At the dealer and they said they recommend the transmission fluid and coolant to be flushed every 30k miles, I have 36k miles currently, looking at the manual this seems like complete BS as they recommend coolant at 120K miles and no transmission flush.
Are they just trying to fleece me or are they correct? Not doing coolant today as I don't think it's needed, I did do transmission as some searching did find people saying to do it 30-45K still.
Just looking for what everyone thinks.
On this topic, the opinions are very divided.
Not recommended by Mazda, not mandatory.
However, when you feel something is wrong with transmission, it is usually too late...
I personally do 30K/45K/60K. Each costs about $180 at Mazda dealer. Each drain-n-refill gets to only half of the fluid.
Hence, you need to do three times to get to 7/8 of the fluid.
If you want to keep your vehicle for a long time, I would recommend it.
If you plan to keep it for less than 10 yrs, it is next guy's problem.
It is unlikely to fail before 100k.
BMW had so-called "life-time fluid" since 1997. Yet, lots of E39 (BMW 5 series) had transmission failure after 60K (yes, after warranty expired).
Automaker will not do a d*m thing to help you pay for it....
If you believe in "life-time" fluid, it is your call.
There is no flushing per se.
Half of the fluid is locked up in the torque converter. It is hard to get to w/o special device.
Most dealers just do drain-n-refill, clean up the pan/magnets, replace the seal/gasket.
(Mazda sells a transmission fluid kit for about $40)
I don't do coolant flush however.
Usually sell my vehicles before 90K.