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- San Antonio, Texas
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The ONLY prescribed atf listed anywhere for the skyactiv transmission is ATF type FZ... anything else is guinea pig territory.
What's the transmission fluid change interval on a Mazda CX-5?
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The ONLY prescribed atf listed anywhere for the skyactiv transmission is ATF type FZ... anything else is guinea pig territory.
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In addition to old ATF drained out looks much darker, members like CX-5um and gova were also reported that the shift has become smoother and slicker after the ATF drain-and-fill.
I get that and have no issue with it. My point was that driving styles have an influence on trans fluid life. If you're always mashing the pedal to the floor, towing, doing a lot of mountainous driving, or doing lots of stop and go traffic in the city, you're going to generate more internal heat which shortens the life of trans fluid.
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I guess my point is a person who has always been recommending 1193cc/78hp Mitsubishi Mirage cant be an aggressive driver like you implied? (whistle)
BTW, just noticed Chris_Top_Her now is the moderator of CX-3、CX-5、and CX-9 forums, congrats!
Sure he could, and he's been doing the maintenance to offset that aggressiveness by changing his trans fluid at an early interval. I believe he said shifting was better afterwards like you mentioned before.I guess my point is a person who has always been recommending 1193cc/78hp Mitsubishi Mirage can’t be an aggressive driver like you implied? (whistle)
BTW, just noticed Chris_Top_Her now is the moderator of CX-3、CX-5、and CX-9 forums, congrats!
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So I am at 54k miles on my 2014. So....is this something I should look at doing? If I don't what happens?
Purely preventative maintenance IMO. Fluid related failures are basically non-existent. You might get some restored performance out of it.
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Perfect. Thanks!
Agreed. I'd do it if unit began seeming sluggish or started having hiccups (my last never-change Mazda AT did around 50k actually - so I changed it and it was improved). It's interesting the engineers don't assign a life to it.
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Feeds the illusion of no/low maintenance. Remember, they're only on the hook for 60k miles or 5 years. If this was a police model, you'd probably see a 45k mile fluid change recommendation or somewhere thereabouts.
GJ-Molestor
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- 2011 BMW 528i, 2015 Mazda 6, 1995 Nissan Maxima Manual
Yes, transmission performance will improve.
So that means you call engine oil changes preventative maintenance as well? While transmission fluid does not get contiminated nearly as much or as often as engine oil, that doesnt mean you should just neglect the critical fluid inside your transmission. Like all other common wear fluids around the car, there is a specific time where ideally you want to add fresh new fluid (and drop the pan so you can replace the filter as well)
By the time you notice that the transmission is sluggish or not shifting smoothly, you should have changed your fluid a damn long time ago.
GJ-Molestor
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Dude... just shut up. I will agree that you shouldnt use Redline fluid if it was not recommended, but everything else i said was sound advice based on what Ive read from BMW forums (as their transmission has the exact same design where you must drop the pan to change the filter) so I know what Im talking about and probably more so then you.
BMW owners have complained of funky behaviour and WORSE shifting after a drain and fill because they didnt change the transmission filter which causes s*** and metal particles to float around your transmission and get stuck somewhere in one of the many small passages your transmission has.
I admit my idea with redline atf isnt sound, but hell if you think the rest of my Information is unsubstantiated then go do your thing!
I agree with you on the redline fluid, but please read my response to the first quote in this post as to why you should never do a drain and fill.
With a higher mileage transmission, you are simply asking for problems by not adding a new filter to help catch the metal particles and s*** floating around in your fluid.
You always change your engine oil filter while changing the oil, so why the hell would you not change the filter for your transmission fluid? I do not understand.
If you dont want to drop the pan and do it right the first time, LEAVE your transmission alone!
GJ-Molestor
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I would say that it sounds like a fluid issue (rough shifting until fluid warms up and thins out) but behaviour like that at only 25k miles is absolutely abnormal. Id get the transmission inspected, and at a trans specialty shop, not the dealer.
Specialty trans shops have ZERO experience with these transmissions.
They do not have the software to even connect to the transmission computer.
They also do not work with the warranty. This is terrible advice.
GJ-Molestor
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- 2011 BMW 528i, 2015 Mazda 6, 1995 Nissan Maxima Manual
Alrighty then, so the guy go to the dealer so they can tell him that they couldnt replicate the issue and send him on his way with half a day wasted. The dealer is useless and uneducated about the own cars they sell, why would you ever want to take your car there for service and let some 18 year old monkeys working a summer job **** around with your car?
The transmission speciality shop I went to had absolutely no troubles working on my ZF 8 speed transmission which is far more complicated compared to Mazdas unit.
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Then you drive it till 100k miles and ask the same question.
A transmission shop will happily charge $100+ to not do anything of value.
If the transmission really is having problems the dealer is the only one who can replace or reprogram it under warranty.
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Honest ta' god, these are some of the most ridiculous comments I've ever seen on any forum I've ever been on! Isn't it about time for our illustrious moderator-in-chief to step in here?
