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Oh, forgot to add that this East Penn EverStart Max 40R is a perfect fit for my 06 Ford Fusion, which is a very stight squeeze even for the original Motorcraft battery. It's identical to a Mazda 6 under the hood, so it should fit those just as well. The specs of the East Penn are also higher...

I just bought a Everstart Maxx 40R battery at Walmart here in BC, Canada, following the Consumer Reports reviews of the Maxx made by Johnson Controls. But I noticed that the JC specs didn't match and it didn't look right. I had thought it was made by Exide until I found this post and figured out...

Thanks for all the advice! It sounds like the consensus is longer intervals with synthetic. Shoot, I just missed the sale on Mobil 1, but there's one on QSUD and QS synthetic was certainly was put to the test in your jeep. It's even supposed to increase MPGs, if one can believe the claim on the...

Thanks for such a quick response! I'm glad to hear that I'm on the right track and conventional will work for this OCI. On a related note, Ford/Mazda changed the thermostat from the 208 degree one that came when the 2.3L Duratec was first introduced, to the 180 that came on them later. Doesn't...

I’ve read a lot of posts on this forum, but while I got a lot of information, it didn’t answer all of my questions. I just bought a 2010 Ranger with the 2.3L Mazda-designed Duratec engine, and it's manual states that the oil should be changed every 7.5K miles. I’m about to change the oil and...