Get the EO from Shell petrol station. After hard bargain, get it RM299.
What type of EO you plan to use?

Also notice previously SC put 4+1 liter of EO.
Now SC only put 4L, i ask why, SC say is instruction from KL.
And the extra is 0.2L for the oil filter.

So is there any effect or long term effect if EO is only pour 4L instead of 4.2 previously?

Do any sifu here top up urself outside?

I own a Mazda 3 cny skyactive. Need to ask some same owner. Is your speed limit locked? I feel that my car can’t go beyond 140km/h. The speed is very hard to go up.

I changed mine to hankook v12evo2, differences are noticeable. All roads surfaces sounded like newly paved roads on the factory fitted tyres. My radio volume now turned down by 2 points on my favourite channel and can talk with passengers without raising my voice a lot now. Wind noise exceeds tyre noise by around 130km/h, when previously the toyo so damn noisy after 60km/h. Very surprised that it made such a difference.

Rolling resistance also a little lower, so can improve acceleration and fuel consumption a little bit. It really changed the driving refinement in city speeds quite drastically.

If you can wait a little longer to change (after september), i would suggest the soon to be released falken fk510 which has even better rolling refinement rating than the v12evo2 while selling around similar price range.

So my rant to mazda : Please rid yourself of fitting toyo tyres at factory. If you want to support japan products because you're japan company, fit it with falken fk510. It is cheaper yet better than the toyo in both price and performance metrics!!! 
it is about RM1800 if refer australian website, but likely around 2500~3000 when installed. Seriously considering this but not in a hurry at the moment. Thinking of maybe changing it on the 5th year of ownership.

The kruk kruk noise can also be contributed by :
1) the strut bearing
2) the strut mounting
3) the top of the coil spring hitting the strut mounting
4) brake caliper movement

For me, i've done warranty claim on parts 1 to 3, but didn't resolve till date. Point 4 was discovered by a neighbourhood small franchised dealer. The mechanic there dismantled the front caliper and added more lube on the caliper pins and the pin chambers. It reduced the noise occurrence drastically, but only for a short 1 to 2 months period    Seems like a similar incident to a number of previous generation's mazda3 due to caliper pin design. Not sure whether this is an issue to the facelifted GVC version.

   

Wah.....you lagi geng.....i guess for your car, they rugi already as replaced so many parts

How old is your car now and what's the mileage? Are you scheduling another warranty job?

I guess i'm even more inclined to get the after market lower arm set from hardrace in the mid term.

If the strut mounting change doesn't help, i guess either the strut mounting material or the absorber top design wasn't done correctly. Further you mentioned that you changed the caliper pin also....

If my budget allows, i'm going to get a mini 4 pot for the front (should fully eliminate brake caliper movement/knocking) and also a set of bilstein b6 for a slight upgrade (and hopefully the strut top design is better).

Deng, need to learn from you how to tiaw SC.
btw no4. low paint quality , you ask them for new paint ka?

Walau...the SC I went to seriously given me a tour around the park. 
Better get my gear oil change ASAP then.
Thanks bro, I will do the option 1 - fluid change first.
Any recommendation where I can get this done in Puchong or Subang area. Definitely not going back to Berjaya Park.

Guys, random ques.
Yesterday sent my car to wash and polish and somehow they spoilt the side mirror. Didnt realised until i went and park and realised my side mirror cant fold/unfold anymore. 
Any chance Mazda would fix for free if my car is still under warranty?

Do you guys need to do polish on the car to remove the ‘orange peel’ effect when the car is brand new ? Saw quite severe on test drive black Mazda 3

Im getting my car early May , soul red crystal Liftback.

does anyone here change their atf regularly?
i havent get the car yet.. no news.

but been reading.

it seems like a catch-22 situation.
u dun change atf then at 100k it dies
u change atf then void warranty....

Is the spare parts for Mazda more expensive or comparable with other Japanese cars? Looking at a 2nd hand 2012 Mazda 3 recently.

Hi guys, is a mazda 2015 high spec still relevant? Seems like a great car to get for a first car. Priced at 62k, condition looked good with the owner servicing it at Mazda sc even after the warranty period ended.

Mileage about 130k

any onwers of M3 BM/BN who have passed 250k km mileage? mind telling any issues or parts that need to be thoroughly inspected?

any failed component ? so far from overall ownership feedback of the engine its really reliable. a friend clocked 550km with no issues.
yet to overhaul his engine. and he really used and abused the car not really car guy so dont even know to check oil. all he did was sent to workshop and pay.

264k km mileage. No major issues with engine and transmission. wear and tear is like owning a beemer. any owner with 300k km and above, mind advising us to take care of this old sexy wife?

Hi Guys, my Mazda 3 Skyactiv is now 10 years old and according to the owner's manual the radiator coolant should be changed at 200,000 km or 10 years. Mileage wise, I'm only at 105,000 km.

Is it really necessary to change the coolant at 10 years? This requires flushing the radiator and putting in Mazda long life coolant. I'm thinking of letting go of my car in another 2-3 years. I know many owners of cars older than 10 years don't bother to change the coolant and they are still driving happily.

Appreciate some advice here. Thanks guys.