Recent content by madar

It's pathetic how a Mazda dealer won't service a Mazda....

The Generals are exceptionally quiet and smooth with great traction

Somebody should explain to this auto repair supervisor why this is such a bad idea. Just sounds like a stupid excuse.

Yeah, I think that is pretty much a joke. It always amazed me how when I had my car in there for 30 minutes they always managed to check everything off on that list, including checking the trans fluid which involved dropping the bottom cover and checking it at the proper temperature of 122 degrees.

Good point

If only all of the Mazda techs were as conscientious as this guy....

That price is just nuts. It's the price of a set of new tires. I did my first trans service at your mileage, then did it again a year later just to get more of the fresher fluid in there.

Impressive for a Hyundai....still wouldn't buy one. Wow! The mighty Subaru got dethroned.

Agree, if they treat him extraordinarily good then good for him. It's not been my experience

So, your essentially paying more money to be in the dealers good graces? Not my thing...

The kit has a rubber gasket, but it's not reusable like the metal ones with a silicone inlay which is what I had on my Voyager. Guess I didn't mention that part. That was a great piece of hardware.

I understand your comment, but for the record, changing your own oil won't compromise the warranty, you just need to keep your receipts.

Yep, my 87 Corolla had the screen type. I dropped the pan once expecting to change a filter, saw the screen and just put the pan back on. That transmission lasted me over 300,000 miles with only having to replace a governor at about 189,000 miles. I used to replace the fluid every couple of years.

Definition of "lifetime" and:

My 97 Voyager had RTV sealing the trans pan which was a pain to scrape and reseal every time I did a fluid change (no drain plug). I found one of those metal gaskets with the silicone inlay and it was great. Multiple times of changing fluid with no scraping. If anyone knows of one available...