Posted by john in la on March 23, 2008 at 20:18:35 from (67.35.255.155):
Was going over the scheduled maintenance guide and owners manual on this new car we bought last week. This thing has electric steering so no power steering fluid from what I understand. The guide says to check all fluid levels (trans; rear end; radiator) every 30,000 miles. It also says to rotate tires and change engine oil every 5000 miles. This seems fine to me so far.
So I am looking threw the guide to find out how often the automatic transmission oil should be changed. In a 120,000 mile book I can not find it listed once. This seems odd so while I am in town today I stop by the local auto parts store and ask them about it. Guys tells me you never change the trans oil. I am blown away by this statement. He even says some transmissions are sealed from the factory and there is no way to change the oil unless you pull the trans out the car. Since my gray hair is showing my age this young auto parts guy suggest we look under the hood. Sure enough… right there on the dip stick is a sticker. Transmission oil does not ever need changing under normal driving conditions.
Now call me old but this just does not seem right from what I have learned in my life time. I know it is true now because I saw the sticker with my own eyes but it still does not seem right.
Now you would think if they can make a automatic transmission that never needs a oil change they could make a ˝ ton single cab pickup that gets 40 to 50 mpg.
Sorry for posting this off topic subject but this news goes against everything I have learned so much I just had to share it with someone.
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