Re: Automatic Trans

[Nivi@aol.com]

Vince posted:
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I asked a local service station owner about changing automatic =
transmission fluids.  This was 20 yrs. ago.  My family had known his for =
probably 40 yrs.

He said, change it once a year and you will never have to rebuild it.

Nobody wants to do it for my '93 100csq stick, it's lifetime............ =
 Did it once per year in my '90 Maxima SE.  When the buyer's mechanic =
looked over the car, he told the purchaser to change the transmission =
oil as it was coming up on its yearly.............
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Changed my Chevy Caprice's tranny and rear posi diff every 30Kmi, added the
special rear diff additive, and the first tranny lasted to 260k
miles....second one was a rebuilt, didn't last that long....but it was under
warranty, so he had to replace it...Car's still kicking!! (Original engine,
320+kmi)

I would seriously change the fluid in the Audi auto, even though they say
"lifetime"....ask how many people had to rebuild the Audi auto trannies -
there *are* quite a few that I have talked to who have done so (mostly v8's)
Plus, they are *very* expensive, not like the *relatively* cheap $ 900.00
fully rebuilt R700 heavy-duty GM versions...

I just had the dealer put in Redline MT-90 in my S4, at 50kmi, and after 3
years - to me that's a *long* time! They almost refused to do it (I actually
had to insist), because they are really the best service shop I have ever
dealt with - Bernardsville Audi (NJ) But I explained that I had it done to
the CQ, and that it helped shifting - which it has done a bit better for both
cars....

Dorab (nivi@aol.com)
1993 S4
1990 CQ
1986 Chevy Caprice