Evidence of previous maintenance?

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  1. Sterlingarcher6969

    Sterlingarcher6969 Junior Member

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    Hi everyone this evening I was going to preform a transaxle fluid swap on my 2014 when I saw these blue marks. Are these from factory? They are on both drain and fill plugs.
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    I think so my Gen 2 has pink marks all over the transaxle like that
     
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    Probably marked after torquing at factory. There's some transaxle fluid change tips in my sig btw.
     
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    Cool thanks guys. My genius self bought a set of hex sockets for the change but none of the 8 sizes were the one I needed
     
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    IIRC, it's 10 mm.
     
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    Don't forget, when changing your transaxle fluid, ALWAYS remove the fill bolt first.

    That way you won't be in a situation where you have dumped your transaxle fluid and cannot remove the fill bolt, leaving you stuck with an undriveable car.

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    Well I got my answer. The fluid was pitch black when I drained it yesterday. Full of the good stuff now. (ATF WS)
     
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    How many miles on it?

    For reference, Repair Manual drain-and-fill instruction attached:
     

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    You cal always flip the car upside down and refill using the drain hole.
     
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    Add to your quote gallery? ;)
     
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