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    ATF Drained and refilled today. Lifetime fluid?

    Did my usual springtime maintenance today which involved oil change and tire rotation. And since i was at 24,118 miles i decided it would be a good time to start my Tranny drain and fills with oil changes. As we all know the ATF is supposed to be "lifetime fill" for normal service; under which...
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    Dipped Again !!!

    These are the results of my last Oil change and tire Rotation. I had been toying with the idea of plastidiping the wheels since i bought the vehicle. And so while completing my pre winter oil change and while rotating the wheels i decided there would be no better time than then to clean and dip...
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    Latest Project, Plasti-Dipped front Grills and installed Auxillary Grills

    Last week I had a lil time on my hands and decided to do something i've been meaning to do since i bought the 9. I wanted to install secondary grills behind the factory ones to protect the radiator and condenser fins from damage by road debris. The bumper had top come off for me to do this and...
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    2010 CX9 Front Bumper Removal writeup?

    Hi all, just wanted to know if anyone has had occasion to remove the front Bumper of their CX-9. I'm looking to install a secondary mesh grill behind the factory ones and this job is worlds easier if the bumper is off the vehicle. Anyone have access to the FSM perhaps could scan me the pages...
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    Question about fluids.

    Would like to know what fluids you all are using for ATF and Power steering fluids. I'm in the habit of using the turkey baster method of fluid exchange to change out the Power steering fluid with each oil change. My local stealer doesn't even stock the power steering fluid recommended by the...
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    Jack Points?

    Trying to find out where the recommended jack points are for raising the front and rear of the vehicle. I assume the front point would be the crossmember. But cannot seem to find a centrally located spot in the rear with which i can raise the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle is AWD and the...
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