MaxLife is good stuff. Nice work!
post your latest transmission lubricant change.
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Just did a suck/fill of the Mazda 6 trans from the dipstick hole for about 1 and 1/2 quarts, a bit of a refresher.
Out almost entirely Amsoil ATF after a few years of suck/fill/drain/fill.
In Amsoil ATF.
By the looks of the fluid, I may have the mechanic do the drain/fill in a few years as it looks real good. I had aimed to do drain/fill every year or so.
Out almost entirely Amsoil ATF after a few years of suck/fill/drain/fill.
In Amsoil ATF.
By the looks of the fluid, I may have the mechanic do the drain/fill in a few years as it looks real good. I had aimed to do drain/fill every year or so.
As per Signature vehicle, 2022 Corolla Cross...
Out...Factory Fill.
In...4 quarts Genuine Toyota eCVT Fluid.
Simple drain and fill.
74,371 miles.
Car Care Nut says to change it this way on CC, ie replace some fluid on the 60's.
I insist on no mixing of chemistry, Toyota fluids only, at eCVT.
Out...Factory Fill.
In...4 quarts Genuine Toyota eCVT Fluid.
Simple drain and fill.
74,371 miles.
Car Care Nut says to change it this way on CC, ie replace some fluid on the 60's.
I insist on no mixing of chemistry, Toyota fluids only, at eCVT.
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Well about 1800 miles on it the weekend. Shift just fine. 1-2 shift feels better. 2-3 has always felt weird but most of the shutter is gone. All the other shift are fast and smooth. Probably going to to do another drain and fill in the next week or so when I get a chance. But definitely don’t see why you would not use the Maxlife stuff.
Last month I had a trans shop drop the pan (The pan is very hard to remove) and install a new filter. I supplied the M1 ATF as that shop did not carry M1 ATF. There was about 35K on the fluid, and around 75K since I last changed the filter. This trans still shifts great up and down with no repairs of any kind. This is the 2007 Ford Fusion.
Out: M1 ATF
In: M1 ATF
Out: M1 ATF
In: M1 ATF
'18 Ford Endeavour (aka Ranger aka Everest SUV version) 3.2 diesel
'11 Honda City 1.5 IVTEC
Both with Motul ATF VI universal ATF (this claims to be a dex 6 / mercon lv / honda / hyundai / everything else under the sun)
So far, so good.
'11 Honda City 1.5 IVTEC
Both with Motul ATF VI universal ATF (this claims to be a dex 6 / mercon lv / honda / hyundai / everything else under the sun)
So far, so good.
2016 Honda HR-V AWD
New CVT, compliments of Honda - with about 7500miles on it
Out: HCF-2
In: 5 quarts of Red Line Non-Slip CVT
Took a sample for a UOA as there's been some irregular noises which might be coming from the replacement transmission.
It always comes out dark for me. Only 1/4th of the miles of your fluid.
New CVT, compliments of Honda - with about 7500miles on it
Out: HCF-2
In: 5 quarts of Red Line Non-Slip CVT
Took a sample for a UOA as there's been some irregular noises which might be coming from the replacement transmission.
It always comes out dark for me. Only 1/4th of the miles of your fluid.
How do you like the Red Line fluid?
2020 Honda Accord 35k miles
Out: Factory fill
In: 3.9 qts Valvoline CVT fluid (adjusted level with fill/check bolt)
Out: Factory fill
In: 3.9 qts Valvoline CVT fluid (adjusted level with fill/check bolt)
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Could be placebo but the car seems smoother.
Haven’t been happy with past UOAs as the viscosity was always lower than a virgin sample of HCF-2 (7.1cSt). I’m hoping red line lasts longer with its higher quality base oils.
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/amsoil-cvt-6-9k-mi-oci-72-7k-mi-honda-hr-v.336252/
It’s also the same colour as HCF-2.
Did an initial suck/fill of the Mazda 5 at 150k miles for 1.9 quarts. Will do another in a couple weeks which will equate to a drain fill.
Out was mostly remaining MV after some prior suck/fill/drain/fill and in was Amsoil SS Red bottle.
I am lagging on this one. This is wife's car and she is always on the move so it is hard to find times to do this.
Out was mostly remaining MV after some prior suck/fill/drain/fill and in was Amsoil SS Red bottle.
I am lagging on this one. This is wife's car and she is always on the move so it is hard to find times to do this.
2010 Ford Crown Vic P7B, 131550 miles on unit
No issues with transmission but I’ve put 30k on it since I got the car and was unsure of history. Fluid appears to be the factory fill because drain pain still had little yellow dipper in it indicating the pans never been dropped unless previous owner just kept it in the pan which is odd.
Out: Unknown and Filter
In: 4 qts Castrol Transmax, 1 qt amsoil SS and a bottle of lubegard red bottle plus new filter
All in all the amount of friction material on the pan magnet wasn’t alarming and there wasn’t any big chunks just a fine goop would venture to say the transmission is happy and healthy with no surprises
No issues with transmission but I’ve put 30k on it since I got the car and was unsure of history. Fluid appears to be the factory fill because drain pain still had little yellow dipper in it indicating the pans never been dropped unless previous owner just kept it in the pan which is odd.
Out: Unknown and Filter
In: 4 qts Castrol Transmax, 1 qt amsoil SS and a bottle of lubegard red bottle plus new filter
All in all the amount of friction material on the pan magnet wasn’t alarming and there wasn’t any big chunks just a fine goop would venture to say the transmission is happy and healthy with no surprises
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2018 Mazda CX-9- 60,971 miles
Out: FF Mazda FZ
In: Ravenol FZ, 8oz LG Platinum
Did 2x spill and fills, yielding about seven quarts exactly. I believe the unit capacity is around 8.5ish. Will do another spill and fill over the next week or two. No filter change.
Factory fill came out a darker color, but didn't smell bad or anything. Relatively easy to do on these Mazdas, so I'm grateful for that. Plus the ATF is blue so that's fun
Took it out for about an 8 mile drive, I have to say I am very impressed so far. Shifting is considerably smoother. Just goes to show what fresh fluid can do and I'm happy with the Ravenol thus far.
For what it's worth, if you need a long funnel I highly recommend this one. Stable, long and just overall quality. Plus it has a built-in strainer which I thought was a nice feature
https://a.co/d/3u5h8uD
Out: FF Mazda FZ
In: Ravenol FZ, 8oz LG Platinum
Did 2x spill and fills, yielding about seven quarts exactly. I believe the unit capacity is around 8.5ish. Will do another spill and fill over the next week or two. No filter change.
Factory fill came out a darker color, but didn't smell bad or anything. Relatively easy to do on these Mazdas, so I'm grateful for that. Plus the ATF is blue so that's fun
Took it out for about an 8 mile drive, I have to say I am very impressed so far. Shifting is considerably smoother. Just goes to show what fresh fluid can do and I'm happy with the Ravenol thus far.
For what it's worth, if you need a long funnel I highly recommend this one. Stable, long and just overall quality. Plus it has a built-in strainer which I thought was a nice feature
https://a.co/d/3u5h8uD
My 2019 Infiniti QX60 AWD, the second time changing the NS3 fluid. This time I removed the pan, replaced the pan filter, gasket, and pleated paper filter located on the side of the CVT. Pleased at how good everything looked. Replaced slightly over 5 Litres of fluid with Idemitsu N3 from Rock Auto. All filters, gaskets from my local Nissan dealer. Car now has 100,479km and the last CVT fluid dump was at 59k km. I will do this again in 2 years or so.
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2012 Honda Odyssey EXL, 151k miles
Drain/fill
3.5 qts Lucas LV ATF
Drain/fill
3.5 qts Lucas LV ATF
Did the second suck/fill of the Mazda 5 for about 1.9 quarts. Still a bit darker than I would like, so may do again in a couple weeks.
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