Re: RE: Auto Tranny Shifting problems

From: Dale Schultz (d.schultz@sympatico_NOSPAM_.ca)
Date: Tue Jun 26 2007 - 21:56:54 EDT


Well...I bought the truck in Sept. 2003 so I have no history for it before that.
  When I had the fluid/filter changed at 269,000km (167,000mi) I have a feeling
that all they did was replace what came out in the pan as the invoice states
"QTY: 5, ATF+3". I'm not sure what the measure of "5" is. I assume liters,
which is close to US quarts. For $162 they should have changed every last ounce
of fluid!

I'm just trying to get a few ideas of things I can eliminate before I take it to
the dealer.
Thanks.
Dale

Rick Barnes wrote:
> Is this the only time you have changed the fluid in that tranny? How many
> miles on the trans? Did they flush it or just change what came out in the
> pan?
> I also have a 98 318 auto. When I got the truck it would stick in second
> gear and it had 60k miles on it. I had the trans flushed and it
> straightened it out and have been doing it every 30k miles since. The truck
> now has about 166k. I did just put a new radiator in it too, but the
> radiator developed a small leak and it was time to retire it.
>
> Rascal
>



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