In a message dated 10/29/00 4:46:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, spaeth@GORGE.NET writes: << 2) Also our 1990 is an automatic with almost 49,000 miles on it. What does the automatic require for a long and illustrious life? Are there any inherent problems with these? I have never owned any automatic before. >> change your final drive oil! this is the main killer of auto trans, the final drive running out of oil. also, change your ATF every 30k mi, and use synthetic, your trans should last "forever". chris |
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