthetic oil 5w-20. I just came across
instructions for a 2004 Mazda 3 with the 2.3. It mentions replacing the oil pan drain plug crush washer. I don't remember the washer. The instructions that I used did not mention this. Does this apply to the 2006?
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Re: Maintenance of Cloth Interior - Scotchguard? [autonomous] by igozoomzoom
May 15, 2009 (7:30 am)
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Replying to: autonomous (May 14, 2009 3:01 pm)

The '07-'09 cloth pattern is different from my '06 s Touring 5-door (the '06 and before had black with blue checks or black with red check pattern). The material is almost like a nylon, not very plush but holds up VERY WELL. Any stain (so far) can be removed with a wet cloth and a tiny bit of Dawn detergent, if the damp cloth alone doesn't work.
 
If the '08 has a similar type of material, I wouldn't waste my time/money Scotchguarding it. It looks better than any of my Hondas did at 3yrs and 70k miles!
 
The carpeting is a different story...at least on my model. My heel wore a hole thru the floormat and then thru the actual carpeting underneath (to the metal/insulation on the floorpan) within two years. I just bought the "Premium" floormats and they're holding up much better...but there's still a hole underneath the driver's mat....irritates me a little...
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Re: Oil pan drain plug washer [halser] by igozoomzoom
May 15, 2009 (7:32 am)
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Replying to: halser (May 15, 2009 7:09 am)

Just curious, have you changed the oil/fluid in your manual transmission yet? I think it's "recommended" at 45k miles. I went to 50k or so before I got around to it, though.
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Re: Transmission fluid change by halser
May 15, 2009 (8:09 am)
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Replying to: igozoomzoom (May 15, 2009 7:32 am)

I have not changed the oil/fluid in the manual transmission yet. I have been changing the motor oil and filter every 7500 using the Mobil 1 5w-20.
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Re: Transmission fluid change [halser] by igozoomzoom
May 15, 2009 (8:22 am)
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Replying to: halser (May 15, 2009 8:09 am)

I've only owned Hondas (and Acuras) in the past. They were all manual transmissions and I used the same motor oil in the transmission as in the engine (Castrol Syntec for the past 12 years). But the Mazda manual transmission requires 80-90W Gear Oil...I'm not sure why the difference?
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Prophylatically speaking [igozoomzoom] by autonomous
May 15, 2009 (2:20 pm)
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Replying to: igozoomzoom (May 15, 2009 7:30 am)

I wouldn't waste my time/money Scotchguarding it
I did not regret my $8 investment in money and 10 minute investment in time (interior sprayed once in 2002 and again in 2005) when the occasional accident happened (as when my dog got car sick). Cheap insurance.
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Re: Transmission fluid change [igozoomzoom] by roadburner
May 16, 2009 (8:43 pm)
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Replying to: igozoomzoom (May 15, 2009 8:22 am)

But the Mazda manual transmission requires 80-90W Gear Oil...I'm not sure why the difference?
 
It depends on the design of the transaxle. I change the transaxle oil in my MS3 every 30K because it sees the track every now and then.The cars that are street driven only get an oil change every 60K.
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Re: Transmission fluid change [roadburner] by igozoomzoom
May 16, 2009 (10:29 pm)
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Replying to: roadburner (May 16, 2009 8:43 pm)

For the first 20-months and 48k miles, I commuted 70 miles daily in Atlanta gridlock. One day, I counted the number of shifts I made one-way to work- 217 shifts in 35 miles!
 
I try to follow the "Schedule 2 (extreme conditions)" maintenance schedule whenever possible. Thankfully, the car (and the driver) have a much easier commute now!
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My Latest Used Oil Analysis by roadburner
May 25, 2009 (8:08 am)
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All is well...
 
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Re: floormats and carpet [igozoomzoom] by ahightower
May 26, 2009 (3:54 pm)
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Replying to: igozoomzoom (May 15, 2009 7:30 am)

Ditto on the crappy floor mats and carpet. I've got a hole in the floor mat after 22K and there would probably be one in the carpet as well if I hadn't moved the mats back a couple inches. I'm planning to get some Weathertech Floor Liners one of these days. And a set for all three rows in the Suburban too. I keep seeing them advertised in the print mags and like the idea of the coverage all the way up the sides of the footwells. I did finally get one for the rear cargo area and it's great. Spilled half a jug of laundry detergent last week. Still got a few lbs of sand to vacuum out from the carpet from the beach trip.

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