Doing This Will Save You Thousands in Transmission Repairs
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Date: 2019-05-28
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GREAT SCOTT---Y. HELP I own one of your (favorite) GM vehicles, a Cadillac. lol Its a 2008 - CTS, 3. 6L V6 with 110, 000 miles. Drives, handles, shifts, performs very well. Everything in the car works. I brought it a month ago and got most of the maintenance services done I felt it needed, since I dont know all that was done when it was last serviced back in October 2018. I brought the OEM transmission fluids and parts but I cant find a decent mechanic who is willing to just change out the current fluid, gaskets, filter, clean the fluid pan, without charging me an arm, leg & kidney for the labor: ( When I took my vehicle into the Cadillac dealership for an inspection, the technician stated my car was is good shape. He didnt try to sell me on any services I didnt need. (He probably could tell I have some knowledge about car maintenance. He just mentioned that I will need to service my rear brakes at some point but its nothing immediate, just more of a heads up. My question is, should I just disregard trying to get the transmission fluid changed and leave it as is or just pay the crazy labor fee just to drain, clean, replace and fill?
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GREAT SCOTT---Y. HELP I own one of your (favorite) GM vehicles, a Cadillac. lol Its a 2008 - CTS, 3. 6L V6 with 110, 000 miles. Drives, handles, shifts, performs very well. Everything in the car works. I brought it a month ago and got most of the maintenance services done I felt it needed, since I dont know all that was done when it was last serviced back in October 2018. I brought the OEM transmission fluids and parts but I cant find a decent mechanic who is willing to just change out the current fluid, gaskets, filter, clean the fluid pan, without charging me an arm, leg & kidney for the labor: ( When I took my vehicle into the Cadillac dealership for an inspection, the technician stated my car was is good shape. He didnt try to sell me on any services I didnt need. (He probably could tell I have some knowledge about car maintenance. He just mentioned that I will need to service my rear brakes at some point but its nothing immediate, just more of a heads up. My question is, should I just disregard trying to get the transmission fluid changed and leave it as is or just pay the crazy labor fee just to drain, clean, replace and fill?
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Marco Lekas
Hey scotty one thing you didnt mention was that the manufacturer will take a 4 spd transmission and make it behave as if it were a six speed with the help of computers and software. To achieve this simulation the computer is telling the transmission to slip. Slipping causes the clutch packs to wear faster however this isnt the problem. The problem arises when the worn out material jams up the solenoid pack which is bolted to the valve body. Until the solenoid pack is changed the transmission will most likely engage harshly and you will probably loose a few gears until the solenoid is repaired. This is why people should be changing the transmission fluid and filter every 30000 mil.
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Hey scotty one thing you didnt mention was that the manufacturer will take a 4 spd transmission and make it behave as if it were a six speed with the help of computers and software. To achieve this simulation the computer is telling the transmission to slip. Slipping causes the clutch packs to wear faster however this isnt the problem. The problem arises when the worn out material jams up the solenoid pack which is bolted to the valve body. Until the solenoid pack is changed the transmission will most likely engage harshly and you will probably loose a few gears until the solenoid is repaired. This is why people should be changing the transmission fluid and filter every 30000 mil.
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Vince Dedominicis
It used to be that you should change your transmission fluid every 50, 000 miles but my new Taurus says a hundred fifty thousand in the manual. If you go over on your transmission fluid change interval does it still affect it like the old transmissions where you dont want to change it till the transmission dies? there used to be some kind of saying going around that if you change the transmission fluid on the older cars at a hundred thousand miles you end up killing the transmission because it loosens up all the old material and it goes into the servos. Does that still hold true for the modern-day cars like this Ford Taurus which I think has synthetic oil?
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It used to be that you should change your transmission fluid every 50, 000 miles but my new Taurus says a hundred fifty thousand in the manual. If you go over on your transmission fluid change interval does it still affect it like the old transmissions where you dont want to change it till the transmission dies? there used to be some kind of saying going around that if you change the transmission fluid on the older cars at a hundred thousand miles you end up killing the transmission because it loosens up all the old material and it goes into the servos. Does that still hold true for the modern-day cars like this Ford Taurus which I think has synthetic oil?
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David Peterson
I work on cars a lot. Im kinda reminded of me when i watch your videos. Same cluttered garage and I know whee all my stuff is. Ok your a lot more personable than i am. You also have better tools. And you seem to keep them a long time. You probably know more than I do about the stuff that matters but Im still reminded of myself. Ok your better looking than I am but thats not my fault. Im not married either, women can only stand me being in the garage so long. OK you do a lot more research than i do. Im always more greasy than you also. . Ok maybe you dont remind me of me at all. I do work on a lot of cars though.
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I work on cars a lot. Im kinda reminded of me when i watch your videos. Same cluttered garage and I know whee all my stuff is. Ok your a lot more personable than i am. You also have better tools. And you seem to keep them a long time. You probably know more than I do about the stuff that matters but Im still reminded of myself. Ok your better looking than I am but thats not my fault. Im not married either, women can only stand me being in the garage so long. OK you do a lot more research than i do. Im always more greasy than you also. . Ok maybe you dont remind me of me at all. I do work on a lot of cars though.
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me m
avg clutch job on a manual transmission is currently at 1200. avg repair, if repairable, on an automatic is 2500 if it needs replacing 4000+. if you car is over 5 years old and it needs replacing you are better off getting a new car. the cost at 5 years vs residual value of vehicle outweighs the benefit of a new transmission. about the coolers, i have a 2019 elantra and the cooler, heat exchanger, is built into the transmission and is no longer cooled inside the radiator. at last check this is now most of if not all of hyundai cars with automatics.
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avg clutch job on a manual transmission is currently at 1200. avg repair, if repairable, on an automatic is 2500 if it needs replacing 4000+. if you car is over 5 years old and it needs replacing you are better off getting a new car. the cost at 5 years vs residual value of vehicle outweighs the benefit of a new transmission. about the coolers, i have a 2019 elantra and the cooler, heat exchanger, is built into the transmission and is no longer cooled inside the radiator. at last check this is now most of if not all of hyundai cars with automatics.
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Nick Semertzides
Hey i have a question. I recently changed my transmission fluid on a Ford Transit Connect 2. 5l at 100k miles. Since it has no dipstick i drained the old fluid out, measured how much of it was there, then added that much new fluid back it. Now i had drained out 4. 1 quarts and i only had 4 quarts of the exact transmission fluid it came with I think Mercon LV it was. So i had a little left of another synthetic fluid and so i added that to top it off. Less than a cup i think. Is that bad? Car runs great, shifting smoother than ever.
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Hey i have a question. I recently changed my transmission fluid on a Ford Transit Connect 2. 5l at 100k miles. Since it has no dipstick i drained the old fluid out, measured how much of it was there, then added that much new fluid back it. Now i had drained out 4. 1 quarts and i only had 4 quarts of the exact transmission fluid it came with I think Mercon LV it was. So i had a little left of another synthetic fluid and so i added that to top it off. Less than a cup i think. Is that bad? Car runs great, shifting smoother than ever.
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John Rodrigues
I agree with you on the tire replacement on all wheel drive. It makes absolute sense. I taught my kids with two wheel drive if youre going to replace the tire always do them in pairs. The reason being not to mix tread patterns on a single axle. I dont even like mixing tread patterns on the entire car. If every tire has the same stopping power and traction youre less likely to have control problems in adverse conditions such as rain high temperatures snow and Etc. Always do them in pairs on the same axle.
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I agree with you on the tire replacement on all wheel drive. It makes absolute sense. I taught my kids with two wheel drive if youre going to replace the tire always do them in pairs. The reason being not to mix tread patterns on a single axle. I dont even like mixing tread patterns on the entire car. If every tire has the same stopping power and traction youre less likely to have control problems in adverse conditions such as rain high temperatures snow and Etc. Always do them in pairs on the same axle.
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David Graubard
Why are manufacturers putting thermostats on their transmission coolers? I have a Toyota tundra that has a thermostat mounted to the side of the transmission that keeps the trans at about 200 degrees. The thermostat can be pinned for service and when pinned, the trans never goes above 140 degrees even under load. So if heat is bad for transmissions (I know it is) then why try to regulate at a higher temperature? WHY Toyota? WhY?
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Why are manufacturers putting thermostats on their transmission coolers? I have a Toyota tundra that has a thermostat mounted to the side of the transmission that keeps the trans at about 200 degrees. The thermostat can be pinned for service and when pinned, the trans never goes above 140 degrees even under load. So if heat is bad for transmissions (I know it is) then why try to regulate at a higher temperature? WHY Toyota? WhY?
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BBmineTesting
One time my mom was driving her 1997 Mercury Villager, and ran over a hunk of metal. She pulled over, and the transmission fluid was just pouring all over the road. My brother came over in his 1998 Crown Victoria to pick us up. We all loaded up, and then his car wouldnt start because the starter was broken. Then my uncle came came in his Lincoln Town Car, and we made it home, after getting both of our cars towed to the mechanic.
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One time my mom was driving her 1997 Mercury Villager, and ran over a hunk of metal. She pulled over, and the transmission fluid was just pouring all over the road. My brother came over in his 1998 Crown Victoria to pick us up. We all loaded up, and then his car wouldnt start because the starter was broken. Then my uncle came came in his Lincoln Town Car, and we made it home, after getting both of our cars towed to the mechanic.
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