> any particular reason? i've wondered about changing the transmission fluid > every year, but decided that with so many cars still running around that have > NEVER changed their tranny oil, it would be ok to continue at every two years. > i'm almost paranoid enough to change brake fluid and coolant at one year > (instead of two) ... almost. not quite. :) > >
When we lived in Pittsburgh, I befriended a real nice fella named Mitch. Those of you who live around Pittsburgh may know him -- he owns the shop called Volkswagen Haven. He had quite a setup where he rebuilt VWs from scratch -- he had a 4-story building full of chopped up VW parts. It was a respectable size business even then, almost a decade ago. I once asked him why he never bothered to change the tranny oil -- he would change everything else. He told me that he has yet to see a transmission broken down because of bad oil. According to Mitch, the only way a VW tranny will go bad is if it gets low on oil. Otherwise, he said, it will last forever, with the original fill of oil in it. I hope he's right -- I never bother to change the tranny oil in my vehicles. Cetin
BTW, Joel, what sounds are we supposed to make when we drive model diesel Westy's??? Clatter-clatter-clickety-clack-put-put-put-vrooooom? (Hey, it's Friday, what do you expect?????).... :-)
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