My daughter’s Mazda 3 was new to us a couple years ago... I think I had my Indy mechanic change the ATF but can’t recall and th fluid on dip stick is dirty
Going to drain and refill a few times over the course of the next few months as that’s what I do with the Hondas
Not sure if anyone has experience with this but I have some questions:
1. The drain/refill method vs the flush I’ve seen on YouTube’s ...?
2. There’s a filter on this trans but I have to remove pan and mess around with removal of a liquid gasket. Strongly recommended?
3. This trans calls for M-V fluid. I’ve seen only Redline and Amsoil showing this spec... I’ve seen folks using Valvoline with is a Mercon-V.... different than M-V. I’d rather keep costs reasonable but not at the expense of messing up the trans
4. Every YouTube I’ve seen shows the drain plug sticking out the back of the pan requiring a 19mm socket. The pan on this car has a recessed plug on the bottom of the pan requiring a hex wrench... might this be a replacement pan, in which case, the gasket was probably changed, or did Mazda use these pans interchangeably?
I know that a number of posts are in here regarding the fluid but they are all older and I’m looking for some more current info if available
Thank you in advance
Going to drain and refill a few times over the course of the next few months as that’s what I do with the Hondas
Not sure if anyone has experience with this but I have some questions:
1. The drain/refill method vs the flush I’ve seen on YouTube’s ...?
2. There’s a filter on this trans but I have to remove pan and mess around with removal of a liquid gasket. Strongly recommended?
3. This trans calls for M-V fluid. I’ve seen only Redline and Amsoil showing this spec... I’ve seen folks using Valvoline with is a Mercon-V.... different than M-V. I’d rather keep costs reasonable but not at the expense of messing up the trans
4. Every YouTube I’ve seen shows the drain plug sticking out the back of the pan requiring a 19mm socket. The pan on this car has a recessed plug on the bottom of the pan requiring a hex wrench... might this be a replacement pan, in which case, the gasket was probably changed, or did Mazda use these pans interchangeably?
I know that a number of posts are in here regarding the fluid but they are all older and I’m looking for some more current info if available
Thank you in advance