MAZDA Cost of Maintenance/Ownership after YOJIN 3

**travajante** · March 5th, 2018 10:58 PM

Originally Posted by Archerfish

I thought you were buying it outside of casa...

Anyone here has diesel variant? Change oil interval is every 10,000 km for gasoline variants but 5,000 km for diesels. However, the dealership said mine should be 10,000. I don't know which one to believe, them or the Owner's Manual.

In this age of heavy traffic, oil change intervals shouldn't be distance but operating time based. I wouldn't wait for the listed 10k kms.
How far do you run in a 6mo span, sir? Unlikely 10k kms, right?

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**Archerfish** · March 5th, 2018 11:25 PM

Originally Posted by travajante

In this age of heavy traffic, oil change intervals shouldn't be distance but operating time based. I wouldn't wait for the listed 10k kms.
How far do you run in a 6mo span, sir? Unlikely 10k kms, right?

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They said that they are using synthetic oil and is good for 10k. However, the Owner's Manual made an exception for Malaysia and Philippines. I've been waiting for their call the whole day to confirm it. I requested a written statement coming from Mazda Philippines if the dealership will insist on their procedure for 10k change oil intervals.

I took the unit last December 19. I'm now running beyond 7,000 km. This car is not usually subjected to heavy traffic as I seldom go to Manila and Cavite.

**travajante** · March 5th, 2018 11:46 PM

Originally Posted by Archerfish

They said that they are using synthetic oil and is good for 10k. However, the Owner's Manual made an exception for Malaysia and Philippines. I've been waiting for their call the whole day to confirm it. I requested a written statement coming from Mazda Philippines if the dealership will insist on their procedure for 10k change oil intervals.

I took the unit last December 19. I'm now running beyond 7,000 km. This car is not usually subjected to heavy traffic as I seldom go to Manila and Cavite.

I'd go with the owner's manual. Petrol engines are on 6mo/10k interval. I won't go that far. SkyDs have DPF.

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**Archerfish** · March 5th, 2018 11:49 PM

Originally Posted by travajante

I'd go with the owner's manual. Petrol engines are on 6mo/10k interval. I won't go that far. SkyDs have DPF.

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Thank you. I'll call them tomorrow and confirm it.

**Nelson de Leon** · March 6th, 2018 02:37 AM

Originally Posted by Archerfish

Thank you. I'll call them tomorrow and confirm it.

Yeah let me know too as I also plan to drain half of the lubricant and refill come 15k on my own. I saw the used oil and it's too black na for me though it's not viscous naman.

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**travajante** · March 6th, 2018 07:32 AM

Mazda iStop or Honda Start/Stop Battery woes?
You have the Motolite option thru dealerships w/ 1yr warranty:

OR
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And iStop relearning? Check this DIY:

1. Warm the engine up. Turn everything electrical off that you can - radio, A/C, lights, chargers, etc. Bring it close to electrical load.

2. Switch the ignition off.

3. Switch ignition to on but dont start engine. Long-press the i-stop OFF switch for 3 s within 5 s after switching the ignition ON.

4. Start the engine.

5. Press the i-stop OFF switch. Verify that the i-stop indicator light (green) flashes and stays flashing. If it does not flash, go back to Step 3.

6. Allow the engine to idle for 10 minutes, or until the i-stop indicator light (green) turns off. Mine didnt stop flashing so after 10 minutes or so i just went to step 7.

7. Switch the engine off. Wait a minute or two.

8. Start the engine. Go for a drive, and check that the i-stop system operates normally. Those with i-stop will know that you may need to drive a mile or two until it activates. Remember that i-stop will not operate when (a) for diesels...when engines are in DPF regen mode, and (b) in those other conditions stated in the manual. Also, if a new battery was fitted, it may take some time for the new battery to fully charge up before i-stop will start working. Go for a decent drive so it gets fully charged.

9. If i-stop operates as normal, reset it was a success.

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**Walter** · March 6th, 2018 11:43 AM

Would've been better to just start a new thread instead of flooding the forum with the same post ...

**Archerfish** · March 8th, 2018 07:24 PM

Originally Posted by Nelson de Leon

Yeah let me know too as I also plan to drain half of the lubricant and refill come 15k on my own. I saw the used oil and it's too black na for me though it's not viscous naman.

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I just called and they said that they are still waiting for Mazda Philippines for confirmation about my concern for oil change intervals.

**Archerfish** · April 5th, 2018 01:32 PM

Approximate Cost for Mazda 6 SKYACTIV-D

These are the details for the following items done during maintenance:

At 10,000 km
Engine Oil 1,700
Oil Filter 471
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Total 2,171

At 20,000 km
Engine Air Filter 1,364
Cabin Air Filter 1,976

Subtotal 3,340
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Total 5,511

At 40,000 km
Brake Fluid 585
Fuel Filter 2,999

Subtotal 3,584
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Total 9,095