5AT Transmission Service
#16
05-06-2008, 01:02 AM
Vin, hey its Kirk. You don't need to do a fluid change in the tranny just yet. I would wait till 40-45k miles at least.
Also, depending where you would go for this, you can only drain so much ATF from the tranny at a given time. The dealer offers a flush where they basically pump new fluid into the tranny and after some time determine that it has been replaced but they will charge you for this around $250. Reason being is that they keep dumpiong new fresh fluid in but have no way of determining if the old one is fully gone.
Most of the fluid tends to stay in the torque converter where its hard to get it out unless you open up the transmission.
Also, depending where you would go for this, you can only drain so much ATF from the tranny at a given time. The dealer offers a flush where they basically pump new fluid into the tranny and after some time determine that it has been replaced but they will charge you for this around $250. Reason being is that they keep dumpiong new fresh fluid in but have no way of determining if the old one is fully gone.
Most of the fluid tends to stay in the torque converter where its hard to get it out unless you open up the transmission.
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