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.
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.