Should I changed my transmission fluid?
#1
Should I changed my transmission fluid?
My wife's 2000 tl has 170,000. We bought the car with around 70,000 miles. not sure if it had ever had a fluid change before then. My question is, since there are so many miles now should I even bother changing the fluid. I hear from people that it will make the transmission worse. Every now and then it will take longer than normal to shift gears so I'm assuming it's just a matter of time before it craps out. I just wanted to try and prevent it from happening. should i change or not change, that is the question?
#3
holy cow 170k...i'd do a drain and fill only...drain once and fill once. then do it again after a few weeks. can't be too careful with these things. do it yourself...don't let a shop do it. you can make sure you do it right - plus it's really easy and cheap.
#4
yeah I can't believe we've made it this far. I must be one of the lucky ones. anyone have a write up on how to do this? Just wondering b/c I've never done this before.
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#7
drain once and fill once.
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#8
i'm in a similar boat as the o.p. of the thread. my question is what's the point/advantage of drain & refilling the same fluid?
#11
oh lol. i misunderstood...doh.
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Drain/fill. Drive through all of the gears. Come back, drain/fill. Drive through all of the gears, and then drain/fill one last time.
Drain/fill 3x total, and you'll have new tranny fluid thoughout the car, totally eliminating the old fluid.
Oh, BTW, DEFINITELY change out your fluid. ASAP.
Drain/fill 3x total, and you'll have new tranny fluid thoughout the car, totally eliminating the old fluid.
Oh, BTW, DEFINITELY change out your fluid. ASAP.
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