Oil change at 500 miles necessary ?
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Oil change at 500 miles necessary ?
Hi everyone. I got a new CX-9 a little over a month ago and my dealership told me something about changing oil once my CX-9's odometer hits 500 miles ... Is this necessary ? It might be that "break in oil" or something ..
If this servicing is needed/recommended, what kind of a cost am I looking at ?
If this servicing is needed/recommended, what kind of a cost am I looking at ?
#2
Your Owner's Manual advises to change the oil at the recommended interval; I think the folks who designed your car and wrote your manual know more about what it needs compared to the dealer.
#3
Makes sense, but then why would the dealer ask me to come in and have the break in oil changed once I hit 500 miles ?
#4
To milk you for more money. There is no such a thing as break-in oil per-se; what is in your engine is a mixture of off the shelf oil along with scientifically formulated assembly pastes which double to aid the break-in process. These compounds are designed to stay in the engine for at least seven thousand miles.
#5
To milk you for more money. There is no such a thing as break-in oil per-se; what is in your engine is a mixture of off the shelf oil along with scientifically formulated assembly pastes which double to aid the break-in process. These compounds are designed to stay in the engine for at least seven thousand miles.
#6
So I talked with the dealership service department. They say that this 500 mile thing break in oil replacement thing is something new for some 2019 and 2020 Mazda cars, that Mazda wants dealers to deal with even though the manual doesn't mention it. They say this oil replacement is free of charge. I guess I will confirm this from Mazda customer service too ..
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