More $$$ Flush and change the fluid when it becomes discolored or starts to smell different. A sample from the dipstick will suffice.
So the fluid is pink. In another forum they had claimed that it was a yellowish color fluid. When i first check my tranny fluid and saw that it was like the other fluids that i have dealt with it was the same color pinkish red. I started freaking out wondering if they had put the wrong tranny fluid when they shipped the car. Thanks nuzy for the info on the color of the fluid. I eventually have to have them do this service which is 200 dollars here in new york. I wish i only had to pay 150.
We've got about 36,000km on our CX9 and dads becoming a bit worried that the transmission fluid hasn't been changed yet. But the service handbook doesn't state it anywhere.
So was just wondering, should it be done or not? For those who have had the ATX fluid replaced, was there any noticeable difference in the way the car responds? It is usually noticeable when the engine oil is replaced. Im also a little sceptical of our dealership because im not sure if they'd know much about the CX9 at all, because since it was launched, I've only ever seen 2 other CX9's driving around.
IMHO, if you did transmission flushing regularly (says every 30K), it should not cause any problems.
If you haven't for 90K, and all of a sudden you decide that you should do it.
Good luck with that!
Flushing might cause large debris to get caught up among moving parts. That is just pure physics.
Why such large debris exist in the first place?
Usually, if not always, the owner has neglected the transmission for a long time.
If you did not flush transmission regularly, drain and refill will be a safer bet, in my opinion, to
make it last as long as possible before it dies.
Wasteful maintenance? That is personal financial decision to make.
Well i had it flushed at the mazda dealer. One thing i noticed. One there idea of a flush is to circulate some type of cleaner through the tranny before exchanging the fluid. Once that was done then they filled the machine with new fluid in the clean tank to exchange the fluid out. The other thing i noticed is that they get their new fluid from a large drum. I was wondering if this is really the right fluid for the transmission. So far it shifts better. The only reason i question the fluid used is because on the bill it says 3.87 for each quart of fluid. The parts dept. sells this fluid for almost 10 bucks. So i was wondering if next time i should just buy the fluid and show them the invoice so that i can get it for 3.87 a quart.