2 questions in one post:
1. I'm going to store my car over the winter (5 months). If I have new oil in the car just before storing, should I replace the oil right after winter, or am I good to drive it for a while?
2. For the first set of Speed3s, incorrect manual and dealer information had 5w20 as the recommended oil for the turbo'd 2.3 DISI. In fact, Mazda recommends 5w30. Unfortunately this is not a fact well known to Mazda dealers yet. I encountered this problem after my first oil change where I argued with the service rep over the correct weight. After confirming with Mazda Canada over the phone, the rep went into the garage to verify what was actually put into the car. I didn't hear the conversation, but the rep came back saying 5w30 was put in - his mistake. I have a very slight (but it's there) nagging suspicion that the actual weight in the engine is 5w20. I'm at 8k and want to run dyno until 10k. Am I really playing with fire were 5w20 in the engine for 2k?
1. I'm going to store my car over the winter (5 months). If I have new oil in the car just before storing, should I replace the oil right after winter, or am I good to drive it for a while?
2. For the first set of Speed3s, incorrect manual and dealer information had 5w20 as the recommended oil for the turbo'd 2.3 DISI. In fact, Mazda recommends 5w30. Unfortunately this is not a fact well known to Mazda dealers yet. I encountered this problem after my first oil change where I argued with the service rep over the correct weight. After confirming with Mazda Canada over the phone, the rep went into the garage to verify what was actually put into the car. I didn't hear the conversation, but the rep came back saying 5w30 was put in - his mistake. I have a very slight (but it's there) nagging suspicion that the actual weight in the engine is 5w20. I'm at 8k and want to run dyno until 10k. Am I really playing with fire were 5w20 in the engine for 2k?