hi,

i need to do an oil/filter change on my 1.5 lxi 1998.

i would appreciate if someone can tell me the mazda part no for the oil filter on that model and also what oil should i buy (been told .... gtx 15w 40)?

cheers
gj

[color=blue]Hiya,
Your oil filter is part number:

B6Y1-14-302 9A @ £5.90 including VAT,

this is also the same filter for the 1800....

As for what oil to use, I use fully synthetic 0W-40 or something like that, but all the engines are obviously happy with the handbooks recommendation which I think is 15W-40?
Have a look round, there's plenty of threads discussing oil!![/color]

Don't buy it from Mazda - it will cost a fortune extra ! By the way, it's really small ... (As in about half the size of a VW oil filter ...)

Though an aftermarket filter may not have the non-return valve in it.

Mark

[quote="Steve Zodiac & Robbie"][color=blue]Hiya,
Your oil filter is part number:

B6Y1-14-302 9A @ £5.90 including VAT,

this is also the same filter for the 1800....

As for what oil to use, [b]I use fully synthetic 0W-40 or something like that[/b], but all the engines are obviously happy with the handbooks recommendation which I think is 15W-40?
Have a look round, there's plenty of threads discussing oil!![/color][/quote]

I use 10W/40 fully synthetic oil in my V6.. Is it better to use 0W/40? I don't really understand what difference it makes, is it something to do with the viscosity of the oil??? I need to do an oil change soon aswell so any tips on the best oil for a V6 would be greatly appreciated..

Cheers

Andy

Hey Steve Zodiac & Robbie...

I don't suppose you have the part number for the 2.0 V6 Oil filter?
Thanx in advance if you do...

Andy

p.s sorry for the hijack of this thread...

I have said this before lol but will say again.... Mazda say you should not use fully synthetic in the V6 - it can cause problems in the long term, use what it says in the book.. something to do with the eway the engine was built and the hydraulic tappets from memory I think.. Thats what I was quoted by a Mazda dealer..

Doesnt mean to say you cant use it - but I have gone back to 10/40 now I think.

Sorry off topic again you can go back lol

[color=blue]Looks like I've started something there lol,
Anyway, the price I put for the filter is the Mazda price, and as its not that much, surely its better to use the official part as this is supposed to have a proper non-return valve so it apparently prolongs the life of the engine, true or not I don't know.
The oil I put in last time is the Castrol fully synthetic 0W-40 as it was on buy one get one free at Halfords This was brought to my attention by another forum, and as far as I can make out the view by the Mazda dealer saying it doesn't do the V6 engines much good using synthetic oil is an isolated one, I'm just going by the general concensus!!
It seems that Mobil One is the tops, but really the best oil you can afford, or whatever is on offer!! lol

Drake, no problem with oil filter part for V6, its:

JEY0-14-302 9A @ £5.90, I also got a new sump plug washer part 995641400 @ 38p, so the grand total is £7.38 including VAT....

Oddly enough the program I use to work this out (Mazda EPC) is supposed to include VAT, but the above filter at £5.90 is NOT icluding VAT on the receipt I have from the dealer, so I have to assume the filter for the 1500 & 1800 does not include VAT neither, so at my dealer the filter would cost £6.93 WITH VAT, sorry for any confusion! Gonna have to investigate this further.....

This is about what I paid at a dealer, where luckily enough I discovered an old friend who I've known years has just got a job in parts, next time I go up, I'm gonna see if he can get me a copy of the workshop manual [/color]

[color=blue]Found my problem with working out VAT with parts, haven't completed last step.......oh dear..........[/color]

[color=blue]Promise it won't happen again......[/color]

ive been told to have 10w30 oil put into my V6. i was told this by various guys at the MX-3 forum and indeed the mazda dealer that did my service and belt change used 10w30, the previous owner had 0w30 in it and this was like gnats piss, it was steadily using a bit but now it uses none at all and for a V6 the HLA's and friction gears are quite quiet too!!

As for brand, doesnt really matter on that 1, oil is just oil, most of the big companies advertise unique super features of their oil but most of these features are inherant to the oil itself... not what they did to it!!!

[quote="Steve Zodiac & Robbie"][color=blue]Looks like I've started something there lol,
Anyway, the price I put for the filter is the Mazda price, and as its not that much, surely its better to use the official part as this is supposed to have a proper non-return valve so it apparently prolongs the life of the engine, true or not I don't know.
The oil I put in last time is the Castrol fully synthetic 0W-40 as it was on buy one get one free at Halfords This was brought to my attention by another forum, and as far as I can make out the view by the Mazda dealer saying it doesn't do the V6 engines much good using synthetic oil is an isolated one, I'm just going by the general concensus!!
It seems that Mobil One is the tops, but really the best oil you can afford, or whatever is on offer!! lol

[b]Drake, no problem with oil filter part for V6, its:

JEY0-14-302 9A @ £5.90, I also got a new sump plug washer part 995641400 @ 38p, so the grand total is £7.38 including VAT.... [/b]

Oddly enough the program I use to work this out (Mazda EPC) is supposed to include VAT, but the above filter at £5.90 is NOT icluding VAT on the receipt I have from the dealer, so I have to assume the filter for the 1500 & 1800 does not include VAT neither, so at my dealer the filter would cost £6.93 WITH VAT, sorry for any confusion! Gonna have to investigate this further.....

This is about what I paid at a dealer, where luckily enough I discovered an old friend who I've known years has just got a job in parts, next time I go up, I'm gonna see if he can get me a copy of the workshop manual [/color][/quote]

Cheers mate, much appreciated...

JEY0-14-302 9A @ £5.90, I also got a [u]new sump plug washer part 995641400 @ 38p,[/u] so the grand total is £7.38 including VAT....


You got your sump plug washer for 38p!!!.........................They charged me 53p for mine this morning!!........................ the Bastards!!!

I've been ripped off!!!

[color=blue]38p, without VAT, though even with VAT its STILL 45p....I still have receipt for it too...surely they haven't put it up since November, or is it a case of a greedy Mazda dealership?[/color]

Have you got a 1.8, the 1.8 has a large sump washer 9956-41-800 which is slightly more expensive