i have 491,098 and i never changed the oil in the tranny does anyone know if it will make it shift better if i change it ??? i change my oil from car every 2,500

 

if you have never chaged the oil then yes it probably will.
change it as you might find it is very dirty.
if it is manual it should be chaged about 75000 miles i think.
if it is auto it should be changed every 45000 miles.

 

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If it's shifting rough and you've never changed it after 1,000,000,000 miles. The damage is going to be irreversible. But you might as well change it anyway. Couldn't hurt to try.

 

the car shifts fine when cars been running for 15 min ... when you first turn it on and its cold and i put it on reverse it does it mad hard but after 15 min it wont do it as hard ...when im going staight it takes gears hard also but after a while its normal

 

if its an AT dont change the transmission fluid... you missed the mark a long time ago, and it'll only make the problem worse. start saving for a new transmission.

 

what is the mark that it should have been done?

 

Every 30,000 miles.

 

Nyc Here i can get it done for $100 is that good ?

 

No.. it takes all of 5 minutes.

 

im telling ya... use the search feature. this has been covered before... if youve gone way past the 30k mark youre fucked. lol

edit: well not fucked, but changing the fluid will do more harm than good.

 

How did you neglect to maintain your car so much....

 

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edit: well not fucked, but changing the fluid will do more harm than good.</TD></TR></TABLE>


252k on my auto tranny...the original owner last changed it at around 125,000...I changed it when I bought it at 242,000, and nothing is wrong....it shifts better...I dno't believe that "if you've gone that far, forget it, it will do more harm than good"....that's an old myth IMHO.

 

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252k on my auto tranny...the original owner last changed it at around 125,000...I changed it when I bought it at 242,000, and nothing is wrong....it shifts better...I dno't believe that "if you've gone that far, forget it, it will do more harm than good"....that's an old myth IMHO.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Actually though, it is indeed true. Same goes for master cylinders, p/s racks, and in some cases even calipers and wheel cylinders. What happens is when the fluid (whether it be tranny, power steering, or brake) gets dirty and contaminated with various particles, these particles rub and rub on the pistons and seals and such, which etches small scratches into the surface. As long as the old dirty fluid is in there, those dirt particles actually act as a 'plug' for the scratches so it will still seal pretty good (or in a tranny's case, grip pretty good). Now you flush the dirty fluid out and all the dirt particles go with it, now there's nothing to help plug and seal the damage done, and the clean fluid leaks right through the imperfections left. Remember, these dirt particles are being forced around under pressure (pressure in brake lines and high pressure p/s line and rack usually reach nearly 2000 psi), so it doesn't take that much or that long to do damage. In a trannys case, the contamination usually comes from the clutch packs wearing (it's a friction material just like a clutch, brake pads, etc), which when mixed with high pressure fluid acts just as sandpaper, and it's all downhill from there. That's why it's soooooo important to change all your fluids regularly!!

 

If it were up to me, I would have done it on time...other than the tranny fluid, the car was very meticulously cared for...with all necessary changes done...I'm 10k later and my tranny is still fine...*knocks on wood*

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 89_LXi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Actually though, it is indeed true. Same goes for master cylinders, p/s racks, and in some cases even calipers and wheel cylinders. What happens is when the fluid (whether it be tranny, power steering, or brake) gets dirty and contaminated with various particles, these particles rub and rub on the pistons and seals and such, which etches small scratches into the surface. As long as the old dirty fluid is in there, those dirt particles actually act as a 'plug' for the scratches so it will still seal pretty good (or in a tranny's case, grip pretty good). Now you flush the dirty fluid out and all the dirt particles go with it, now there's nothing to help plug and seal the damage done, and the clean fluid leaks right through the imperfections left. Remember, these dirt particles are being forced around under pressure (pressure in brake lines and high pressure p/s line and rack usually reach nearly 2000 psi), so it doesn't take that much or that long to do damage. In a trannys case, the contamination usually comes from the clutch packs wearing (it's a friction material just like a clutch, brake pads, etc), which when mixed with high pressure fluid acts just as sandpaper, and it's all downhill from there. That's why it's soooooo important to change all your fluids regularly!!</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

If you have an auto, change it every 20K miles. Else, you might lose your tranny. 2K to replace.

If you have a stick, you have to change the gear oil.

Don't mess with these things. You will get bitten hard on the a$$ if you neglect your transmission.

I don't want you to lose your car, really. I know people who have.