[Main 95 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Re: '03 V6 auto trans fluid change interval Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by SWEDECAR [Email] (#112) [Profile/Gallery] (more from SWEDECAR) on Sat, 31 Jul 2004 09:22:35 In Reply to: '03 V6 auto trans fluid change interval, Greg W, Sat, 31 Jul 2004 07:55:00 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

My WIS say transmission fluid change at 60K on a 2003.
It also say fluid capacity at change, 3.3 qts, you know what that means? They drain and refill, that's it. They don't go through and drain and refill and drive the car in between several times.
So doing it that way you should have the transmission fluid changed even more often since 3.3 qts is only less than half of the amount (7.6 qts) that the transmission holds.

Anyway, carmanufacturers of today want to show how inexpensive the car is to own for a certain amount of time and miles. By pushing service and fluid changes longer and further the cost of owning the car seems less (who cares about the nex owner anyway?).

Fluids have gotten better over the years, no doubt about that but still, a transfluid change every 30K is not overkill in any way.
Todays transmission are working really hard and the fluid can easily burn.

If you noticed, they don't specify brake fluid change either at 30, 60 or 90K but have that as a side note to replace every 4 years. That way they can keep the cost down and if the customer ask for that change as a side job, they really nail him in cost because it is a owner requested repair.

Coolant is not listed at all to be replaced since they introduced the long-life style coolant

It's all about bean counting and politics.

Anders

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SWEDECAR

• '03 V6 auto trans fluid change interval, Greg W, Sat, 31 Jul 2004 07:55:00
  • Re: '03 V6 auto trans fluid change interval, SWEDECAR , Sat, 31 Jul 2004 09:22:35 <-- Viewing This Message
    • Found the change interval on my WIS, Greg W, Sun, 1 Aug 2004 20:33:14
    • Remember the '02 on use Exxon T-4, Stephen Goldberger, Sun, 1 Aug 2004 12:11:10
      • Use Exxon T-4? Fill me in please?, SWEDECAR , Sun, 1 Aug 2004 12:55:41
        • Where to buy / full drain, awg, Sun, 1 Aug 2004 19:22:37
    • Interestingly, BMW's are sealed........., Mike Lynch , Sat, 31 Jul 2004 16:11:08
      • BMWs auto tranny is a full story in it self., SWEDECAR , Sun, 1 Aug 2004 09:47:09
        • Re: BMWs auto tranny is a full story in it self., 9to5, Mon, 2 Aug 2004 20:23:58
      • Nope, Mike. Not sealed, altough they claim life-time, J Lew, Sat, 31 Jul 2004 17:20:36
        • 15,000 oil change interval, Ralph, Sun, 1 Aug 2004 19:37:54

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