Hey all,
I have just bought a second hand 3Mps and it is my first turbo car. What is the best oil for the engine and regularly should i have her serviced? any other general tips are more than welcome!
Cheers
maddsmps
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Hey all,
I have just bought a second hand 3Mps and it is my first turbo car. What is the best oil for the engine and regularly should i have her serviced? any other general tips are more than welcome!
Cheers
maddsmps
Have a read of the following threads regarding oil.
http://www.ozmpsclub.com/forum/tech-...e-changes.html
http://www.ozmpsclub.com/forum/gener...etic-oils.html
Since our turbo runs so hot, I service every 5000kms. You might be able to get away with leaving it to regular service interval of 10000km if you use a thicker oil, 10w-40 is what I use, only fully synthetic. You can't go TOO wrong if you use a decent quality fully synthetic like castrol edge, nulon, mobil etc. 5w30/5w40 and 10w40 are the most common for our car. There are plenty of threads regarding engine oil, transmission oil, diff oil etc if you are stuck search around! :smiley:
BTW, check the manual in the car for selecting the correct weight and viscosity oil based on your temperature.
hey guys.. thanks for the helpful replies! i picked up the car today and love it!! .. its a 2006 mps and i was trying out the spare key but it doesnt start the engine, it gets as far as turning all the dash lights on.. any ideas about what i can do to get this key to work properly? thanks again!
Sounds like the security system isn't recognising the key. I'd guess that's a Mazda dealer visit, unless there's something in the manual.
EDIT: Just checked the service manual - how many keys do you have in total? If it's only two, Mazda dealer will have to do it. If you have two keys that work, plus that one, there's a registration process that should fix it. PM me for details.