CX-5 Transmission: Drain and fill vs flush vs oil pan drop drain/fill?

[ruthrj]

If you're into the car for the long haul, spend the few extra bucks, get Michelins. As soon as you hit the road, you'll know why.

I agree, I’m very happy with the CrossClimate2’s on my RAV4 hybrid. 45k miles on them and no complaints. The eco Michelin tires that were stock weren’t fantastic but I didn’t expect much from a stock fuel efficient tire I’ll likely get CrossClimate2 for the CX-5 as well.

 

[N7turbo]

CC2 is one of the tires I was referring to. It's rather poor in terms of noise and rolling resistance (fuel economy), and good but not great in hydroplaning resistance. So if you don't actually drive in snow that much, you paid a premium for not much gain and there were better tires you could have went with. I wouldn't buy them until the CC3 is available, which helps improve on some of these aspects. That might be a hot take around here, but it's my 2 cents.

 

[ruthrj]

CC2 is one of the tires I was referring to. It's rather poor in terms of noise and rolling resistance (fuel economy), and good but not great in hydroplaning resistance. So if you don't actually drive in snow that much, you paid a premium for not much gain and there were better tires you could have went with. I wouldn't buy them until the CC3 is available, which helps improve on some of these aspects. That might be a hot take around here, but it's my 2 cents.

No worries, thank you for the advice. Per Michelin the CC2 is the US tire and will remain the US model for several more years. I experienced no discernible loss in mpg on my RAV4 hybrid (38-40 mpg) so no concerns for the CX-5 already getting only 26 mpg overall. Never hydroplaned the CC2s and that was the first wow factor I noticed with them in N Alabama. They’re pretty darn quiet in my tin canny RAV4. Random snow that closes our mountain at least once a year makes the 3 peak rating very desirable and the monsoon rains we get make wet traction a must.

Shoot me a PM if you have some comparable options. All of the directional tires I’m finding online that rival the CC2 and are highly rated (Allseason Contact 2, Turanza) aren’t available thru Costco, Discount Tire, Tire Discounters, or TireRack : (

I’ll report back tomorrow on how well the ATF fill goes, wish me luck!

 

[theblooms]

No worries, thank you for the advice. Per Michelin the CC2 is the US tire and will remain the US model for several more years. I experienced no discernible loss in mpg on my RAV4 hybrid (38-40 mpg) so no concerns for the CX-5 already getting only 26 mpg overall. Never hydroplaned the CC2s and that was the first wow factor I noticed with them in N Alabama. They’re pretty darn quiet in my tin canny RAV4. Random snow that closes our mountain at least once a year makes the 3 peak rating very desirable and the monsoon rains we get make wet traction a must.

Shoot me a PM if you have some comparable options. All of the directional tires I’m finding online that rival the CC2 and are highly rated (Allseason Contact 2, Turanza) aren’t available thru Costco, Discount Tire, Tire Discounters, or TireRack : (

I’ll report back tomorrow on how well the ATF fill goes, wish me luck!

I put CC2's on my CX-9, and they are fantastic. So fantastic, I put a set of CC2's on my Silverado yesterday as well!

 

[ruthrj]

Woo! Got her refilled and no leaks. Another quart drained overnight as I left the drain plug out. About 5.3-5.4 quarts drained total. Needed 5.6 quarts to get to the block on the dipstick, temp was about 130F by the time I got the level right. Only 7 minutes or so at idle got the transmission temp to 110F before I started working on the final fill adjustment. Outside temp 65F

Funnel with a tube was perfect. Didn’t burn myself on anything. The air plumbing running in front of the transmission was bothersome but not too bad to work around. Moving the airbox was much easier on my ‘23 than it was on the ‘13 for some reason. And oh buddy the RTV was much easier to get off the pan and transmission on a newer car vs waiting 8-9 years! Came right off with a plastic scraper and some Motorcraft silicone remover.

Going to take her for a test drive. I’ll crack the old filter open and see what the media looks like under my kids microscope. Will post pics if they look cool in a new thread. Posted a pic of what the airbox looks like moved and connected to prevent codes. Website keeps posting it rotated too, sorry it’s not oriented right.