Hey guys I am new to the Lancer family. I just bought a 2012 Lancer Es for my wife as a new "family car" and there was some light transmission noise, so I checked the fluid and it was rather dark. I called the dealer ship and sure enough the warranty was up. But any ways I have been looking for how what and what kind i should be using. I plan on keeping this for a very long time so I looking for whats best. Lets start with the easy part. How much does it take? The owner manual says 7.5qt but from what I've seen online it seems 6-7qts. Also what kind should I be using? The book calls for diaqueen which is $20 at my local dealer. I have also seen a brand called Eneos? and one called Red Line? I found the Red line for $13.33 a qt which is much better then the $20. One last question, does the CVT transmission have a filter that I can/should change?
Thank you guys for all the help ahead of time.

 

Well I just ordered 8qts of Eneos CVT transmission fluid, just going off of other post I've found. Is there a filter I should also change? I know my Hondas have filters that you can't get to.

 

how'd your tans oil change go ?