This oil change cost me $3.75 for 5 quarts of synthetic + $6 oil filter for a total of under $10. Decided to change it early... because, why not?
Gotta LOVE Clearance Oil Sales.
p.s. Thank you Advance Auto Parts and Idemitsu Oil for basically sponsoring this $3.75 Synthetic Oil Change.
Vehicle:
2014 Mazda 3 Hatchback i Sport w/ tech package & 6 speed manual trans.
Engine:
2.0L Skyactiv DI 4 banger.
Engine oil capacity:
4.5qts
Oil type:
Idemitsu 0w20 Synthetic from AAP clearance @ $0.75 a quart.
Oil additives:
None
Gas Additives:
NONE. Only Premium 93 octane fuel from top tier gas stations (mostly Shell, Mobil, BP)
Make up oil added:
None
Oil filter:
Mazda OEM specific for the SkyActiv engine.
Air filter:
Performance Short Ram Intake with cone filter with a good 50k miles on it.
USE: city / highway @ 70/30. Cold start 5 days a week 2x to take the kid to school and pick him up again 4 hours later + regular daily trips to the store, beach, whatever. One long highway trip to Charlotte, NC 800 miles total, cruising @ 75mph on cruise control. LOTS of Full throttle trips to REDLINE.
Oil Life Monitor was showing 70% oil life left. Sounds about right, based on that TBN.
Code:
OIL Idemitsu 0w20 Synthetic
MILES IN USE 3,002 miles
MILES on unit 65,360
SAMPLE TAKEN 03/17/2018
Make up Oil 0
Universal Average based on 6,000 miles
ALUMINUM 3 3
CHROMIUM 0 0
IRON 2 7
COPPER 0 5
LEAD 0 0
TIN 0 0
MOLYBDENUM 78 88
NICKEL 0 0
MANGANESE 0 0
SILVER 0 0
TITANIUM 1 2
POTASSIUM 0 0
BORON 190 135
SILICON 4 8
SODIUM 5 4
CALCIUM 2036 1640
MAGNESIUM 8 352
PHOSPHORUS 770 663
ZINC 761 742
BARIUM 0 1
Values Should Be*
SUS VIS 210ºF 49.1 46-57
cSt @ 212ºF 7.01 6.0-9.7
FLASHPOINT ºF 395 >385
Fuel %
Antifreeze 0.0 0.0
WATER 0.0
INSOLUBLES 0.2
TBN 5.2 >1.0
Gotta LOVE Clearance Oil Sales.
p.s. Thank you Advance Auto Parts and Idemitsu Oil for basically sponsoring this $3.75 Synthetic Oil Change.
Vehicle:
2014 Mazda 3 Hatchback i Sport w/ tech package & 6 speed manual trans.
Engine:
2.0L Skyactiv DI 4 banger.
Engine oil capacity:
4.5qts
Oil type:
Idemitsu 0w20 Synthetic from AAP clearance @ $0.75 a quart.
Oil additives:
None
Gas Additives:
NONE. Only Premium 93 octane fuel from top tier gas stations (mostly Shell, Mobil, BP)
Make up oil added:
None
Oil filter:
Mazda OEM specific for the SkyActiv engine.
Air filter:
Performance Short Ram Intake with cone filter with a good 50k miles on it.
USE: city / highway @ 70/30. Cold start 5 days a week 2x to take the kid to school and pick him up again 4 hours later + regular daily trips to the store, beach, whatever. One long highway trip to Charlotte, NC 800 miles total, cruising @ 75mph on cruise control. LOTS of Full throttle trips to REDLINE.
Oil Life Monitor was showing 70% oil life left. Sounds about right, based on that TBN.
Code:
OIL Idemitsu 0w20 Synthetic
MILES IN USE 3,002 miles
MILES on unit 65,360
SAMPLE TAKEN 03/17/2018
Make up Oil 0
Universal Average based on 6,000 miles
ALUMINUM 3 3
CHROMIUM 0 0
IRON 2 7
COPPER 0 5
LEAD 0 0
TIN 0 0
MOLYBDENUM 78 88
NICKEL 0 0
MANGANESE 0 0
SILVER 0 0
TITANIUM 1 2
POTASSIUM 0 0
BORON 190 135
SILICON 4 8
SODIUM 5 4
CALCIUM 2036 1640
MAGNESIUM 8 352
PHOSPHORUS 770 663
ZINC 761 742
BARIUM 0 1
Values Should Be*
SUS VIS 210ºF 49.1 46-57
cSt @ 212ºF 7.01 6.0-9.7
FLASHPOINT ºF 395 >385
Fuel %
Antifreeze 0.0 0.0
WATER 0.0
INSOLUBLES 0.2
TBN 5.2 >1.0