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#4484 of 4532 Re: Oil pan drain plug washer [halser] by igozoomzoom May 15, 2009 (7:32 am)
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. Replies to this message: halser (May 15, 2009 8:09 am) igozoomzoom (May 15, 2009 8:22 am) roadburner (May 16, 2009 8:43 pm) and 1 more...
#4485 of 4532 Re: Transmission fluid change by halser May 15, 2009 (8:09 am)
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. Replies to this message: igozoomzoom (May 15, 2009 8:22 am) roadburner (May 16, 2009 8:43 pm) igozoomzoom (May 16, 2009 10:29 pm)
#4486 of 4532 Re: Transmission fluid change [halser] by igozoomzoom May 15, 2009 (8:22 am)
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? Replies to this message: roadburner (May 16, 2009 8:43 pm) igozoomzoom (May 16, 2009 10:29 pm)
#4487 of 4532 Prophylatically speaking [igozoomzoom] by autonomous May 15, 2009 (2:20 pm)
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.
#4488 of 4532 Re: Transmission fluid change [igozoomzoom] by roadburner May 16, 2009 (8:43 pm)
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. Replies to this message: igozoomzoom (May 16, 2009 10:29 pm)
#4489 of 4532 Re: Transmission fluid change [roadburner] by igozoomzoom May 16, 2009 (10:29 pm)
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!
#4490 of 4532 My Latest Used Oil Analysis by roadburner May 25, 2009 (8:08 am)
All is well...   Replies to this message: sonnyrocker (Jun 12, 2009 10:02 am) roadburner (Jun 12, 2009 11:02 am)
#4491 of 4532 Re: floormats and carpet [igozoomzoom] by ahightower May 26, 2009 (3:54 pm)
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. Replies to this message: igozoomzoom (May 29, 2009 2:58 am)
#4492 of 4532 Re: floormats and carpet [ahightower] by igozoomzoom May 29, 2009 (2:58 am)
Replying to: ahightower (May 26, 2009 3:54 pm) I love the WeatherTech mats! I bought my dad a set for his Accord and my mom a cargo liner for her Explorer. Both fit perfectly and hold up very well.   They have the regular all-weather rubber mats for the Mazda3, but they also have the "Floorliner- Digitalfit". It covers more area than the mats, which I like. The Floorliner is $99 for front-only, which is all I'd need. I thinking about ordering it....   I currently have the "Premium Carpet Floormats" which are a Mazda Accessory. It looks like '06 was the last year they offered them (coordinated to the Blue/Black or Red/Black interior). They were only $10 more than buying another set of the crappy standard mats and these are like heavy-duty berber carpeting.
#4493 of 4532 2010 Mazda 3 Lemon? by gamerguy73 May 31, 2009 (7:50 pm)
Hi,   I've posted before and was so happy with my 2010 3 s sedan until now. There was a recall you probably have heard of; my car was one of those under the program. No big deal right? In the dealer shop a few days and got a rental car. was serviced. Anyway, I can live with that happening but now I'm concerned that this Mazda could possibly be a lemon. The car was immobilized, all lights, keyless entry, push button ignition not working. Is this a security/anti theft problem? Called Mazda roadside assist and will be towing to dealer shop tomorrow.

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