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it is designed to allow only air to vent out. I think unless you are really flooding your engine bay you will be fine. I can tell on both my TC and diff the fluid had zero signs of moisture.
2017~2025 CX-5 Rear Differential Failure
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N7turbo
2023 CX-5 2.5T ... 2024 MX-5 RF GT
I foam, agitate, and rinse engines with my pressure washer.
I've done a 2011 Merdeces OM642.
I've done a 2004 Lexus V6.
I haven't done my car because it is new enough to not need it. But in year 3, I see the dirt is starting to accumulate.
BoomerZoomr
'25 CX-5 Signature '19 Mazda6 Signature
Wouldn’t hurt to zip tie a plastic bag over any known vents. My transmission vent by the battery has a little gray cap apparatus on the end… I presume to let air pass freely both ways, but not let water in.
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I am over 3 years and 47000 miles and my engine bay still looks pretty decent. I was changing plugs on my buddy's CX50 turbo the other day and he is at 40,000 miles and 3 years and his engine bay was really dirty.. we do the same kind of driving so not sure why his was so bad.
BoomerZoomr
'25 CX-5 Signature '19 Mazda6 Signature
2025 transmission vent
AL Cx5
2024 CX-5 Prem Turbo Tuned Lowered Forged Wheels
No tube, yes a breather.
Tekton sells an "extra-shallow" 23mm socket that's only 0.85" tall (Item #SHD11123). It's so shallow that using it with an average size clicker-type torque wrench might allow access to the differential fill plug despite the tight clearance. I needed a new torque wrench and found Tekton has one with a thinner than average head (Item #TRQ51402), so I bought it too. With the combination of the extra-shallow socket and the thin-head torque wrench, there's all kinds of clearance at the differential fill plug. I haven't done the fluid check yet, but am confident these tools will make the job easy. By the way, the torque wrench is very nice, much nicer than my 15 year-old Craftsman clicker torque wrenches.
This is the one I use:
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Amazon.com: OEMTOOLS 22297 23mm Socket, 3/8" Drive 6 Pt. Socket, 1.25" Long Thin-Wall Design, Hard Chrome Finish, Posi-Grip No-Slip Design : Tools & Home Improvement
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Yes, the Tekton extra-shallow 23mm socket is only 0.85" deep versus 1.2" for the shallow one. Also, the face of the extra-shallow socket isn't beveled, so it gets a good bite on the slim bolt head of the filler plug.
My 2025 CX-5 has only 3200 miles on it, but since people have reported finding less oil in their differential and transfer case than specifications call for, I topped mine off today.
Before adding gear oil, I probed into the filler ports with a bent wire to get a rough sense of how far down the top of the fluid was. Neither was terribly low, but both needed topping off.
My observations of how much oil each took aren't precise, but I determined the differential took about 80 ml and the transfer case took about 55 ml.
The extra-shallow Tekton 23 mm socket I mentioned in my earlier post was perfect for the job. I was very glad I could use my torque wrench on the differential. To me, 35 ft-lb is a substantial amount of torque, and I would have been uneasy trying to estimate what is tight enough but not too tight.
People who have commented on the vile smell of Mazda SG1 gear oil weren't kidding. I was careful to not get it on my skin (wore nitrile gloves) or clothing, but even several hours after finishing and having changed clothes and washed my hands several times, I can still smell (and even taste!) that stuff. Awful.
Before adding gear oil, I probed into the filler ports with a bent wire to get a rough sense of how far down the top of the fluid was. Neither was terribly low, but both needed topping off.
My observations of how much oil each took aren't precise, but I determined the differential took about 80 ml and the transfer case took about 55 ml.
The extra-shallow Tekton 23 mm socket I mentioned in my earlier post was perfect for the job. I was very glad I could use my torque wrench on the differential. To me, 35 ft-lb is a substantial amount of torque, and I would have been uneasy trying to estimate what is tight enough but not too tight.
People who have commented on the vile smell of Mazda SG1 gear oil weren't kidding. I was careful to not get it on my skin (wore nitrile gloves) or clothing, but even several hours after finishing and having changed clothes and washed my hands several times, I can still smell (and even taste!) that stuff. Awful.
