Date:         Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:31:37 +0000
Reply-To:     J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Automatic Transmission Fluid Change
Comments: To: C Snyder <titantic01@AOL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <8D82A2D4-5BB9-4512-8F3C-98CAC55F147C@phoenix.aol.com>
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One of those was probably me, I have had two auto transmissions fail within days of having the fluid changed. One was on a company vehicle and the other a Ford F150 I bought used. On both I had no idea what the history was on fluid changes, my guess is I was the first to do it. I didn't have to pay on the company car, and the F150 was covered under warranty, I only paid a $50.00 fee. What I may have/should have said was if I bought a high mileage vehicle with an auto trans and I had no proof of the fluid ever being changed, I'd leave it alone unless there was a problem. The other day I looked at a vehicle with 106K miles, and the Carfax report showed the trans fluid being changed twice in it's history-I wouldn't worry about changing the fluid on that one. I'd also never seen a Carfax report so detailed, it showed every service this car had ever had! Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message -----
> I checked the transmission today on my 1987 2-WD van today and noticed
> the fluid has turned from a red color to a slightly brown color so, I
> want to get it changed but, I have read many posts here over time that
> says that when others have changed the fluid, they end up having
> transmission problems.
> Mine is doing great and am sorta afread of doing the fluid change.
> What the the pros and cons of serviceing my transmission? should I
> just change the fluid and not disturb the filter or go ahead and
> change the filter and fluid and hope for the best?????
> Thanks in advance for any information on this.
> Chris S.