chillfactor867
04-17-2009, 11:50 PM
Well I've just spent an hour searching through old threads and posts on the subject of oil changes for an 05 2.3 Mazda 3 hatch and some questions have now been brought up.
First: I was reading on a post that some oil filters need a special tool to get them on/off and only the mazda dealer has that? is this true? If it is what is the way around this so you can do it yourself?
Second: This might go with the first question but I read there was some type of conversion to do as far as the oil filter is concerned. If so what is the conversion?
Now some just simple recommendation questions.
What type of oil filter is recommended?
What type of oil would be best? And is it better to put in the recommended 5W30 or go to 10W30?
I'm sorry for being such a n00b with all of this, this is really my first time changing the oil on this car, and it's all a little unfamiliar for me, so any help is much appreciated. Thank you once again for putting up with me.
First: I was reading on a post that some oil filters need a special tool to get them on/off and only the mazda dealer has that? is this true? If it is what is the way around this so you can do it yourself?
Second: This might go with the first question but I read there was some type of conversion to do as far as the oil filter is concerned. If so what is the conversion?
Now some just simple recommendation questions.
What type of oil filter is recommended?
What type of oil would be best? And is it better to put in the recommended 5W30 or go to 10W30?
I'm sorry for being such a n00b with all of this, this is really my first time changing the oil on this car, and it's all a little unfamiliar for me, so any help is much appreciated. Thank you once again for putting up with me.