i just got a 2014 CX-5 AWD with 65,000 miles on it from my daughter and need to keep it for years and years (can't afford not to).

I am going to take it to the shop for maintenance and was thinking to have the following done:

1. Oil & Filter. (Catrol Edge & Mazda filter).
2. Brake Fluid flush / fill (using Mazda 0000-77-130E-20 Brake Fluid
3. Anti-Freeze flush fill (using Mazda fluid - should I use FL-22?)
4. Transmission Fluid (how often should this be done? On Honda's it's every 60,000).

Is there other items I need to have checked as well? Does this have a timing chain or timing belt?

Let me know and thanks!

Mike

 

1. 0W-20 GF-5 with Moly is the recommended engine oil w/1WPE-14-302 filter
2. Brake fluid is DOT-3
3. Coolent is FL-22. Mazda brand is 55/45 pre-diluted.
4. Transmission fluid: Mazda Original Oil ATF-FZ - 7.8 qts. (100,000mi per Mazda)
5. Air cleaner filter element PE07-13-3A0A
6 Cabin air filter: KD46-61-J6X

The 2.5l has a timing chain.
(From a previous thread of mine)
*After employing the dealership to perform a transmission flush (@35,000 mi), which requires the cooling system to be opened/refilled; the CX-5 had the symptom of some perceptible heat from the center of the dash tapering to almost nothing at the side vents (with all of the heat directed through the dash, maximum temp. setting and the engine at it's thermostat controlled temperature). The dealership inspected the symptom and introduced that a Technical Service Bulletin addressed this issue although they had never seen an example of it. To make a long story even longer, they covered the replacement of the heater core including the dashboard's R&R and the necessary cooling system flush and fill. This would have been a $1300.00 job otherwise. Problem solved.
*I know Mazda doesn't require transmission flushes and their transmission is included in the lifetime drive-train warranty but I'm old school and here in Florida, the heat kills automatic transmissions. Mazda's automatic's don't have a reputation for stellar reliability with age either so stop typing.
P.S. I ran into a Mazda mechanic from another dealership last weekend and told him the story. He admitted that he has seen it. It's uncommon but not not unknown. The cause is however...

 

Coolant / antifreeze is 10yrs or 120,000 miles replacement schedule.

 

Good post and great info. I live in South East FL and agree that heat will kill a car.

Jim