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Yac_City 05-09-2013 07:23 PM
Transmission Fluid
 
Do you guys think its safe to change my automatic transmission with 80k miles on it when it hasn't been changed before?

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63merc 05-10-2013 11:12 AM
Yeah your actually ahead of the game. Most manufacturers say 100k

OhioMike 05-10-2013 01:13 PM
Re: Transmission Fluid
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by 63merc (Post 1423599)
Yeah your actually ahead of the game. Most manufacturers say 100k
I almost beg to differ. Some newer vehicles, including some Honda's, have a closed system. This means that the fluid can't be even checked, and the driver hopes they never have an issue because it will be much more expensive to fix. Also, I'm pretty sure that both owner's manuals for my 08' Ranger and my wife's Ford Edge say transmission fluid exchange at 35,000 miles.

djfllmn 05-10-2013 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Yac_City (Post 1422608)
Do you guys think its safe to change my automatic transmission with 80k miles on it when it hasn't been changed before?

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Yes do it

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Yac_City 05-10-2013 05:21 PM
Thanks guys. I can get it flushed for $70

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djfllmn 05-10-2013 05:22 PM
Re: Transmission Fluid
 
no DO NOT get it flushed unless you want to put a trans in it...drop the pan change the fluid and filter..then pop one of the cooler lines off and as the trans pumps the old fluid out put new in

96_4x4_XLT 05-10-2013 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by 63merc (Post 1423599)
Yeah your actually ahead of the game. Most manufacturers say 100k
wrong every 30k

djfllmn 05-10-2013 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by 96_4x4_XLT (Post 1424176)

wrong every 30k
The new ones are 100k

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96_4x4_XLT 05-10-2013 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by djfllmn (Post 1424050)
no DO NOT get it flushed unless you want to put a trans in it...drop the pan change the fluid and filter..then pop one of the cooler lines off and as the trans pumps the old fluid out put new in
didn't you just say it's ok to flush?

djfllmn 05-10-2013 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by 96_4x4_XLT (Post 1424181)

didn't you just say it's ok to flush?
No never did

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96_4x4_XLT 05-10-2013 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by djfllmn (Post 1424186)

No never did

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must have read it wrong then

TheScOuT 05-10-2013 06:24 PM
Re: Transmission Fluid
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by djfllmn (Post 1424050)
no DO NOT get it flushed unless you want to put a trans in it...drop the pan change the fluid and filter..then pop one of the cooler lines off and as the trans pumps the old fluid out put new in
And yup...follow this guy's advice.

63merc 05-10-2013 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by djfllmn (Post 1424179)

The new ones are 100k

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Booyah that just happened.

Most gm are 100k

I was going to leave it alone, but you had to awaken something that was over with

Yac_City 05-10-2013 09:02 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by djfllmn (Post 1424050)
no DO NOT get it flushed unless you want to put a trans in it...drop the pan change the fluid and filter..then pop one of the cooler lines off and as the trans pumps the old fluid out put new in
Why is that a bad thing. If I do it the way you described, I won't be getting all the old fluid out...

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cowboybilly9mile 05-10-2013 09:16 PM
Re: Transmission Fluid
 
You're getting good advice on how to best service it. To flush and to exchange/replace do not mean the same thing.


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