Re: Should I change the fluid?

From: Matt Erikson (eaten_by_limestone@yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Nov 25 2001 - 08:24:13 EST


I have no idea if it has been changed or not. That is
most of my problem. I bought it used and know it's on
the third owner at least.

--- Will Coughlin <willcoughlin@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 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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