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transmission service at dealership worthy?
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Transmission/Transaxle Service

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Chemical flush of transmission using flush machine. Adjust linkage if necessary.Check transmission/transaxle operation.


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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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

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

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

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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.



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