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Oils aint oils

Postby suzi » Tue May 02, 2006 8:37 pm

Hi,
Can anyone suggest what type of oil to use in my NB8B for top ups between services?

Thanks in advance....

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Postby SuperMazdaKart » Tue May 02, 2006 9:30 pm

the same kind that was used in for last oil change if you know what it is
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Postby suzi » Tue May 02, 2006 10:01 pm

Thanks for that. Car has only been serviced by Mazda so will find out what they use.
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Re: Oils aint oils

Postby Bevan » Wed May 03, 2006 11:06 am

suzi wrote:Hi,
Can anyone suggest what type of oil to use in my NB8B for top ups between services?

Thanks in advance....

Kim
:shock: Your NB8B shouldn't need top-ups...
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Postby Garry » Wed May 03, 2006 12:12 pm

Your NB8B shouldn't need top-ups...


Thats what I was thinking too. After 90k km of turbo boost mine doesn't.
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Postby suzi » Wed May 03, 2006 7:49 pm

Glad to hear it shouldnt need top ups. Guess I was thinking of the way my old car behaved and was expecting the same? Silly me - there is NO comparison!
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