The Best Mazda 3 SERVICE Method & Tips

While owning a Mazda 3 is straight forward, many people surprisingly don't know besides changing your oil every interval, to keep the car clean & healthy there are also some easy service things to do on the side that're free to do. This has been my go to service method with the car since i've owned it, and we be sitting at 240,000km!
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[@Username-es1iy]

Oil change, cabin air filter change, air filter change, check water in your battery, interior clean, take to get tire rotated and balanced, car wash 💪🏼

[@ColtonRichter]

Car wash! 🤘

[@konqet7741]

promise u ur my fav on youtube. I’m From alberta and i love owning my mazda3 & Your videos literally help out so much 🤣 keep doing your shit please 🙏🏼

[@ColtonRichter]

Thanks man!

[@lonewanderer958]

Mobil 1 is also what i use for my 2.3 👌🏼 premo stuff

[@ColtonRichter]

Can't wait to break it in & see what it looks like after a flush!

[@joshyjams55]

Fellow BC Mazda driver! Nice! I got an 07 Sedan at 232km rn, great vehicle

[@ColtonRichter]

Hope you're in BCMazda3!

[@joshyjams55]

@@ColtonRichter I am but have never gone to a meet yet, I drive a silver Mazda 3 with claw marks, you've probably seen it in the lower mainland.

[@UnknownName-ob4jo]

Hey man quick question where did you get your rocker panels? Any where I can get em at a good price

[@ColtonRichter]

Bought them from a part out

[@bricegraham8256]

I use a Motocraft filter for my 2.3. the 2.3 takes the cartridge type filter. I usually use Valvoline 5W30 high mileage. Once I hit 200,000 miles I'm going to 10W40 and I'm going to use full synthetic. Probably Valvoline or Mobil 1 extended performance. I've heard a lot of good things about it.

[@ColtonRichter]

I've heard good about Valvoline as well, thought i'd give Mobil 1 a try!

[@bricegraham8256]

@@ColtonRichter You chose well. Yeah the only reason why I don't get Mobil 1 is because of the price. Other then that it's good.

[@cnimi]

@@bricegraham8256 30$CAD at Walmart for 5L on sale seems like a decent price. The Extended Performance High Mileage can be found for 38$ on sale at Canadian Tire.

[@bricegraham8256]

@@cnimi Thanks for the information. They're at similar prices in America. However I don't know the prices gap between USD and CAD. I switched to Extended performance kinda early though cause last time I was at Walmart that's all they had on hand. It's funny cause I work for a parts store but even with my discount buying from Walmart is so much cheaper then buying from the parts store with my discount. The amount I'd spend at Walmart on my oil and my aunts is close the how much I'd be spending on my oil alone at the parts store

[@PogzK]

dawg where are you from? i want someone to have the same vision as me for my mazda

[@Altariya]

I’m wanting to get the Avid.1 AV 32 18x8.5 35mm with the Nitto Neo Gen 225/40 18 but I’m wondering is there any running of the wheel or tire when turning

[@ColtonRichter]

Not when turning no

[@Altariya]

@@ColtonRichter ok thanks I see you knew what I was talking about I misspelled rubbing

[@turbo15100]

Any chances I could purchase a black gx e-brake button from you?

[@ColtonRichter]

I don't have any extra, sorry

[@dsds7786]

Colton, no air filter change or clean? Not even cabin air filter?

[@ColtonRichter]

No sir! Not necessary to replace them every 5k, but doesn't hurt to take a look if you have the time!

[@dsds7786]

@@ColtonRichter ohh i see... ;)

[@StaticMZR]

Shell Helix Ultra is Good too

[@Daskalos101]

What does the red D light mean in drive mode on my Mazda 3 ?

[@23shipoopi23]

It’s stand for “Danger” don’t drive it, you should have it looked at

[@grigoriyde7011]

motul 300v 0w-20 the best oil

[@user-he1yl1bk1x]

My oil 10w40 in libya What you think about

[@cnimi]

The manual says 5W30 for Mexico but Libya is hotter. Check at a Mazda dealership there ?

[@townsyy_]

where did u get those fog lights

[@ColtonRichter]

With the car

[@StaticMZR]

Got my Mazda 3 since new in August 08. 300 000km and not 1 drop of oil used

[@ColtonRichter]

You've never changed the oil? 😂

[@xassiethomas8300]

In all honesty pleas show how to take the plug out 😭I’m stripping the plug slowly like why is it so tight🤦🏼‍♀️

[@Castiel_Pr]

👍🏻

[@TheEpistemologo]

Liqui Moly and Motul for mine in the last 7 years.

[@ColtonRichter]

Motul is a good one as well!

[@edisonmercha6806]

De que año es el Mazda 3 ??

[@ColtonRichter]

2007

[@edisonmercha6806]

@@ColtonRichter 👍

[@edisonmercha6806]

@@ColtonRichter 👍

[@XtruecanadianX]

5W30? I thought the mazda 3 manual called for 0W20

[@ColtonRichter]

The newer ones do, 1st gen & 2nd gen take 5W30

[@dasun2960]

​@ColtonRichter manual says 5w20, so does the oil cap in the engine cover. Is 5w30 gonna do any difference?

[@user-ws1ez8rg8b]

What wheels are those???

[@ColtonRichter]

Mazda CX9

[@user-ws1ez8rg8b]

@@ColtonRichter awesome look, spacers? They just bolt right on?

[@ColtonRichter]

No spacers, direct bolt on no hub adapter rings needed. 18x8 et45

[@user-ws1ez8rg8b]

@@ColtonRichter thanks so much, appreciate what you do here on your channel man!

[@rcprod9631]

Mazda Canada states that the oil changes are to be done every 16k kilometres for a Mazda 3. My Mazda dealership says every 8k. What's up with that?

[@ColtonRichter]

I would recommend asking the dealership, a lot of manufacturers are going with longer intervals

[@rcprod9631]

@@ColtonRichter I told the service person what I had read online but he said every 8k due to our fluctuating temperatures.

[@ColtonRichter]

Trust me, you probably don't want 16k intervals anyway for longevity lol

[@rcprod9631]

@@ColtonRichter Yes, I agree. Will go with every 8k. Thanks.

[@pokmonfan1236]

Pepsi today but changes month to month

[@kar2k]

Liqui Moly is the best

[@chrisla581]

I think the best oil for Mazda is eneos

[@ColtonRichter]

Never heard of that shtuff

[@oldarkie3880]

You are forgetting about the trans fluid. It is NOT lifetime like Mazda says.

[@alejandromoreno5056]

I'd do my own oil changes except i don't trust jacks

[@ColtonRichter]

Losts of safety measures you can add in to make it fail-proof

[@MorrisDugan]

Your 240,000 km is almost exactly 150,000 miles, which is roughly middle aged for a reliable Japanese car. I read up on cleaning the MAF, and apparently there's more than one thing to clean on it, which I didn't know the last time I cleaned one years ago. I don't remember exactly the places to clean, but whatever I did, the gas mileage went up somewhat - maybe 2 mpg. Then I had someone replace the PCV valve, because it probably had never been done after 70,000 miles (I bought it at about 65,000 miles.) BEWARE - it's a very difficult job, and costs hundreds of dollars if you have someone do it. You need to remove the intake manifold to access the PCV valve. Absurd, but there you are. I don't know which Mazda 3 engines have a problem replacement of the PCV valve. Mine is the 2.3L engine.

[@ColtonRichter]

The 2.3's are the ones notorious for needing the PCV system all replaced

[@MorrisDugan]

@@ColtonRichter How much stuff are we talking about? Should I have had it all replaced when they had pulled out the intake manifold? Is that what car engineering is about - figure out a way for a system that's been in cars for about 60 years to stop being reliable? I would have thought that instead they could have integrated it more with the rest of the computerized exhaust pollution reduction system, reducing the number of gadgets in inaccessible places.

[@jimmyuana25]

Spot on wouldn't buy a car over 350 g ks

[@DailyHype]

First

[@ColtonRichter]

highkey second but i'll give you an a+ for being here ❤

[@original_M_A_K]

neither... Chinotto!!!

[@Captslaughterx]

Is that an ass air freshener I see

[@ColtonRichter]

Maybe 💁