Recent content by Del64

That is what I am looking to work out, if all it gains is 2cm of filter height thus filter area in the pleats up by 20% it could be worth it, its a hard call to be honest.

As I say it's a spin on cartridge but need to find out if there is a way to find alternatives if they even exist?

Hi good people, I run a Mazda Skyactiv petrol 2.5 in the uk. The oil filter P7210 is a rather small 5oz or 225ml capacity metal cartridge. Given that the engine takes 5l per change. Can anyone tell me how to find a larger capacity unit as even doing 6k oil changes instead of 12.5k dealer...

Thats an interesting view I thought A3 vs A5 was a serious consideration, as my preference is the 5w30 Petronas

The owners manual is as simplistic as US 0W20 ACEA A3, and outside the US 5W30 again ACEA A3 I am seeing Mannol 5W30 A3, TripleQX, Total Quartz (online, Shell Helix Ultra) Valvoline SYNpower There are a few others but these keep appearing

Thank you everyone. I was planning on sticking 5W30 for sure however the range open to me of ACEA A3 compared to A5 is staggering, it is roughly 5 to 50 oils, hence why I asked. I will resume my search on A3. Thanks to all of you very much appreciated input.

Hi everyone, First post here. I am back in car ownership after many years leasing and I have a UK 2.5 petrol 2018 Mazda 6. Now in the US this engine has a suggested 0w20 oil in the UK it is 5W30, that is the first confusion. My second is the ACEA A3 oil, as I see so much more choice in teh A5...