Changing Fuilds
05-28-2007, 11:07 PM
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Changing Fuilds Hello All! I just bought my 2001 SS and want to change all the fuilds to Royal purple. I used it on my 1995 Camaro with no problems but I been running from the time I bought the car new. The SS I just bought has 57,000 miles on it. What do ya'll think about changing the trans fuild? I been reading alot and some people say not to mess with it?
05-28-2007, 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by kraemer94
Hello All! I just bought my 2001 SS and want to change all the fuilds to Royal purple. I used it on my 1995 Camaro with no problems but I been running from the time I bought the car new. The SS I just bought has 57,000 miles on it. What do ya'll think about changing the trans fuild? I been reading alot and some people say not to mess with it?
05-28-2007, 11:44 PM
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I don't see anything wrong with changing it. Just don't take it to a shop with one of those transmission flush machines. And like others said, just use regular transmission fluid, NOT synthetic.
Also, there are much better fluids out there than RP, especially in the motor oil department.
Also, there are much better fluids out there than RP, especially in the motor oil department.
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Originally Posted by waldershrek
Why should he not use synthetic tranny fluid?
05-31-2007, 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by jond99
Been using mobil 1 atf for close to 80k, tranny (m6) still running strong. 
05-31-2007, 12:52 PM
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BIG NO NO FOR ROYAL PURPLE....atleast not the motor.....just blew mine after i ran RP.....went to RPM, they told me I should have never used it.....has happened to alot of people's motors.....Mobil 1 for engine oil....
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I do the home flush method every 20k, taking off the cooling hose to the radiator, and use only regular dexron III / mercron fluid. About 10-12 qts. per flush. The new universal fluids everyone is putting out are not optimized. I just found some old penzoil for $2.
GM did not use synthethic in any 4l60e that I know of and the regular **** works great on the cheap. "If it ain't broke"
GM did not use synthethic in any 4l60e that I know of and the regular **** works great on the cheap. "If it ain't broke"
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Originally Posted by 02SStreetmachine
...Mobil 1 for engine oil....
06-09-2007, 11:53 PM
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Royal Purple I have used Royal purple in all my cars and trucks with no problems. I have another Camaro bought new and now have 187,000 miles and still running. I was just wondering about the trans fuild because I bought this car used. I didn't know what the other seller used in the trans. Are if he ever even had the fuild changed at all.
