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Old 10-11-2006, 12:24 PM
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how often should i change the tranmission fluid??
Old 10-11-2006, 02:40 PM
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every 30 to 50k miles.... if its over that and you haven't changed it, dont, i've heard things where it will do more harm than good
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soo if my car has about 32k miles on it and i dont think it has been changed should i change it soon?
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ive never changed mine and i have had it for bout 4k miles but i doubt the people who had it before me did it. im sitting at 108k miles.
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With a modded car like yours that's obviously going to be beat on all the time, I'd change it often. I change the fluid in the camaro's tranny every year. Same with the m21 in my truck. Some may think it's overkill, but fluids are cheap.
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Every 15K.
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every 15k or a year. THe fluid is the life of the trans, keep it clean.
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Originally Posted by blackbirdls1
if its over that and you haven't changed it, dont, i've heard things where it will do more harm than good

I thought that was for clutch fluid....?




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