Hello everyone. I've made a few replies and spent a lot of time reading the threads. There is a lot of good information on the Mazda5 in this site. I own a '08 Mazda5 GT 5-spd (Purchased in March) that now has 10,000km on it. I have changed the engine oil and filter two times now (at 5000km and just the other day) on my own. I don't live near a dealership (the nearest one is about 200km away) so I picked up 4 filters when I purchased the car (Microvan ...whatever) so I could do my own changes. My question is for anyone out there that has done there own oil changes. Is the oil quite dark when you do your changes? Should I be worried the filter is not doing its job. Is it just that todays oil has better detergents in it and it cleans out everything?
The reason I'm asking is because I also own a '03 Corolla and its oil came out as clear as the day it went in until about 150000km when it started looking a little darker. Now at 240000km it makes its oil as dark as the Mazda's is right now. Should I be concerned?
The reason I'm asking is because I also own a '03 Corolla and its oil came out as clear as the day it went in until about 150000km when it started looking a little darker. Now at 240000km it makes its oil as dark as the Mazda's is right now. Should I be concerned?