Auto tranny fluid change

[burl]

Yeah, its time to change fluid/filter in my '03 3.0. When I was underneath doing a oil change, I can't figure out WHERE the tranny pan is located. Anyplace online where I can get some help? Thanks to all replies.

[AlohaBra]

Originally Posted by burl

Yeah, its time to change fluid/filter in my '03 3.0. When I was underneath doing a oil change, I can't figure out WHERE the tranny pan is located. Anyplace online where I can get some help? Thanks to all replies.

The following information was found the site below:

http://www.dustbury.com/626/trans.html
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Question:

What are Mazda's service recommendations for automatic transmissions?

Mostly nonexistent. The manual is silent on the question of when to change the fluid. And what's more, the old drop-the-pan method won't work at all on the CD4E, since it has no bottom pan to drop. There's a side cover over the valve bodies, but that's it. Still, either transmission can be serviced using the new fluid-replacement systems, and most of the Mazda techs I've talked to in recent years believe that the old two-year/30,000-mile interval that used to be considered the norm for transmission service is good for the 626.
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