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Originally Posted By: badtlc No they don't. If you look up those filter application guides, they are multi-purpose for many vehicles that do not have Skyactiv-G engines. To compare, look up Wix 57002 and check its application guide. It was designed specifically for the Skyactiv-G. Wix had to...

Originally Posted By: badtlc Skyactiv does not use a generic filter. Last I checked, only Wix and Toyo-Roki made an oil filter that meets the specific skyactiv specs. If the filter application guide lists engines other than the Skyactiv engines, it was not designed for the skyactiv engines...

Originally Posted By: Tegger Mazda.com says all 3's have Skyactiv engines for all displacements. That might be true for the newer year models, but not the 2012s: KBB 2012 Mazda3 (scroll down to the "Under the Hood" section) Anyway, I'll take it back tomorrow morning and see if they can get...

Originally Posted By: Tegger That's because "Sport" IS the vehicle's correct sub-model, Not "Skyactiv". Your Mazda 3 Sport happens to have a Skyactiv engine. Your Mazda 3 Sport is not a hatchback, but a station wagon. Mazda's marketing department worried that some buyers might perceive the word...

The engine is the 2.0L SKYACTIV G

Just got the oil changed at a local service place. I was going to do it myself, but time is short and I've got a big trip coming up. I looked at the receipt and noticed they had my 2012 Mazda3 Skyactiv listed as the Sport model, and used a Champ PH2835 filter, which Amazon says isn't compatible...