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Old 10-29-2009, 08:04 PM
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One of the rubber hoses developed a leak causing the underside to look showroom clean. I temporarily fixed the leak and filled it back up but I am going to change the lines and change the fluid since its about time anyway. Anyone use a particular brand? I know redline is great but the price to fill it back up is a little rich for my blood. Any things you guys would recommend replacing in there other than a shift kit?
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Stay away from synthetic transmission fluid....just buy Dex III in whatever brand your local auto store carries. I personally buy the cheapest option Autozone carries and change out once a year. Don't forget the filter as well.
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I run the Castrol dexron. Its like $20 for a 5 quart jug.
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Stay away from synthetic transmission fluid....just buy Dex III in whatever brand your local auto store carries. I personally buy the cheapest option Autozone carries and change out once a year. Don't forget the filter as well.
News I like to hear any reason why?
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I run the Castrol dexron. It like $20 for a 5 quart jug.
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Lot of folks have had problems and failures running the synthetic stuff. Vince at FLT told me to stay away from it in my level 4 unit and just run good old cheap dex.
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