Well, first instinct would have me tell you: "GEEZ! 128K! Get that stuff
changed before it blows up tomorrow!", but some things are better left
unchanged, IE: don't mess with success. I'd venture to say that if your
tranny has 128K on it, it's probably ready to give up anyway. That's a lot
of miles on an automatic/od to begin with and if it's never had it's fluid
changed you can bet the internals aren't in great shape. That's not to say
you won't get 200K out of your transmission, I just wouldn't expect
that!(Hey, crazier things have happened, ya know). So, I guess my ultimate
decision would be to say this: Don't change it, it's still working! Take the
$40-$50 you would spend having it changed and start saving up for a
rebuild!! Sorry,
Will Coughlin willcoughlin@hotmail.com
'00 reg.cab,2wd,4.7L/NV-3500HD5-spd/3.92sg(9.25")
http://www.geocities.com/willcoughlin/index.html
----Original Message Follows----
From: Matt Erikson <eaten_by_limestone@yahoo.com>
Subject: DML: Should I change the fluid?
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 20:56:28 -0800 (PST)
To the best of my knowledge, my transmission has never
had its fluid changed. It has 128k on it and the
transmission runs great after it has gone through the
gears once. (When cold, it likes to hang in each gear
for a little while.)
I've always worried about changing the fluid because
I've always lost the transmission after a fluid
change. (2 cars) Is it safe to have the fluid changed
after this long? The fluid seems pretty clean, there
is no grit that can be felt and it doesn't smell
burnt. It is a little dirty. Once again the Trans
runs well.
TIA
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