When to flush fluids?
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Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 13,189
From: AZ
RE: When to flush fluids?
ORIGINAL: robinson209
After how many miles should you start flushing your fluids?
After how many miles should you start flushing your fluids?
Coolant every two years
PS fluid every36K miles
Oil every 3-4K miles
Tranny fluid every 60K miles Manual (30K miles Auto)
Rear Difffluid every 60Kmiles (Both auto and manual trannies)
Did I miss any? [:-]
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Joined: Aug 2007
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From: CA
RE: When to flush fluids?
It has 123,000 miles but she runs like a champ. Nonetheless I'm still going through maintenace work to be on the safe side because it was used when I bought it a few months ago.
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RE: When to flush fluids?
Easy, you that the car up, disconnect a line and let it pump out, turn your wheels back and fourth, put line back on and fill er up. Brake fluid you just let it all run out, or you can open the bleeder screws, and pump it all out.
Anyways, I would be carefull about the transmission. 123k might not seem like alot, but if the trans has never been flushed before i would NOT do it. Your taking away all the clutch debris thats holding it togther. Get a carfax and see if it has had any service done, or call the dealership she bought it from and ask for old services. I DEF. Would not flush it, maybe just pan and filter, but not flush, then your getting out all the old stuff inside.
Anyways, I would be carefull about the transmission. 123k might not seem like alot, but if the trans has never been flushed before i would NOT do it. Your taking away all the clutch debris thats holding it togther. Get a carfax and see if it has had any service done, or call the dealership she bought it from and ask for old services. I DEF. Would not flush it, maybe just pan and filter, but not flush, then your getting out all the old stuff inside.