Just did an Oil Change in the Mazda

"Luc - The Acadian Oppo" (luc5) 12/20/2014 at 16:52 • Filed to: PROJECT FREE MAZDA

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It was pretty uneventful other than the arm pit full of oil from when I unscrewed the filter.

It cost me about $30 bucks in total and 40 mins of my time.

Mileage: 163,657 kms (102,285 miles)

Valve Cover Gasket $28.99

Thermostat $7.99

Thermostat Gasket $1.49

Overpriced Coolant $10.99

Radiator Fan Switch $37.99

Coolant Temp Sensor $26.99

New o'rings for the injectors $2.58

Toggle switch and related hardware $9.00

Throttle Body Cleaner $7.99

14" x 5-1/2" OEM MX5 Miata Enkei Wheels $100.00

175/65R14 Nexen Weathermax tires $275.88

Correct 21mm Tire Wrench $16.49

1 can of Krylon Industrial OSHA Red Paint $5.36

1 roll of green painters Masking tape $5.97

Another jug of over priced coolant $10.99

New set of plugs $13.98

Mobil 1 10w30 oil and filter change $30.00

Total invested so far : $592.68

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 12/20/2014 at 17:06

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I'd snag that car if you were local. Really good shape for Canadian standards imo

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 12/20/2014 at 17:12

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Thanks dude! I'm keep making it better and better. This is by far the most rust free 21 year old daily driven car I've ever seen. Weren't Mazdas supposed to be horrible for rust?

E92M3 > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 12/20/2014 at 17:17

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Next time loosen the filter then put a quart sized zip lock bag over it before you spin it the rest of the way off = No mess! Plastic grocery bags do not work.

dogisbadob > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 12/20/2014 at 17:23

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10.99 isn't a bad price for coolant up there. It can exceed $15 down here!

Where is the oil filter on these cars? Hard to get at? Top, side, or bottom mounted?

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > E92M3 12/20/2014 at 17:24

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Thanks for the tip. You couldn't of told me that 2 hours ago?

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > dogisbadob 12/20/2014 at 17:26

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it's just behind the head on the back side. I would call it top mounted but you can only reach it from underneath. A bit of a tricky spot if you ask me.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 12/20/2014 at 17:30

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Yup. Especially their early 2000's cars.

orcim > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 12/21/2014 at 01:57

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God lords. Bringing back memories of changing my friend's Ford Probe oil. There was a gap between the engine and firewall where you had to reach down to your armpit to get that the filter. If you knew the trick, no problem - otherwise it was like "wut?"