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Old 03-15-2005, 12:19 AM
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schedule maintenance

how guys,

just owned the car for 3 weeks now. wondering every how many miles you guys bring the car for schedule maintenace ? i checked with mazda service two weeks ago and the guy told me every 7500 miles

need your advise ?
Old 03-15-2005, 12:35 AM
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Seek, grasshopper.....

...how about starting with the schedule in the manual? Tells you how often to change oil, adjust belts, plug renewal - everything.

Am I missing what your problem is?

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There's two schedules in the owners manual, #1 @ 7,500 intervals and #2 @ 5,000.

Check which one approximates your driving style...
Old 03-15-2005, 06:30 AM
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you shouldn't have to bring your car in for oil changes every 3000 miles like a piston engine, because as a rotary owner you should have to be adding oil every so often due to the nature of the rotary engine...on average, every 1000 miles adding a quart or so...so really you would be changing your own oil for the life of the car.

and yes, read the manual. it does wonders.
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You're still going to need to get out the impurities that settle, so oil changes are still needed.
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yah, hence the 5000 or 7500 oil changes as per the MAZDA OWNERS MANUAL.
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