Mazda Tribute Owners & Discussions Thread [Merged]

**docchris** · February 19th, 2008 06:00 PM

napa repaint na namin tribute hehe..parang bago na....ulit..hirap pg itim pala eh...hehe...mga ilan ba f/c ng tribby? d ko pa nccompute e...haha...e balak namin mgpagudpud pa naman...

**IMm29** · February 20th, 2008 06:13 PM

Originally Posted by IMm29

Hey Tribesmen,

Was wondering, what oil and viscosity do you use on your rides?

To answer my question, hehe, I called up Mazda Quezon Ave. According to their Service department, the oil they put in Tribby's are either Regular (20w-50), Semi-synthetic/Synthetic blend (10w-40) or Fully Synthetic (5w-40).

These are the oils and viscosities offered by their oil supplier, Castrol.

Funny, but neither of these viscosities conform to the 5w-20 or 5w-30 prescribed in the owner's manual. I wonder, is this so because the manual was supposedly for markets with colder temperatures? Or just because these are what are available from the supplier?

Hmmm...

**niky** · February 20th, 2008 06:41 PM

Probably. 5w40 shouldn't harm your engine, but if thinner oil is recommended, it's better to use that.

**sherwintommy** · February 21st, 2008 12:44 AM

Originally Posted by docchris

napa repaint na namin tribute hehe..parang bago na....ulit..hirap pg itim pala eh...hehe...mga ilan ba f/c ng tribby? d ko pa nccompute e...haha...e balak namin mgpagudpud pa naman...

docchris....washover ba repaint mo or certain parts of the tribute lang?,,,if washover...where po and how much?..thanks

**IMm29** · February 21st, 2008 11:43 AM

Originally Posted by niky

Probably. 5w40 shouldn't harm your engine, but if thinner oil is recommended, it's better to use that.

yeah, i would think so, too.

so much for casa-maintained eh? the oil recommended for the engine gets thrown out the window for the sake of business interests. what about the tribbys (and escapes) of people who entrust their service maintenance to casa who don't pay attention to this detail?

**AlphA_Q** · March 8th, 2008 07:47 AM

wala bang eb?

**AlphA_Q** · April 30th, 2008 09:13 AM

guys share ko lang. i had my 2005 2.3L tribute converted to lpg recently. no significant loss in power except that i have to shell out 39k for the conversion....hehehe. so far sulit naman. i was able to save at least P1,200 a week. so that's easily 4,800 a month (tama ba?). aside from the fact that it also made me more environment friendly....hehehe

**IMm29** · May 1st, 2008 10:11 AM

Originally Posted by AlphA_Q

guys share ko lang. i had my 2005 2.3L tribute converted to lpg recently. no significant loss in power except that i have to shell out 39k for the conversion....hehehe. so far sulit naman. i was able to save at least P1,200 a week. so that's easily 4,800 a month (tama ba?). aside from the fact that it also made me more environment friendly....hehehe

oohh! interesting! what type of tank did you use? same kit ba for the 3.0L version? what's your fuel consumption pala, btw?

**AlphA_Q** · May 1st, 2008 08:05 PM

pinalagay ko torroidal tank. they placed it sa well where my spare wheel is at. then i had to buy a donut tire na lang para may spare pa ako. fuel consumption is around 7-8km/l city driving. fuel consumption is almost d same using petrol, but you can have it tuned to be a miser or a guzzler. btw it has its own injectors and own ecu. galing!

**AlphA_Q** · May 1st, 2008 08:08 PM

diff kit for a 6cyl engine ata. or add lang sila injectors. m not sure sorry. but im pretty sure na mas mattas price konti than the kit for a 4 cyl engine....