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Sorry to bring this up if its already been spoken about. So what I have read is that a 5w20 is usually just oem fill for most vehicles because apparently they can save about 1% of fuel economy compared to a 5w30 oil and that big difference across there entire fleet results in meeting the...

I recently picked up a 2006 mazda 3 hatchback, i also want to add that i live in canada. We have long winters here and "The city uses several products to manage the snow and ice, including a mixture of sand and salt, gravel, and magnesium chloride." The car is in decent shape and not as bad as...

sorry if this has been discussed tons of times but I am curious which of the top brand oils are considered the most synthetic as in are made of the higher quality oils? i know in the end of the day, the final product matters more compared to what base oil was used etc etc, this is just for...

Was looking at my service records as lately I have had extra time on my hands and found some good news- It recently had sparks done so thats gonna save me some money aha. In 2018, the dealer said they noticed dried coolant around the water pump area for my 2006 mazda 3 with the 2.3l, and...

I was checking the service history on the car I purchased - 2006 Mazda 3 2.3L 95,000 miles and of course the guy took it to an oil change place and seems like they did a engine flush. This was about 1-2 years ago and so far it doesn't seem like the engine leaks or any known problems. Just seems...

looking for recommendations for which brands makes good thermostats. I want to stay as close to OEM as possible cuz OEM is usually spot on however I dont live near a mazda dealership so will end up ordering from rockauto. engine is a 2006 mazda 2.3l which i believe is the same as the 2.3l...

Sorry if this has already been discussed but my car is spec'd for 5w20 but here in Canada we get horrible winters as cold as -40 fahrenheit some days so a 0W20 obvs wouldn't hurt. I was doing some reading and seems like I read some posts about some people say "if you run 0W20, watch out for...

Hello, I will need a new alternator soon enough for my mazda 3, and looking at rockauto for the new ones I can choose from these brands in around the same price range. are any of these brands decent or is it random china garbage and testing your luck? I am in Canada, so dealing with the core...

Hello all, new member here, I just recently picked up a 2006 Mazda 3 with auto trans and 2.3L engine. I don't know much about the maintenance info on it but want to start doing some preventative maintenance pretty soon. Sorry I am not a mechanic so I will try my best. I checked the fluids in the...