the_lower_class_brat wrote:
> I just purchased a Mazda 3, it's a 2004 with 89k km on the clock. I
> believe all previous oil changes were done with conventional, but I
> know the characteristic differences between conventional and
> synthetic, which makes me believe that in the long run synthetic is
> the right choice. Quaker state makes decent synthetics, So I believe
> (been using the advanced stuff for the past 3 oil changes in the
> 1.8t). Would the new Quaker State "horse power" 5w20 synthetic be
> ideal for the Mazda 3? I'm not a ricer or anything putting octane
> boosters in my 3 to gain performance, so I expect no performance
> actually from this oil, just a good synthetic that wont sludge up as
> much as conventional.
5W20 is unusually thin. Don't Mazda still recommend 5W30 or 10W30?
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