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Just been through this endless loop way too many times before and have pawed through far too many threads here looking for information hidden amongst the bickering. This place has the reputation it does for a good reason.

Is there a specific reason, other than Mazda giving me a hard time about warranty if it went in with a taller filter, that I should not run a taller filter if it seals the same and has the same bypass pressure? And the purpose of pointing this out is to tell me to run 5W-30? Or was the purpose...

No. If this bugs you SO much to pick out ONE singular assumption that I made just so you can tell me I'm wrong you need to find a different hobby because.... I'm not playing this game here, I know this place better than that. We'll have a 20 page thread about CD and AFM and VCM, cam event...

It uses a collapsing hydraulic lash adjuster style cylinder deactivation scheme which uses oil pressure to either keep the lifter pumped up and valves opening or it allows the lifter collapse and valves to not open. Since this uses oil to accomplish the feat and since it's critical to have the...

Well I grabbed a M1 108a filter on sale on Amazon with an order last week so I'll just run that for my first OCI from 1000-6000 miles, I'm figuring that if I'm running 5K OCI's that as long as the filter is pretty decent M1, Purolator, etc it should be fine? I have checked the oil twice in the...

I finally got my new 2023 Mazda 3 2.5 base model after a 6 month production backlog. I've put about 350 miles on it and was planning on changing the factory fill at 1000 miles because no particular reason other than I'm 'old school' and worry about break-in/production debris in my new engine. I...

That's very possible! So since my mother has retired her driving habits have gone from miles per gallon to months per gallon. Her 2010 Mazda 3 has about 65-70,000 miles on it.

Well the previous owner, my mother, is a real stickler for maintenance given her father was an Army motor pool mechanic and general Mr Fix-it. However my mother wasn't the very first owner of the car, she bought it with about 25,000 or so miles at about 2 years old from Carmax. Is it possible...

So I dropped the leaking (rust through) oil pan on my 1998 Mazda 626 with a little over 200,000 miles and I'm greeted by this oil pickup which is AFTER I sprayed it down with brake cleaner. I was able to use a fine wire brush to gently scrub it off with carb cleaner then soaked it in some strong...

Amazon, correct!

Ordered a total of 6 bottles which at 1/2 bottle per oil change and about 1 5,000 mile oil change a year should last me *crunches numbers* a very long time.

Great places to start, thank you. Does this oil have the same claim to better retain film on surfaces during long storage?

I could, sell me on it...?

Can't find it on the Rislone website and links to the old hyperlube.com just redirect to Rislone, ordered a couple bottles on Amazon and I'm crossing my fingers I get the right stuff. If I do I'm stocking up, if I don't I'll send it back. My understanding is it's a fancy PolyEster oil, really...

The filter sits at a slight downward angle on the back of the engine and I take it down last after letting the engine drain because its near exhaust to reach it. Every other time I've loosened the filter old oil runs down the back of the engine because the center is still holding some oil in it...

I've always had the center full of oil too, am I not supposed to?

I did not and I don't have the right kind of cutter for it. Poked a hole and blew. Kissed a filter for science! I got this much out into a ~6oz cup.

Yes, I know how to take the filter off my car I've been changing oil on for over 100,000 miles lol. Crack er open and let it run down the back of the block for a minute or two then finish spinning it off. It's just in such a spot with the axle, frame, and exhaust that it's hard not to get some...

Whatever next. I've never had one empty out and be "dry" no matter what, the media retains a lot of oil regardless of the valve. I attached a picture of the inside, I know the media holds a lot of oil. I just didn't expect this after a 5k mile OCI for such a 'premium' marketed and priced filter...

I have not but the XG6607 I just pulled off my Mazda 626 2.0 was empty after sitting on the rack to drain the engine oil during lunch. I think that means the drain back failed on it. Thankfully it's a small filter and my engine is fairly healthy at almost 200k miles. Filter had A1109 2 or 3 on...