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Tranny fluid question... To change or not to change? 200 1991

posted by  ldray on  Sun May 22 05:13 CST 2005
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I went to my well informed NAPA parts guy to get some transmission fluid. I was going to change the fluid in my 91 240 wagon with 165,000 miles on it. He asked if the fluid was ever changed before, and I told him I had no clue. I just bought the car a few months ago, and the service history is sketchy.

He warned me that if the car has over 120k, you might not want to change the fluid. He explained that changing the fluid, with all the crap that is inside now, might just cause the transmission to fail once all the crap is stirred up, drained out. It happened to him with a Lincoln he had... cost him a couple of grand... after changing the fluid he could only get into reverse.

Now, I really don't have a problem with the tranny, I just don't want to have a problem in the future. I certainly don't want to risk the transmission failing if I do what I think is preventative maitenance.

So... To change, or not to change?

Thanks in advance,

Larry






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