Hello from New MS3 owener- 1st Q oil smell

[DaveMS307]

Hello all,

Just picked mine up my new MS3 and found this site. I had an SVT Focus and was worried I would miss it, but I love this car. I'm trying to be good and break it in easy.

Anyway, I've noticed an oil smell when I hit the gas a little bit. So I check the oil and it is 1/4" past the max level. Anyone have this issue straight from the factory?

[VermZ06]

I wouldn't worry too much about the smell. Most new cars have a funky smell for the first couple hundered miles anyway, unless someone test drove the crap out of it before you got it. But if you ordered one and picked it up the day it got there then there should be no issue. Congrats on the car!

[DaveMS307]

I wouldn't worry too much about the smell. Most new cars have a funky smell for the first couple hundered miles anyway, unless someone test drove the crap out of it before you got it. But if you ordered one and picked it up the day it got there then there should be no issue. Congrats on the car!


Thanks. I picked up the car the day it got there and it only had 6 miles on the odo, so I don't think it got beat on too bad. That day there was only one sales guy there and he was the manager and not a speed freak.

I was also wondering if anyone else had their car delivered with too much oil.

[SeanMSIII]

Hello all,

Just picked mine up my new MS3 and found this site. I had an SVT Focus and was worried I would miss it, but I love this car. I'm trying to be good and break it in easy.

Anyway, I've noticed an oil smell when I hit the gas a little bit. So I check the oil and it is 1/4" past the max level. Anyone have this issue straight from the factory?

Mine is also over max as is another poster's on another forum. I haven't smelled oil, but there are loads of other funky smells. Mind you nothing compared to the MS6. I really thought there was something wrong there, but they went away after about one month (!).

[nondual]

On my first test drive, there was an odd smell. It's pretty much gone away, but I've revved to redline a few times and really heated the engine up a bit.

Is anyone else going to go DIRECTLY to synthetic oil on the first oil change?

[LASERBLUE135]

I worked at a Mazda dealer a few years back and a lot of the new cars had that smell. I wouldn't worry about a thing. Congrats on the purchase I bet it's a big improvement over the SVT.

[dread]

It is probably the coating in the exhaust burning off.

[Donas64]

SVT focus was a mean little pocket rocket. Almost like the SRT4 of it's day. Wicked little motor, crappy interior. I had a soft spot for them.

congrats on the MS3 purchase. I would not worry too much about the smell. It should dissapate over the next few days. PICS????

[Lt. Dan]

Hehe.... It wasn't off the boat, the "cougar ace", was it?

[highwaypizza]

I know most people mean it as a joke....

But I must add that there were absolutely no MS3's on the Cougar Ace. There were a ton of regular 3's on it though...

[SeanMSIII]

I know most people mean it as a joke....

But I must add that there were absolutely no MS3's on the Cougar Ace. There were a ton of regular 3's on it though...

Oh, yeah? How do you explain the white, crystaline stuff on the underside of my car and on the backs of the wheels.

Just kidding!

[nondual]

Oh, yeah? How do you explain the white, crystaline stuff on the underside of my car and on the backs of the wheels.

Just kidding!
You have to stop driving near meth labs, my friend.

[SeanMSIII]

You have to stop driving near meth labs, my friend.

Aha! So that's what all that white stuff was on road next to a burned out building deep in meth country . . . .

[jbiird317]

Hey Dave, welcome to the forums!

I think these guys are right the oil smell should probably fade away once the car is more broken in. Good luck breaking it in gently though...NOT easy to do!

[DaveMS307]

On my first test drive, there was an odd smell. It's pretty much gone away, but I've revved to redline a few times and really heated the engine up a bit.

Is anyone else going to go DIRECTLY to synthetic oil on the first oil change?

I plan on going to Royal Purple. I used it in my SVT Focus and the difference in valve train noise compared to even Mobile One was pronounced.

[DaveMS307]

SVT focus was a mean little pocket rocket. Almost like the SRT4 of it's day. Wicked little motor, crappy interior. I had a soft spot for them.

congrats on the MS3 purchase. I would not worry too much about the smell. It should dissapate over the next few days. PICS????


I know the MS3 is a better car in many ways, but it was ALWAYS fun to keep up with BMW, Vipers, Vettes, etc in the curves (and watch them go bye-bye on the straights). I hope the MS3 is as good in the curves even though it's a few hundred pounds more. I KNOW the straights will be a lot more fun(omg)

I'll post some pics over the weekend....

[DaveMS307]

Hey Dave, welcome to the forums!

I think these guys are right the oil smell should probably fade away once the car is more broken in. Good luck breaking it in gently though...NOT easy to do!
Jbiird,

Thanks for the welcome. Looks like I found a good place for info, etc. And, you're right - it's killing me not to floor it.

[SOSPEED]

Hey jbiird317 did you get yours from nucar and when did you pick it up???

[BlackJack]

Goddamn, i'm jealous of you guys already getting them! :( any of youse near or in Rochester, NY and willing to give me a ride/test drive? :P

[Rainman]

On my first test drive, there was an odd smell. It's pretty much gone away, but I've revved to redline a few times and really heated the engine up a bit.

Is anyone else going to go DIRECTLY to synthetic oil on the first oil change?

I will have the first oil change at 1000km. Directly to Mobil 1 at that time.

R

[nondual]

I will have the first oil change at 1000km. Directly to Mobil 1 at that time.

R
I'm looking forward to being able to see the difference synthetic makes over the long haul.

I put synthetic motorcycle oil in my SV650 at first oil change (6k miles).

[jbiird317]

Hey jbiird317 did you get yours from nucar and when did you pick it up???

hey, yeah i got it at nucar, i picked it up last friday afternoon

i see u finally got rid of ur spicy eh?

[SOSPEED]

hey, yeah i got it at nucar, i picked it up last friday afternoon

i see u finally got rid of ur spicy eh?

LOL that was me there that looked at your speed when you picked it up. My salesman told me they were coming in and told me to come take a look. Wait what time did you pick it up bc my sales person said they was another MS3 that was picked up earlyer that day. It was around 5:30 - 6:00.

[jbiird317]

LOL that was me there that looked at your speed when you picked it up. My salesman told me they were coming in and told me to come take a look. Wait what time did you pick it up bc my sales person said they was another MS3 that was picked up earlyer that day. It was around 5:30 - 6:00.

nahh i got the first one, picked it up at like 3... the other speed was Chris (insuranceguy here on the forums) and he picked it up around 5 or 6... so are you considering the speed3? and which sales guy did you go through? I had steve and sean is here on the forums (b1gham)

[B1GHAM]

WELCOME DAVE!! Dont worry thats the standard newcar smell. They coat the exaust and engines to aide in breakin... when it burns off it smells really close to oil.

and SOS I believe was with Tom? Could be wrong but Tom had someone stop in when Chris came to pick his up...

I have to stop reading this forum... its making ME want to buy one lol.

Sean

[SOSPEED]

nahh i got the first one, picked it up at like 3... the other speed was Chris (insuranceguy here on the forums) and he picked it up around 5 or 6... so are you considering the speed3? and which sales guy did you go through? I had steve and sean is here on the forums (b1gham)

I am still up in the air right now. It maybe the MS3 or MS6 not sure. They are offering a really good lease on the MS6 right now. For $4500 down i could lease a MS6 for $290 a month for two years and 12,500 miles a year. After two year i could buy the car for $17,000. My sales person is Tom.

[jbiird317]

I am still up in the air right now. It maybe the MS3 or MS6 not sure. They are offering a really good lease on the MS6 right now. For $4500 down i could lease a MS6 for $290 a month for two years and 12,500 miles a year. After two year i could buy the car for $17,000. My sales person is Tom.

oh ok yeah the ms6 is a reallly nice car too, a little too grown up style for my taste but you really cant go wrong either way

[DeepBlue]

I picked my new MS3 last Monday. It is Black and a mean little ride. It did have the usual new car smells when you first drive it but they go away fast. It is one torquee ride that will put you back in your seat when you get on it just a tad.

I am switching to Castrol Synthetic 20-50 oil on my first oil change. I live in Austin, TX and it gets really hot here, need the extra protection.

Got the windows tinted and it looks stealthy. It handles better than my 2002 P5 and that car handled great. Looks like Mazda did it right when they put this puppy together.

My insurance went up $75.00 a year more than with my P5 so don't worry about insurance unless your driving record sucks.

I'll post pics as soon as I take them.

[jbiird317]

I picked my new MS3 last Monday. It is Black and a mean little ride. It did have the usual new car smells when you first drive it but they go away fast. It is one torquee ride that will put you back in your seat when you get on it just a tad.

I am switching to Castrol Synthetic 20-50 oil on my first oil change. I live in Austin, TX and it gets really hot here, need the extra protection.

Got the windows tinted and it looks stealthy. It handles better than my 2002 P5 and that car handled great. Looks like Mazda did it right when they put this puppy together.

My insurance went up $75.00 a year more than with my P5 so don't worry about insurance unless your driving record sucks.

I'll post pics as soon as I take them.

hey man, congrats and welcome... definitely post some pics with the tinted windows, im planning on doing this to my car too and I can't decide how dark to go

[SeanMSIII]

I picked my new MS3 last Monday. It is Black and a mean little ride. It did have the usual new car smells when you first drive it but they go away fast. It is one torquee ride that will put you back in your seat when you get on it just a tad.

I am switching to Castrol Synthetic 20-50 oil on my first oil change. I live in Austin, TX and it gets really hot here, need the extra protection.

Got the windows tinted and it looks stealthy. It handles better than my 2002 P5 and that car handled great. Looks like Mazda did it right when they put this puppy together.

My insurance went up $75.00 a year more than with my P5 so don't worry about insurance unless your driving record sucks.

I'll post pics as soon as I take them.

Big congrats! Black with tint, I'll keep an eye out for you. You gonna autocross?