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Mazda C66M-R

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Mazda C66M-R is a manual gearbox from Mazda. The Society has 11 vehicles on file with it, 11 with a source we opened and 0 still leads.

Mazda

VehicleYearsShift patternGearbox sourceMembers
Mazda CX-5 KE
US 2.0L 6-speed manual
[1]
20136 speed, reverse top leftVerified
Mazda CX-5 KE
US, 2.0 FWD 6-speed
[2]
Applies to: 2013-2015 CX-5 6 M/T
2014-20156 speed, reverse top leftVerified
Mazda MAZDA3 BL / BM
6-speed manual
[3]
Applies to: 2014 BM Mazda3 SKYACTIV 6-speed
2010, 20146 speed, reverse top leftVerified
Mazda Mazda3 BL
US, SKYACTIV-G 2.0 6-speed
[4]
Applies to: 2012-2013 Mazda3 SKYACTIV 6 M/T
20126 speed, reverse top leftVerified
Mazda Mazda3 BL
US 6-speed manual transaxle
[5]
20136 speed, reverse top leftVerified
Mazda Mazda3 BM/BN
US, 6-speed
[6]
Applies to: 2014-2015 Mazda3 6 M/T
2015, 2017-20186 speed, reverse top leftVerified
Mazda Mazda3 BM/BN
US, 6-speed
[7]
Applies to: 2014-2015 Mazda3 6 M/T (2016 by carry-over)
20166 speed, reverse top leftCorroborated
Mazda MAZDA6 GH / GJ
6-speed manual
[8]
Applies to: 2014 GJ Mazda6 SKYACTIV 6-speed
2009, 20146 speed, reverse top leftVerified
Mazda Mazda6 GJ
US, 2.5 6-speed
[9]
Applies to: 2014-2015 Mazda6 6 M/T
20156 speed, reverse top leftVerified
Mazda Mazda6 GJ
US 2.5L 6-speed manual
[10]
20166 speed, reverse top leftCorroborated
Mazda Mazda6 GJ
US, 2.5 6-speed
[11]
Applies to: 2014-2015 Mazda6 6 M/T (2017-18 by carry-over)
2017-20186 speed, reverse top leftCorroborated

Research notes

Caveats and conflicts (3)
  • OEM service bulletin (NHTSA copy). Code printed as C66M-R, not G66M-R.
  • TSB limits to VINs built before Aug 8 2014 for some parts.
  • TSB years (2014-15) differ from the 2016 row.

References

  1. Service manual. Mazda TSB lists 2013-2015 CX-5 (6 M/T) and references the 'C66M-R 6-speed SKYACTIV Manual Transaxle Workshop Manual'. [link]
  2. Service manual. NHTSA TSB lists 2013-15 CX-5 (6 M/T) and cites the C66M-R workshop manual. [link]
  3. Service manual. Mazda TSB lists '2014-15 Mazda3 (6 M/T)' and the 'C66M-R 6-speed SKYACTIV Manual Transaxle Workshop Manual'. [link]
  4. Service manual. NHTSA TSB lists 2012-13 Mazda3 (SKYACTIV 6 M/T) and cites the C66M-R 6-speed manual transaxle workshop manual. [link]
  5. Service manual. Mazda TSB lists '2012-2013 Mazda3 (SKYACTIV 6 M/T)' with 'C66M-R 6-speed SKYACTIV Manual Transaxle Workshop Manual'. [link]
  6. Service manual. NHTSA TSB lists 2014-15 Mazda3 (6 M/T) and cites the C66M-R workshop manual (2015 only; 2017-18 by carry-over). [link]
  7. Service manual. NHTSA TSB covers 2012-15 Mazda3 only; 2016 not named. [link]
  8. Service manual. Mazda TSB lists 2014-2015 Mazda6 (6 M/T) with C66M-R SKYACTIV Manual Transaxle Workshop Manual. [link]
  9. Service manual. NHTSA TSB lists 2014-15 Mazda6 (6 M/T) and cites the C66M-R workshop manual. [link]
  10. Service manual. Mazda TSB lists 2014-2015 Mazda6 (6 M/T) with C66M-R SKYACTIV Manual Transaxle Workshop Manual. [link]
  11. Service manual. NHTSA TSB covers 2014-15 only. [link]
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