{"id":4648,"date":"2019-01-06T14:30:07","date_gmt":"2019-01-06T19:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikestrawbridge.com\/blog\/?p=4648"},"modified":"2019-01-06T14:30:17","modified_gmt":"2019-01-06T19:30:17","slug":"mazda-3-oil-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mikestrawbridge.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/mazda-3-oil-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Mazda 3 Oil change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How to change the oil and filter on a Mazda 3<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

My Mazda 3 was overdue for an oil change and my lift was still out of service. So I decided to do it the old fashioned way. By laying on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

I began by ordering oil and a filter from Amazon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next I had to figure out how to get under the car. With the Jeeps, especially the lifted ones, I can just reach under and get to the drain plug. The Mazda needed to get up in the air a bit. And my ramps were too steep. I used some two by four scrap to help out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ONce in the air, I crawled under and found the drain plug. It takes a 17mm wrench. The oil filter is easy to access through a large hole in the splash pan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After removing the plug, I drained the oil into a pan. There was also a lot that came out when I removed the filter so I had to reposition the pan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I then installed a new copper washer on the drain plug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I reinstalled the drain plug and screwed on a new oil filter. I used some oil to lubricate the rubber seal first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then I added new oil and fired it up. I gave it a moment to pick up the oil and fill the filter before placing the car in reverse to drive off the ramps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I should be good for another 5000 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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