transmission service at dealership worthy?

hope4anarchy99 · Guru

transmission service at dealership worthy?

PitchBlackSS · Treasurer

dont flush!!!!!

I cant think of a single vehicle manufacturer that recommends a flush, only the shops that dropped all that $$ on the machines do.

simple pan drop, filter fluid change is best.

you cant imagine the amount of horror stories that I hear over on my site about perfectly good trannys failing right after a flush.

twomanymontes · Moderator - Monte Hunter Lead Investigator

Agreed!!! We don't flush at our shop because it can cause internal failures. Drop the pan, replace the filter and the fluid. The gasket is reuseable, but I usually put a skin coat of sealer [I prefer Permatex Ultra Gray] on the gasket before reinstalling.

hope4anarchy99 · Guru

so not something to bother with then i was wondering if its a good thing to keep her running correctly for yrs to come..

twomanymontes · Moderator - Monte Hunter Lead Investigator

I also believe a trans service on your car isn't due until 100K. Your car should have DextronVI which is synthetic so it's not something to change every 30K like older cars.

hope4anarchy99 · Guru

i was hopeing onstar would give me a past history of car even thou different owner it should still have records online somewhere from the car at leats maybe i can then look and see how she was driven

PitchBlackSS · Treasurer

Thought it was 50K, but could have changed with the new Dex VI

twomanymontes · Moderator - Monte Hunter Lead Investigator

I just double checked, it's not due till 100K

PitchBlackSS · Treasurer

hope4anarchy99 wrote:
i was hopeing onstar would give me a past history of car even thou different owner it should still have records online somewhere from the car at leats maybe i can then look and see how she was driven

not if it wasnt serviced at a dealership, I have never used a dealer for service, just warranty work.

Transmission/Transaxle Service