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GRH
27-07-2015, 03:23 PM
hi guys, i need some advice about my wife's mazda cx5

car is new, just at 10.000 kms , last few hundred we have the service time lit up on the dash. its a wrench icon.

unfortunately wife doesn't have the time to have it serviced now and has to go on a trip tomorrow to drive about 2500 kms this week..
i checked the oil and its quite black.. i guess it is normal for diesel engines to have such color.

i am just curious if it is safe to extend the first service 2500 kms.. ? i'm a bit worried coz this will be in the outback, and if the car stops the results can be unpleasant. My gut tells me that a new engine would wear the oil faster till first service as the parts have more friction while things settle in.. i dont know..

i appreciate your time.

magna buff
27-07-2015, 05:09 PM
no its not for a new engine
its 10,000 km intervals and outback work would be covered under
harsh-extreme conditions

the car and engine are covered under warranty why risk that
you cant drop the oil yourself yourself
or fill it with non Mazda specified diesel engine oil

outback or not
what about tracing a mazda service point in line of travel
or a place that is covered to do log book serviced for mazda

Mazda are very particular about their service policy and warranty

reassuring they are built at Hiroshima ..hummm

servicing a CX3

https://www.mazda.com.au/owners/servicing-ethos/
https://www.mazda.com.au/cars/mazda-cx-3/servicing/