My fluid hadn't been checked in a while. At 55k it looked like it needed changing. It was messy, but I just did a DIY flush as spelled out in another forum for the mazda 3 (exact same for the 5). I used 12 qts of mazda MV (M5) which was 7.58/qt vs 10.00/qt for the ford fusion equiv. The fluid went from really brownish with just a hint of red to the new color. Due to time constraints I passed on the filter change and pan cleaning. Don't do like me and forget to get a new crush washer for the drain plug. And wait till the car is hot again to finish topping off the fluid or you'll be looking for a topsider to suck the excess out. Taking my time the job took me about 3-4 hrs including cleanup. I'm sure next time would be faster. I took a few pics of the flush process if anyone is interested.
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Love to see the photos.
As promised, sorry, been busy.
Heres the photos of the flush, and I put some details in the descriptions: http://s1156.photobucket.com/albums/p579/mrwigg/mazda5%20ATF%20Flush/
And the procedure I used from another site: topic=66369.0
Heres the photos of the flush, and I put some details in the descriptions: http://s1156.photobucket.com/albums/p579/mrwigg/mazda5%20ATF%20Flush/
And the procedure I used from another site: topic=66369.0
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- 2009 Mazda 5 Sport
Does anyone have either a part number or the dimensions of the crush washer for the transmission? Is it the same as the oil pan drain plug?
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- 2009 Mazda 5 Sport
Looks like it has p/n 99564-1400, is that the part you're looking for?
That would be it. Thanks much
