[cardosor]

Hi Guys,

I have an '06, silver HB, with the 2.3L and the 5-SP.

My car currently has about 11K miles on it. I do approx. 18K-20K per year of driving. This is my first "new" car, I've always owned older, used vehicles past the factory warranty.

Anyway, I do my own maintenance (the basics), tire repairs and rotation, 3K oil changes and air filters, body lube etc. I use the Synthetic Blend oil in the recommended grade with good aftermarket oil filters, etc.

I've been reading the forums a while, and every so often someone will mention the required 30K service or 10K service etc. I've looked in the owners manual and have not seen anything specifically saying "At 30K miles bring the car in for: x, y, z"...

Where are you guys getting this from, the dealer themselves or the manual? If I do what I've always done with my cars, do my own basic maintenance, weekly underhood checks and bring to my personal mechanic for issues as they happen, will Mazda (I mean the dealer) give me a hard time if I have a warranty issue?

I drove my last car for nearly 249K miles, and did what I described above from day one of ownership, when I bought it with 98K miles. My old car is (still runs) a 1994 VW Jetta.

Just wanted to get info from the group...

Thanks

 

[mshu7]

It sounds like you already take really good care of your car, more so than most people. I suggest you stick to what you're already doing because it's obviously working for you and the cars that you own. As long as you follow the scheduled maintenance in the manual, log everything, and keep a receipt for the parts you buy, I see no reason why you should ever have any problems with the warranty.

I'm about to hit 30K miles myself and I just plan on doing what the service manual says to do at 30K (oil & filter change, air filter change, etc.). I personally don't have any reason to take it to the dealer when I can do all the work myself (& for much cheaper).

 

[rpn453]

I'll echo mshu7 here. To maintain warranty, you don't need to do anything that's not in the manual. Just keep records and receipts of what you do.

The one extra I would do is a tranny fluid change every 60K (mtx). A brake fluid flush every 60K isn't a bad idea either.

 

[rubyred3]

follow the recommended maintenance schedule in your owners manual, this is all that is required

 

[maudi3]

[quote author=rubyred3 link=topic=72682.msg1284613#msg1284613 date=1174593773]
follow the recommended maintenance schedule in your owners manual, this is all that is required
[/quote]

to complete your statement : this is all that is required ...for your vehicle to last through the warranty period, however, it is not the best schedule if you want the vehicle to last 100k +

 

[alecshawn]

[quote author=rubyred3 link=topic=72682.msg1284613#msg1284613 date=1174593773]
follow the recommended maintenance schedule in your owners manual, this is all that is required
[/quote]
100% correct. Anything more is simply not needed. And YES in doing this your car WILL last more than 100k Any brand car including a G.M. make :? Can easily last much more than 100k by simply doing the manual recommended maint. schedule.

 

[rubyred3]

[quote author=maudi3 link=topic=72682.msg1285331#msg1285331 date=1174613866]
[quote author=rubyred3 link=topic=72682.msg1284613#msg1284613 date=1174593773]
follow the recommended maintenance schedule in your owners manual, this is all that is required
[/quote]

to complete your statement : this is all that is required ...for your vehicle to last through the warranty period, however, it is not the best schedule if you want the vehicle to last 100k +
[/quote]

What additional service do you suggest?

Its worth mentioning that maudi3 has a could have a motive to suggest extra maintenance (as do most people who work in the automotive service sector as he does; it helps encourage more business for them). His intentions in posting this may indeed by genuine, from past interactions I have had with him, I think he genuinely believes this to be true, but you've always got to be aware of where people are coming from, as there are all sorts of service people who will recommend unneccesary service, b/c they know they can scare people into paying for it.

 

[defski2004]

The other fluids will need to be changed as well. brake and p/s fluid.trans fluid , antifreeze refer to owners manual for sched. These fluids although they last longer still need to be replaced. The services you mention involve changing fluids and inspecting car. If you can inspect brakes shocks belts susp. fluid levels , then your good. I have to admit in the past I was a fervent non maintenance person.
I always changed oil , and maybe antifreeze but usually when it started overheating. but not much else. I know this led to at least a few brake problems from old fluid, and eventualy had to dump the car.

 

[rubyred3]

good point on the other fluids, they do need to be changed periodically

 

[HouRman]

[quote author=maudi3 link=topic=72682.msg1285331#msg1285331 date=1174613866]
[quote author=rubyred3 link=topic=72682.msg1284613#msg1284613 date=1174593773]
follow the recommended maintenance schedule in your owners manual, this is all that is required
[/quote]

to complete your statement : this is all that is required ...for your vehicle to last through the warranty period, however, it is not the best schedule if you want the vehicle to last 100k +
[/quote]

Booyah!

 

[rpn453]

I'll add that a coolant change is also an important one, considering how cheap it is and how important it is for engine protection. I think the manual does mention doing coolant at 60K and every 30K after. That's a decent recommendation for full flushes, though it's not a bad idea to just do it every 30K from the start. I like to just do a drain-and-replace of the radiator every 15K, beginning at 30K, to keep the corrosion inhibitors and lubricity additives up.