Maintenance and Specifications
TRANSMISSION FLUID
Checking automatic transmission fluid
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Refertoscheduledmaintenanceinformationforscheduledcheck
andchangeintervals.
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Transmissiondoesnotconsumefluid.
Checkfluidwhentransmissionisnotoperatingproperlyorifyousee
aleak.
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Fluidlevelmustbecheckedatnormaloperatingtemperature,20miles
(30
km)ofdriving.
Tocheckandaddfluid:
1.
Drivethevehicle20miles(30km)toreachnormaloperating
temperatures.
2.
Ifdriveninhotweather,citytraffic,pullingatrailer,allow
transmissiontocoolfor30minutesbeforechecking.
3.
4.
Engageparkingbrake,startengine.
Putyourfootonthebrakepedalandmovethegearshiftleverslowly
throughallofthegearranges.
5.
6.
7.
8.
ShifttoP(Park)andleavetheenginerunning.
Removethedipstick,wipecleanwithadrylintfreerag.
Installandfullyseatthedipstickintothefillertube.
Removethedipstickandinspect
thefluidlevel.Levelshouldbe
inthecross-hatchedarea.
9.
Ifnecessary,addfluidin1/2pint(250ml)incrementsthroughthe
fillertubeuntiltheleveliscorrectatnormaloperatingtemperatures.
RefertotheMaintenanceproductspecificationsandcapacities
sectioninthischapterforthecorrectfluidtype.Theuseofany
othernon-approvedfluidmaycauseinternaltransmissiondamage.
10.
Fluidcanbecheckedatambient
temperaturesbetween50–95°F
(10–30°C).
DONOTADDfluid
untilthetransmissionisat
normaloperatingtemperaturesorthetransmissionwillbeoverfilled.
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| Categories | Mazda B-Series Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
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| Tags | Mazda B4000 |
| Model Year | 2008 |
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