On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:23:24 +0000, Zog The Undeniable wrote:
> 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?
No, not even for the Miata.
Leon
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