change or not to change?
08-25-2004, 02:23 AM
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change or not to change?
i know this is off but i have a 91 s10 auto with 151k on it and i noticed that it is starting to shift's hared thing it did. and shifting late win you get on it a bit. my question is should i change the transmission filter and oil or do you think that would do more harm thin good? i herd its bad with so much mile, we have had the truck for 7 years and have never changer it or the rear end fluid should I do that? IM just trying to keep old girl around just got it painted and new rims lol.
08-25-2004, 07:27 AM
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RE: change or not to change?
I would not change the fluid as you will lose your transmission.The reason is,Your fluid is now carrying most of your clutch friction or shavings and thats what is keeping your trans shifting.If you change your fluid now you will be losing that and the trans wont shift.
If it were me i would by a core and have it rebuilt or buy a rebuilt tranny while your truck is still moving then replace it and now you just give the core back to the trans shop.
Rye
If it were me i would by a core and have it rebuilt or buy a rebuilt tranny while your truck is still moving then replace it and now you just give the core back to the trans shop.
Rye
08-25-2004, 04:58 PM
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RE: change or not to change?
I say change the tranny fluid and filter now! All that friction material 92boosted is talking about is probably plugging up the filter keeping the pump from getting enough fluid to pump and the hydraulic pressure is too low as a result so it doesn't shift right. I don't think the tranny will quit working just because you change the fluid and filter, too bad you didn't do it at every 40,000 miles or so.
08-25-2004, 06:41 PM
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OK now IM stuck one yes and one no. it is still doing its job but its starting not to. And the truck was my dads and he never changes fluid IM this in none of his cars donno y but he don't keeps the oil done thaw.
08-25-2004, 06:58 PM
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how come most of the people i talk to say you don't have to change auto fluid and some say yes like every 10 oil changes, and some say with that much mile don't touch it? and one more question on my T5 in my stang i don't know how much miles are on it but is it OK to change the fluid in that? sorry for all the stupid qustions.
08-25-2004, 07:02 PM
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OK now IM stuck one yes and one no. it is still doing its job but its starting not to. And the truck was my dads and he never changes fluid IM this in none of his cars donno y but he don't keeps the oil done thaw.
OK now IM stuck one yes and one no. it is still doing its job but its starting not to. And the truck was my dads and he never changes fluid IM this in none of his cars donno y but he don't keeps the oil done thaw.
this is a big sign that the filter and fluid needs to be changed NOW before you lose fluid flow entirely and then the clutches and bands will burn up for sure![sm=trust_me.gif]
If you don't do something soon, it will fail entirely![sm=wakeup.gif]
08-25-2004, 07:17 PM
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RE: change or not to change?
ORIGINAL: bigopimp
how come most of the people i talk to say you don't have to change auto fluid and some say yes like every 10 oil changes, and some say with that much mile don't touch it? and one more question on my T5 in my stang i don't know how much miles are on it but is it OK to change the fluid in that? sorry for all the stupid qustions.
how come most of the people i talk to say you don't have to change auto fluid and some say yes like every 10 oil changes, and some say with that much mile don't touch it? and one more question on my T5 in my stang i don't know how much miles are on it but is it OK to change the fluid in that? sorry for all the stupid qustions.
Look at it this way, what have you got to lose? Do nothing and I guarantee that it will eventually fail. Change the fluid and filter and you have a chance that it will keep running for some more miles.[sm=exactly.gif]
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08-25-2004, 07:18 PM
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RE: change or not to change?
yeah i know what will happen win it does get clogged up. but ppl tell me not to cuss it might never work again and i don't know nothing about this stuff. and it's my only care right now and no $ [:@] this is what it is doing win you first put it i gear in the morning and its cold and you are just going slow it will hang in first longer thin it should but after it worms up that's stops and thin you got to take off fast it will red line if i don't watch it and thin it will shift hard and you are off. so im just thinking it's getting clogged up i donno if i want to change it thaw.
08-25-2004, 07:25 PM
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Ohh you got a point there roundman!! But the thing is working and if I go out there right now and do it and it don't go in to gear IM fuc ked but if I do it will run longer ooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh dame it to hell lol.
I know the auto on my dads 99 gmc just quit at a light just stoped and it did it to times what course that to happen? And it hapend it his nabors rockcrusher to!
I know the auto on my dads 99 gmc just quit at a light just stoped and it did it to times what course that to happen? And it hapend it his nabors rockcrusher to!