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jm211 · 02-06-2012, 03:47 PM

My car has 50,500 miles which I recently bought. It is an 06 GT.
I changed all my fluids to amsoil fluids per the sticky.

I HIGHLY recommend this to anyone who hasn't done this. It made a night and day difference in the smoothness of shifting. Even toggling around in neutral was smooth like butter. In addition I changed/flushed the coolant with Mazda F22. Very expensive...spent $90.00 on coolant and 5$ for all the crush washers. The oil cost about $100 and the amsoil hand pump was $12 about

Im gona take it easy for the first 1000 miles but just wanted to share my experience, esspecialy with all these new owners popping up..

-Joe

TheStig · 02-06-2012, 04:13 PM

Thanks for the post joe, I've been looking at swapping all fluids too. What are your mods?

TiGraySpeed6 · 02-06-2012, 04:27 PM

Good job

the Speed6's are getting along in years, and this type of maintenance is important!

Might want to consider the brake fluid as well- if it hasn't been flushed yet then it's due- it will have aged out quite some time ago

IamJamen · 02-06-2012, 04:36 PM

This brings to mind a favorite quote of mine:

"My wife is pretty understanding. She knows when you come home smelling like gear oil it's bad, but not like hookers and crack bad." ~ Jay Leno

Good job getting that out of the way. I have that job on my checklist and it is not something that I am thrilled about.

IHeartGroceries · 02-06-2012, 04:48 PM

I did this at ~25K miles. Looking to do it again around 65K, or in about 7K miles.
What made you decide to do coolant?

trumbomazda6 · 02-06-2012, 05:55 PM

I think manual recommends at 60,000?

TiGraySpeed6 · 02-06-2012, 06:03 PM

Engine coolant
FL22 type Replace at first 192,000 km (120,000 miles) or 10 years ; after that, every 96,000 km (60,000 miles) or 5 years
Others Replace at first 96,000 km (60,000 miles) or 4 years ; after that, every 2 years

And while I'm at it-

If the vehicle is operated under any of the following conditions, change the rear differential oil every 45,000km {28,100 miles}
a) Driving in dusty, sandy or wet condition
b) Extended periods of idling or low speed operation
c) Repeated short trips of less than 16 km {10 miles}

oh_yeams6 · 02-06-2012, 06:07 PM

BTW... I believe all 06 cars came with REGULAR coolant, while 07's are FL22
Power steering flush next?

jm211 · 02-06-2012, 06:51 PM

My coolant wasn't the color of F22. So I decided a complete flush would be safest. 2006 will accept f22 coolant so long as is flushed

Only mod is 2nd cat delete with 3" piping throughout to a single outlet. It is CPe made
Looking at short ram as previous owner had one and shot up all the clamps on stock intake...

brakes and steering r next

Getting it all flushed just makes me feel clean, whether it was due or not. I bought it not long ago and who know how many time those gears were grinded up and throwing metal shaving and what not around!

bova80 · 02-06-2012, 08:24 PM

my 07 isn't FL22

02-06-2012, 03:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
jm211 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Bradenton Florida Posts: 136 Thanks: 66 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts Groans: 1 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	Just changed my Tranny, Xfer and Diff Fluids!! My car has 50,500 miles which I recently bought. It is an 06 GT. I changed all my fluids to amsoil fluids per the sticky. I HIGHLY recommend this to anyone who hasn't done this. It made a night and day difference in the smoothness of shifting. Even toggling around in neutral was smooth like butter. In addition I changed/flushed the coolant with Mazda F22. Very expensive...spent $90.00 on coolant and 5$ for all the crush washers. The oil cost about $100 and the amsoil hand pump was $12 about Im gona take it easy for the first 1000 miles but just wanted to share my experience, esspecialy with all these new owners popping up.. -Joe

02-06-2012, 04:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
TiGraySpeed6 Mazda Guru Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tallahassee Posts: 3,106 Thanks: 1,116 Thanked 1,138 Times in 800 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 4 Times in 4 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	Good job the Speed6's are getting along in years, and this type of maintenance is important! Might want to consider the brake fluid as well- if it hasn't been flushed yet then it's due- it will have aged out quite some time ago __________________ Mazdaspeed6 GT #3476 TiGray slicktop Cobb AP, SRI & TIP, M2 DP, KMD Internals, TS BPV, VTCS Delete, GPWerks BSD & Baffle, SM OCC, EGR Delete, TB Coolant Bypass, SU Billet RMM / TWM Stage II STS & JBR SSB, DashHawk, Prosport Mech Boost / RX-8 wheels & 225 Conti DW, H&R Sport Springs, SPC Ball joints, Strapped diff / Stage 1 Brakes: Centric slotted, Hawk HPS, SS lines & SuperBlue / Optima RedTop 34R, AuxMod, Sub PreAmp v.1, Kicker SoundGate CORE for Zune

02-06-2012, 04:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
IHeartGroceries Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 4,411 Thanks: 931 Thanked 791 Times in 504 Posts Groans: 3 Groaned at 6 Times in 6 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	I did this at ~25K miles. Looking to do it again around 65K, or in about 7K miles. What made you decide to do coolant? __________________

02-06-2012, 06:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
TiGraySpeed6 Mazda Guru Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tallahassee Posts: 3,106 Thanks: 1,116 Thanked 1,138 Times in 800 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 4 Times in 4 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	Engine coolant FL22 type Replace at first 192,000 km (120,000 miles) or 10 years ; after that, every 96,000 km (60,000 miles) or 5 years Others Replace at first 96,000 km (60,000 miles) or 4 years ; after that, every 2 years And while I'm at it- If the vehicle is operated under any of the following conditions, change the rear differential oil every 45,000km {28,100 miles} a) Driving in dusty, sandy or wet condition b) Extended periods of idling or low speed operation c) Repeated short trips of less than 16 km {10 miles} __________________ Mazdaspeed6 GT #3476 TiGray slicktop Cobb AP, SRI & TIP, M2 DP, KMD Internals, TS BPV, VTCS Delete, GPWerks BSD & Baffle, SM OCC, EGR Delete, TB Coolant Bypass, SU Billet RMM / TWM Stage II STS & JBR SSB, DashHawk, Prosport Mech Boost / RX-8 wheels & 225 Conti DW, H&R Sport Springs, SPC Ball joints, Strapped diff / Stage 1 Brakes: Centric slotted, Hawk HPS, SS lines & SuperBlue / Optima RedTop 34R, AuxMod, Sub PreAmp v.1, Kicker SoundGate CORE for Zune

02-06-2012, 06:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
oh_yeams6 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Dallas Posts: 1,002 Thanks: 97 Thanked 191 Times in 143 Posts Groans: 2 Groaned at 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader: 4 reviews	BTW... I believe all 06 cars came with REGULAR coolant, while 07's are FL22 Power steering flush next? __________________ E28 Tune In progress! http://forum.mazda6club.com/engine-transmission/253470-brand-new-twm-shift-boot-leather-platinum-stich.html#post3416676 COBB AP, SU 3.5" TMIC, COBB TIP, JBR's EGR Delete, CPE-Nano SRI, ATP Catless Downpipe with Magnaflow CBE and CS Hangers, Forge V1 BPV, TWM Stage 1 Short Shifter w/ JBR bushings & JSpeed SSP, H&R Springs w/ Tokico Blue's, PTP IM spacer & HPFP, AWR RMM,SM Stage2 OCC, Shark Fin, Powdercoated wheels/calipers

02-06-2012, 04:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
TheStig Learners License Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	Thanks for the post joe, I've been looking at swapping all fluids too. What are your mods?

02-06-2012, 04:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
IamJamen Learners License Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	This brings to mind a favorite quote of mine: "My wife is pretty understanding. She knows when you come home smelling like gear oil it's bad, but not like hookers and crack bad." ~ Jay Leno Good job getting that out of the way. I have that job on my checklist and it is not something that I am thrilled about.

02-06-2012, 05:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
trumbomazda6 Learners License Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 37 Thanks: 3 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	I think manual recommends at 60,000?

02-06-2012, 06:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
jm211 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Bradenton Florida Posts: 136 Thanks: 66 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts Groans: 1 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	My coolant wasn't the color of F22. So I decided a complete flush would be safest. 2006 will accept f22 coolant so long as is flushed Only mod is 2nd cat delete with 3" piping throughout to a single outlet. It is CPe made Looking at short ram as previous owner had one and shot up all the clamps on stock intake... brakes and steering r next Getting it all flushed just makes me feel clean, whether it was due or not. I bought it not long ago and who know how many time those gears were grinded up and throwing metal shaving and what not around! Last edited by jm211; 02-06-2012 at 07:05 PM.

02-06-2012, 08:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
bova80 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 5,095 Thanks: 12 Thanked 529 Times in 364 Posts Groans: 13 Groaned at 5 Times in 5 Posts iTrader: 1 reviews	my 07 isn't FL22 __________________

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