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It's rated 1 kid power 😂

Think you're giving my car too much credit. That thing isn't quite rated 1/4 HP or higher. You think vegetable oil will do the trick?

New but engine running a bit stiff. What are people's recommendations for it?

Honestly quite surprised you found oil cheaper than supertech lol. The only other cheaper oil I know about is Kirkland Signature but even then, they're both made by the same company Warren Distribution.

I think that's well agreed on both our parts as I did say, "whether or not it plays out in real life as I intend". Again, I think your perspective was already made clear before.

I don't think anyone is objecting to what approvals mean? I'm simply asking for consistent PDS. Not sure what you're trying to say here.

Lol I certainly don't. But I at least want to know what I am buying right? Whether or not it plays out in real life the way I intend, I made the choice based on the given information.

I think approvals are a good starting/reference point so I agree that it tells a good amount from that alone. However, it's just be nice to have PDS to make some general comparisons when the approvals that one is looking for are all the same. It will at least give us some markers even if they...

Wow was looking at that sample Mag1 PDS and it's the most detailed one I've seen yet.

Let me guess. Username starts with a G and ends with an N? Curious about what happened...

Why do oil brands not have standardized PDS? Some brands have them, some don't. Those who do are incredibly inconsistent with what they show (sometimes show HTHS, sometimes don't within same brand but different oil for example or even different viscosity grades). What's the point in being so...

Ahhh that makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the info!

The land of 10,000 lakes, Minnesota.

Thanks! Will come in handy when I actually need to do some diff oil change. Wanna try one of the best if not the best oil out there!

I was looking around HPL website and could not for my life find HPL Differential Life CC. I'm not talking about the normal/regular one. The cold climate version. I was looking at @SubieRubyRoo mega thread about diff oils and noted it down. Does it not exist anymore? Maybe I'm blind but someone...

It's not so much the rear torsion beam itself that's bad. It's just not the same handling as it was for the Mazdaspeed is all. I personally like the rear torsion beam on this car but to each their own.

Dude I hear ya. Once I get this thing tuned (still waiting on tuner) with a cat back exhaust, it'll be producing roughly 330-350 HP and nearly 400 ft/lb torque. That's the most Mazdaspeed it's gonna get lol.

I work from home so that's why it's such low expected annual mileage. I'm likely switching over to Valvoline XL-III so I should be good there. I don't see myself hitting that 5k annually and oil is cheap enough that I'm okay switching it out in that interval. Just wanted the opinions of people...

Heh you've got a good point. It doesn't get tracked and oftentimes doesn't get up to full temperature on those short trips. Guess it's just me trying to eek out the most protection (whether that even translates to real-world differences) from good valued oils. Making me second guess myself.

The Mazda 3 community would certainly not consider this a hot hatch. I don't either due to its heavy lean towards luxury and rear torsion beam. I do occasional heavy-footed driving when going up highway ramps and it's cool for that! Huh... never considered putting in Valvoline Restore and...