Notes on fluids & associated part information for the MS6

Please do post corrections or suggestions-
I'll integrate to this post as appropriate

This was mostly copied & pasted from dozens of posts,
or taken from the '06 MS6 owners manual
-notes gathered mostly just to make my life easier.

based on US dollars, quarts or gallons
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> Fuel Tank
'06 MS6 Manual - 15.9 us gal


> Power steering fluid
'06 MS6 Manual - ATF M-III, M-V, or equivalent (e.g. Dexron® II)


> Brake/Clutch fluid
'06 MS6 Manual - SAE J1703, or FMVSS116 DOT-3


> Coolant
'06 MS6 Manual - 8.5 us qts (2.25 us gallons)
Type- Mazda FL22
Mazda OEM - part# 0000-77-508E-20

It seems that only mazda has coolant called "FL22"
Whatever, per their own service bulletin-
"FL22 coolant is compatible with current (Green) ethylene glycol coolant."
Bulletin No: 01-033/07
http://www.mazda6wiki.com/w/images/7/72/01-033-07-1830b.pdf



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> Engine:

5.5 - 6 qts
7 quarts with Balance Shaft removed

'06 MS6 Manual - 5W-30
There's a strong argument being made that 5W-40 or even 10W-40
is better as the slightly thicker viscosity will not seep past the seals
in the turbo and may help prevent the smoking turbo syndrome.

Oil Filter - cartridge style

Oil Filter Part Numbers:
Mazda OEM - part# L321-14-302-9U
Purolator - L15505 or PL15505
Fram - CH9641
Wix - 57203
K&N - HP-7013

Oil Filter Wrench - 76mm/14 flutes

Crush Washer-
Mazda OEM - part# 9956-41-400


**NOTE - Short interval oil changes- fuel shear from DISI is bad mojo

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> Tranny:
'06 MS6 Manual - API Service GL-4 (SAE 75W-90)

3 qts - GL-4
2.5 us qts actual fill

-Amsoil
Synthetic Manual Transmission and Transaxle
Gear Lube 75W-90 API GL-4 (MTG)
$12.90/qt retail

-RedLine
MT-90 (75W90 GL-4 Gear Oil)
$11.49/qt retail


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> PTO & Rear Diff:
'06 MS6 Manual - API Service GL-5 (SAE 80W-90)

3qts - GL-5
'06 MS6 Manual - pto - 1.3 us qts actual fill
'06 MS6 Manual - r.diff - 1.1 us qts actual fill

-Amsoil
SEVERE GEAR® Synthetic Extreme Pressure (EP) Lubricant 75W-90 (SVG)
$13.25/qt retail
Long Life Synthetic Gear Lube SAE 75W-90 (FGR)
$11.20/qt retail
**NOTE: My amsoil rep no longer stocks Synthetic Gear Lube SAE 80W-90 (AGL), and states the SVG is substantially better. I have heard from a few folks happily running the SVG in the MS6 rear dif without adding the SlipLock additive, seems it's not needed for the MS6. I removed the AGL from this list, but if you find it locally it will be fine to use.**

-RedLine
75W-90 (75W90 GL-5 Gear Oil)
$10.95/qt retail
**NOTE: Not recommended to run RedLine 75W-90NS - doesn't contain the friction modifiers for limited-slip rear diff**



(retail pricing from maufacturer websites september 2008)


A note regarding brand names-
There are many, many more available than the two reasonably popular and widely available examples I've listed above for the tranny and PTO/Rear Diff. Heck, I didn't even list examples for the engine oil or brake fluid because there are so many good choices. People have different brand loyalties, needs, desires, environments etc, and there are as many differing viewpoints as there are oil/lube brands to choose from.

I'm not even gonna bother trying to list all of them

Please feel free to start another topic to discuss your favorites, and feel free
to post here with a link to your thread.

The brands I did choose to list as examples are readily available and have been
deeply discussed over & over again.

dude...i vote for sticky.

+1
How about coolant?
And windshield washer fluid?

Updated to add coolant info

updates to the PTO/Rear Diff section, amsoil notes

sticky.. i see this coming in very handy for alot of people.

I need to know the brake/clutch fluid capacity. Anyone got that?

I've not yet flushed the fluid on the MS6-

That said, I have performed complete system flush on many rides over the years, and have never used a full litre bottle to complete the job.

My standard routine, which will be done to the MS6 as well, what I've always called a Stage 1 brake upgrade, includes the following for all four corners at once:
- pads
- slotted rotors, OEM size (slotted for rain shedding, I'm in Florida)
- Stainless braided lines
- ATE SuperBlue (litre bottle, +/- $14.00 US)

I use a Motive Power Bleeder, making the fluid flush a simple, fast one person job. (1101 adapter for Mazda)

You could get by with less fluid, but I'm just cautious that way, and I like to flush a pretty good quantity of the new stuff through the system.

I also use ATE. Some shops also carry the ATE amber ... same stuff, but makes it easy to tell when you have flushed the lines completely. Very handy if you track your car and change brake fluid often.

For MTX oil, I also suggest NEO synthetic 75W90-HD (bakerprecision.com). A bit better that MT90 for shifting.

NEO trans oil review

The comments on Neo are very positive, the RX7 folks really seem to have been fond of it.
Thanks for posting that link. I'd never heard of Neo

Now then, I'm going to make a request here, but I wanted to say KevinK2, I'm not grieving at you!!
Rather, this is a pre-emptive post.

There are many, many more brands out there beyond the two I've listed above.

Well, look, I don't want this thread to develope into a pissing match of any kind. In that regard I've added the following text to the original post in the hopes that it will stay more as a nice simple FAQ on fluids for the MS6-

Please, please do post things that should be added in the first post, but let's not start into a TORCO RULES thing, keep it to a GL-5 will cause excessive wear to gold metals so use GL-4 where spec'd type thing. Frankly, I've added everything I can think of, so anything else will come from your suggestions. -

ok? thanks.

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Edited to include note on brand names-
Shown here for those getting the email thread updates:

A note regarding brand names-
There are many, many more available than the two reasonably popular and widely available examples I've listed above for the tranny and PTO/Rear Diff. Heck, I didn't even list examples for the engine oil or brake fluid because there are so many good choices. People have different brand loyalties, needs, desires, environments etc, and there are as many differing viewpoints as there are oil/lube brands to choose from.

I'm not even gonna bother trying to list all of them

Please feel free to start another topic to discuss your favorites, and feel free
to post here with a link to your thread.

The brands I did choose to list as examples are readily available and have been
deeply discussed over & over again.


Thanks-
TiGray-

Updated the engine oil section to include the following edits & extra info:

'06 MS6 Manual - 5W-30
There's a strong argument being made that 5W-40 or even 10W-40
is better as the slightly thicker viscosity will not seep past the seals
in the turbo and may help prevent the smoking turbo syndrome.
Do your own search, chances are you will switch, I'm going to...

Thanks, I added everything to the wiki: http://www.mazda6wiki.com/wiki/Fluids_(Mazdaspeed6)

One question (well two):

What's a Purlator and what's a Fram?

Purolator - L15505 or PL15505
Fram - CH9641

Purolator and Fram are both manufactures,
the alphanumeric codes following their names represent the part numbers for cartridge style oil filters suitable for the MS6


Oh, and I edited the original post to correct spelling of Purolator.....

(if I could spell I'd be dangerous...)

Thanks for doing this! it's going to really come in handy for me!

Wix Oil Filter is 57203

K&N Oil filter is HP-7013

Oil 7 quarts with BS removed.

Thanks JMH!

Post updated to reflect above-



Leviat-
I've been Wiki'd, How Cool! Thanks!
Nifty cause I pulled info from the Wiki for the post, the coolant TSB referenced is from there-

Ohhhh.

Derrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Sticky Vote

+ another

Just keeping it on the first page.

Can I vote to sticky my own post?
For that matter, how are the stickies handled here?
Ancient stuff that has been superceeded is still up there, and no new stuff for years?