Good day, everyone.
Been a long-time reader of the forums, top notch knowledge gathered here, so decided to ask the community for help regarding an issue that's been bothering me.
I own a 2016 Mazda 6 with the 2.5L Skyactiv engine. So far I have done 4 oil changes - at 1,000 km, 5,000 km, 10,000 km and now at 14,000 km. The gasoline here in Armenia is pretty bad quality, so Mazda recommends more frequent oil changes.
I've always used Shell Helix Ultra 5W-30, which is a decent synthetic oil, but never paid attention to the oil filter as the dealer assured they are using original filters.
You may notice an irregularity with the 14,000 km oil change, that's because I lifted the car and noticed they have used the Mazda JEY0-14-302-9A filter, which is designed for older Mazdas, such as the 626.
I immediately went for an early oil change and they installed PE01-14-302B-9A, which is one of the correct ones for Skyactiv.
Looking back at the invoices, they have installed the wrong filter at the 1,000 km and 10,000 km oil changes, still trying to find the papers for the 5,000 km oil change.
They explained that whenever the correct filter is out of stock, they use JEY0-14-302-9A and never had a problem.
I was furious of course, but I'm more concerned whether the wrong filter used for possibly 13,000 km might have caused any damage to the engine.
Please chime in and let me know, I really hope it's not a big deal but don't know enough to know.
Been a long-time reader of the forums, top notch knowledge gathered here, so decided to ask the community for help regarding an issue that's been bothering me.
I own a 2016 Mazda 6 with the 2.5L Skyactiv engine. So far I have done 4 oil changes - at 1,000 km, 5,000 km, 10,000 km and now at 14,000 km. The gasoline here in Armenia is pretty bad quality, so Mazda recommends more frequent oil changes.
I've always used Shell Helix Ultra 5W-30, which is a decent synthetic oil, but never paid attention to the oil filter as the dealer assured they are using original filters.
You may notice an irregularity with the 14,000 km oil change, that's because I lifted the car and noticed they have used the Mazda JEY0-14-302-9A filter, which is designed for older Mazdas, such as the 626.
I immediately went for an early oil change and they installed PE01-14-302B-9A, which is one of the correct ones for Skyactiv.
Looking back at the invoices, they have installed the wrong filter at the 1,000 km and 10,000 km oil changes, still trying to find the papers for the 5,000 km oil change.
They explained that whenever the correct filter is out of stock, they use JEY0-14-302-9A and never had a problem.
I was furious of course, but I'm more concerned whether the wrong filter used for possibly 13,000 km might have caused any damage to the engine.
Please chime in and let me know, I really hope it's not a big deal but don't know enough to know.