buyingconstant7
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- 2014 CX-5 GS AWD
I changed transmission fluid in a friends Ford Ranger and thought about the CX-5. I remember in the sales process, the salesman bragged about the fact that Skyactiv transmission are fully sealed and requires no maintenance. I called BS on him and said that transmission fluid breaks down, especially with breather tubes allowing moisture, dirt, etc. into the transmission, so it will need a change one day. I've never changed transmission fluid on a sealed unit, but I was told by a friend that sealed transmissions have a fill hole, covered by a cap, and a drain plug, and a fluid level plug. If you pull out the fluid level plug and some ATF dribbles out, then the level is good. If it's bone dry, you need to add some. Does this apply to skyactiv transmissions?