After researching whether I should drain and fill the ATF on my car, it was clear there was absolutely no consensus for this model, Mazda only says it's "life time" fluid, and I couldn't find any ATF analysis for a moderate or high mileage CX-5. So I figured I needed good data to make a decision based on so I drained and filled mine at 66,900 miles and paid for a Blackstone analysis because I was just so curious with Mazda saying you never need to replace the fluid and others saying 30-40,000 miles.
I did buy the vehicle at about 65,000 miles but the previous owner said he didn't remember draining the ATF and wouldn't have done it unless it was part of the scheduled maintenance, which it isn't so I believe this is the original fluid. Blackstone says the fluid is all good and they'd try 75,000 miles but I don't know what the actual numbers mean so comments are welcome! For what it's worth, this is a 2014 Touring.
I did buy the vehicle at about 65,000 miles but the previous owner said he didn't remember draining the ATF and wouldn't have done it unless it was part of the scheduled maintenance, which it isn't so I believe this is the original fluid. Blackstone says the fluid is all good and they'd try 75,000 miles but I don't know what the actual numbers mean so comments are welcome! For what it's worth, this is a 2014 Touring.
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