Installation and Refill. Fit the new filter and apply the new gasket to the pan. Install the oil pan and do not over tighten the bolts to not crush the gasket, make the rubber do the sealing and not brute force. Use a crisscrossing pattern like tightening the lug bolts to ensure evenly distributed gasket. Personally, I like to change fluids before what's recommended and usually on intervals I can easily remember. Oil every 5k, diffs, manual trans and transfer cases every 30k and auto trans every 50k. Fluid is cheap compared to a new gearbox. Must you change it - no. Should you change it - yes. Most of our folks start to run into problems at around 110 to 120 k miles and you can prevent many of those problems with a fluid change now at your mileage. The timing belt is a bigger deal though. When it breaks it is pretty much game over for the engine. The fluid costs in excess of $20 a quart and it will take 8-9 quarts. From looking at the service manual the actual process is just like any other automatic. Drop the pan, change the filter, install new pan gasket and refill. It is the refilling that is the rub- there is not a dipstick for the transmission- instead a special tool (essentially a Instructions: 1. For this oil change, I'd recommend getting the car off the ground completely with either 4 jack stands or a lift. The transmission is very centrally located and has a long length. To best access and empty the whole tranny, a 4 point lift with either jack stands or a true lift is ideal. 2. Here is the step by step on how to change the ATF fluid in the TDI 4 speed 01M Automatic transmission. For the parts lists I included cropped picture links to the ETKA pages relative to the 01M transmission. Here are two links to the complete Automatic fluid change .pdf format, Both are the Mazda says no change required (no maintenance). Some old school still plan to do it. It is one of those 'use your best judgement' calls. I have a 2002 Saturn with 200K miles on it which I never changed the transmission fluid on and still shifts smooth (though it is a manual transmission) after 80.000 we have to change the transmission fluid oil so as not to damage the vehicle transmission Vay Tiền Nhanh Ggads.

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