According to Mazda, never. According to people on this forum, whatever they do is best. According to historical data, no SkyActiv automatic transmissions have had failures due to failed fluid, and we now can see examples with over 200K miles on them.
I look at fluid the way I look at a barrel on my rifle.
Does my barrel wear? Yes.
Does the wear on my barrel affect accuracy and function? Technically yes.
Do I change the barrel on my rifle after 5 or 10K rounds? No. I have also never had it fail to put a bullet where I asked it to.
Could you bore-scope my rifle and show me gas port wear and so forth that is meaningful in appearance and measurement? yes.
Gun still shoots though...
That's kindof how I view this fluid business. Yes the fluid wears. Yes you can show it "with math". Yes, the transmission still functions just fine.
I'll use your metaphor. You clean the barrel between each trip to the range to get the residue out. I'll leave it there (sssh)
I know this thread is getting old.. but if anyone is wondering 225k miles is possible. I know for a fact.
I know this thread is getting old.. but if anyone is wondering 225k miles is possible. I know for a fact. ��
Nice! What broke along the way? Any maintenance areas in particular that required more attention than usual?
Shocks and Struts were preventive or they needed to be changed?Nothing has broke yet. Just routine stuff that I have changed. Battery, plugs, shocks, struts, brakes, rotors... I plan to change the water pump and timing chain soon.
Shocks and Struts were preventive or they needed to be changed?
After 3 years and 33K miles I am not worried about the drivetrain - the rest of the car's build quality is another issue.
Shocks and Struts were preventive or they needed to be changed?
After 3 years and 33K miles I am not worried about the drivetrain - the rest of the car's build quality is another issue.
I change them with every other set of tires. That way the tires wear good and the car rides good. Im sure the originals would have been worn out well before now.
That would have been a good strategy 50 years ago when shocks sucked. It might not be necessary now.
But I'm of the "if it ain't broke don't fix it" school.
That's super low miles. My 2015 had no issues, though, other than the fuel pump, out to past 100K miles.
That would have been a good strategy 50 years ago when shocks sucked. It might not be necessary now.
But I'm of the "if it ain't broke don't fix it" school.