Hi everyone
I recently got my oil changed and was informed my transmission fluid was very dark- “about due for a change”. I bought the car about 10,000 miles ago and am unsure if the previous owner ever changed the fluid (it is at 115,000). I am skeptical to drain and replace all the fluid at once being that I’ve heard this can lead to serious transmission problems. I am wondering if anyone has some recommendations on how I should go about this? Should I be draining half, replacing, driving for a few hundreds miles and repeat? If so- is there an easy way to go about this or do I need to take the whole pan off?
I am pretty inexperienced in car mechanics, and am hoping this is something I can do myself but also don’t want to destroy my transmission. Thanks!
I recently got my oil changed and was informed my transmission fluid was very dark- “about due for a change”. I bought the car about 10,000 miles ago and am unsure if the previous owner ever changed the fluid (it is at 115,000). I am skeptical to drain and replace all the fluid at once being that I’ve heard this can lead to serious transmission problems. I am wondering if anyone has some recommendations on how I should go about this? Should I be draining half, replacing, driving for a few hundreds miles and repeat? If so- is there an easy way to go about this or do I need to take the whole pan off?
I am pretty inexperienced in car mechanics, and am hoping this is something I can do myself but also don’t want to destroy my transmission. Thanks!