Recent content by emceebrooks

Responding to the original posts above - I tried the 3-change approach and it worked really well. Our 2009 had 82k miles when I started the change and the old fluid was BLACK as tar. I'm certain the previous owner never changed it. I drained as much out, added 3.5 Quarts to the "full" line... By...

Thanks for this post. Similar experience today...I have a 2009 with 82k and never anything done to the transmission (other than a computer replaced by a former owner) that I can tell. It was BLACK. And I had a washer, although I didn*t replace it. I drained 3.5 quarts and replaced it and will do...

Hey all, I'm having a similar problem with my 2009 Mazda 5 Sport Touring. It has 78,000 miles and has been the bane of my existence since purchasing it used in December 2016 with 76500 miles. Front struts and tires were replaced right before purchasing, but I've had replaced now the front sway...

It was really difficult to combine all of the info I found on different forums, websites about this topic, so I wanted to share a few things that I learned in the process of repairing (rather than replacing) my oil cooler. I have a 2009 Mazda 5 Sport with 78k miles. The oil cooler started...