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Just got my order from rockauto. Got this Wix to have a spare filter in hand (second for the second mazda) The way the filter media is assembled looks strange. The "better" filter is also purchased from rockauto few months ago. They supposed to be identical. The later filter I got is the one...

First UOA for this 2015 Mazda3. cSt Viscosity @ 100°C is what puzzles me in otherwise good report. 6.22 when the spec says 8.3 starting value. I've never seen lower than 7.5 on this exact oil in the few UOAs here. Oil is used Nov-May in Chicago area. Car was mostly used as a weekend car-...

Are there any practical benefits of applying a paint sealer to a daily driver ? Especially in the rust belt where the sun and heat are not the main concern ? The car is not garaged.

You can buy this in your local department store Otherwise - it is so true

I have seen only one UOA on the "lifetime" Mazda ATF FZ, so I decided to share mine. It is 3rd gen Mazda 3 with 46k miles - factory fill. There are a lot of discussions what the "lifetime" means and several post with D-F showing the discoloration of the ATF-FZ after 30-70k miles ( I know "the...

Up to very recently I was living with the understanding that the insurance companies are prizing their products purely on the risk assessment. Until I got cars with 15 years age difference ... We have two Nissans in the family - 1999 and 2000. I like them a lot, so I took good care of them and...

This is the used ATF analysis on my wife's car when she got it 4 years ago. It did not look good and I was not sure how to proceed. I did not find much information back then, so I decided to share my case. The fluid was orange-brownish in color - not too bad, so I decided to keep the car and...