Here's Why Changing Your Transmission Fluid Can Cause Damage
Changing automatic transmission fluid. How to check your transmission fluid with Scotty Kilmer. Here's why changing your transmission fluid can cause damage. When you should change your automatic transmission fluid. The truth about a transmission fluid flush. How an automatic transmission works. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 50 years.
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Scotty Kilmer 90k kilometers 2013 mazda 3 ?? what do think scotty ?? should i change the fluid ??
I'd never changed it before since i got the car
Scotty Kilmer, my question is if you already have a transmission and the hydro fluid is dirty as Hell and high mileage, what do you do- just change the whole thing or rebuild the tranny and or lastly buy a cheaper rebuilt one?
Scotty i have a honda civic at 143k miles. fluid color is not red/pink but orange. dont know when it was last changed since I bought used. So should I change it?
What about Manual transmissions? Whats your advice on them?
Been changing my transmission every 20k miles on my 2004 Honda Accord V6 since brand new and it now has 421 thousand miles and still shifts perfectly.
Felipe Teixeira did you do the change yourself?
You must be rich to change the transmission every 20k miles lol
FilthyRich If you know how to change the fluid, it’s not that costly. Your only paying for the fluid.
You smart. I fucked up 😪🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Metal Head Gamer it’s a joke, he forgot to type “fluid” and only typed “transmission” so is a joke saying that he’s buying new transmissions every 20k miles
quicker explanation: Changing fluid will NOT damage your transmission, but it could reveal damage that was already present.
You're right 100%, I flushed the original transmission fluid in my fiancées Mercury Sable with 200k. Fluid changes should be based on the condition. It was black but not burned and didn't have particles in the fluid. I dropped the pad and changed the fluid and filter 4 times over the course of 2 months. She has no issues with it slipping or losing gears and all the fluid is brand new and bright red now. She's been driving it everyday for over a year. Go by the fluid condition not the mileage. Now I change the fluid and filter once a year
yes. exactly what I stated, though in a different manner.
If NOT able to move vehicle afterwards is any revealing indication...
Tell that to my in-laws... ugh. My MIL who know jack about cars essentially yelled at me when I insisted that transmissions needed fluid changed too. 😩. Her mechanic (according to her) that she would trust with her first born apparently instructed her that it would just cause it to fail and had MANY that drive and we’re “fine” before and wouldn’t drive out of the shop. So he refuses to even do the service any more.. SO frustrating. She does have a car with 210k on it too. Guess what. It is a celica.. 🤣
Yeah people are dumb. I have a Honda Accord with 515,651 miles on it. Original engine and automatic transmission. I have spilled and filled the transmission every 20K miles since the car was new. That’s about $750 dollars in fluid over the transmissions life. She still shifts fine and can’t say great it hesitates just enough to notice going into 3 but nothing horrible. So $750 dollars over 19 years is worth it to not have to drop at $1500 to send off the transmission to be rebuilt. That’s doing the pull out and drop in myself.
It really is amazing how sometimes broken parts can be the only thing keeping other broken parts going and that replacing broken parts can, in a way, make things worse until you restore everything.
Yup. Like have low refrigerant can run fine in your furnace until you clean the coils and bam, they ice up
Not necessarily broken parts, because broken parts don't work. But think of it as parts that wore out together. When you replace 1 you disturb a balance.
@@ThePhantomGodofNight check your harmonic balancer. im sure you have figured it out now but just thought
So what about putting in some thickener on older trannies?
I like you sir you take the pain and punishment out of expensive complicated car repairs LOL you have a sense of humor about it and you make it a smooth transition thank you we need more people like you God bless
Then there's the people who get cars from previous owners who never changed the transmission oil, and you have to deal with their negligence.
Always fluid check when buying.
Yeah but sealed trans make this so much harder n more n more cars going to this type of trans! Hate it
Fsilone sealed trans kinda make it tuff unless u bring all the proper tools for THAT vehicle and a jack and stands to level it
Checking fluids isn't always the issue you can't change damage that was already done.
Story of my life
I have a 2003 Corolla. Flushed the transmission once. No problem. Besides regular maintenance I've only had to change the starter. 276000 miles and still going 👍
"lifetime" is just dealership slang for "until your next car"
This man (Scottie) is, by definition, a legend..... A literal real-time information center !! What knowledge and lack of lacking !!
You know what you're right he does knows a lot of information and I like to look at his video for information on my cars, 🥰👍
I just realized Scotty is the Bobcat Goldthwait of YT auto repair channels. Literally the most entertaining personality of the bunch! God bless ya, Scotty.
Dennis Tucker lmao, your comment brought back good memories of the Police Academy.
Technically all transmission fluids are lifetime fluids, because If you don't change it your transmissions lifetime will end soon.
good one:)
very true
Or wait till it gets a fault, take it to dealer, they say 'sorry you need a new transmission' instead of fixing it. (most dealers don't strip n rebuild stuff nowadays, the labour charges are usually more than a recon unit *before adding parts* so they sell you a new/recon unit) best thing is to take it to a specialist who can strip-repair-rebuild.-and are usually cheaper than a recon unit.
I had my 99 Suburban's rear/1st gear fixed by a guy who worked on transmissions as a side job; he charged $1,100 and it's been about 22,000 miles (3 years, 2 1/2 months) since the repair.
Lray 4x4 become a lawyer
I love how passionate and informative this guy is! And at just the right time as my truck just turned 100,000 miles and I’m considering doing a bunch of maintenance! I love it!
100,000 miles is generally time for the first oil change.
@@Pittaz I always waited till 200,000
@@itsabravenewworld109 Modern engines, oil and filters last until 300,000. But that’s just the engineers being picky. I usually wait until 400,000.
@elephantgrass631 It really depends on the manufacturer. A good car, like Nissan should last 500,000 miles. Now that it's 2023, however, cars should be built to last 600,00 or 700,000 miles with the new specifications. Toyotas or Hondas will generally get you past 800,000 before needing their first oil change.
@@bentonrpoil or transmission fluid???
You're 100% correct mate! I have a 2000 model Ford Falcon (I'm in Australia) and I bought it with 40,000km on it, now it has 470,000km on it and have done transmission filter change and top up every 50,000km, and engine oil and filter change every 10,000km. Car still goes like a dream and should make it to 1 million km with regular preventative maintenance. Love your channel, keep up the good work!!!!
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Bruh half his videos are false info
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I tried it, but instead the Mayhem guy from Allstate popped out, and fucked my whole world up...and my car
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Don't forget to ring that bell. If you do that, then that should work.
Scotty: change your transmission fluid! Also scotty: dont change your transmission fluid!
Don't change (if it's at 150k+ miles), otherwise change.
@@glennjohn3919 what about 140k on nissan altima?
@@luisx333 I was just quoting what Scotty said. If you have never changed your tranny fluid I'd say don't. The only thing probably causing friction in your transmission that allows shifting is the gritty fluid. Metal shavings become a part of contaminated fluid overtime if it hasn't been changed. Since your transmission has been shifting in this environment for so long, it's likely they only thing that's keeping it going. If you want to know for sure, have a mechanic check the fluid (I'm guessing Altima models these days have closed off transmissions like my versa), if it's black and tar like, I wouldn't change it, if you do it's more than likely going to slip. I have a versa at 140k, and I made the same mistake of never changing it. Check ChrisFix's video on the subject if you want more specifics.
@@glennjohn3919 yeah i have to check the transmission fluid to see if its been changed since i bought it at 50k so there's a chance it was changed but only way to check would be to drain the pan which from watching videos seems like it would only drain 4 of the 12 quarts in the transmission. Which doesn't seem to be too much of a change. I guess i gotta pray
@@luisx333 I'm in the same boat brother, I have had some hard shifts lately, I'm taking it real easy on the gas. Ideally I'd like my car to at least last another 50k miles.
Thank You Mr. Scotty Kilmer, you are a blessing to So many millions of People and Myself, this is stuff not many know and many more had forgotten. GOD Speed Scotty.
My Ranger tranny was a goner at 137,000. I put in Lucas out of desperation. Two years later, it runs great. I'm thankful.
Does Lucas really work? Trans ran hot and dash said oil is low, had stop three times on the highway. Thank GOD I made it home and I check the oil it was brown. Rpm went up to 4,000/5,000 at 40mph to 60mph on the highway. My last resort is to replace trans$$$ or get rid of truck.
What year Ranger do you have and what engine? I have the 4.0L and my transmission is on its way out now.
In my opinion it's worth the risk to change the fluid on a high mileage transmission. If it works, you just prolonged the life by quite a bit. If it starts slipping, it was already on the way out. In my opinion that's better than gambling with black dirty fluid. I can see both sides of the argument though. Love the channel Scotty.
i think i would only do that if i had the money to repair the transmission just in case, but if you dont have the money and you change it for sure it will start to slip, you know murphys law
I'd rather get another year out of the car then 2 weeks if I took the gamble. And when your piss poor broke, that extra year means a lot, because a rebuilt trans is more then the car is worth to many .
Like said above IF YOU HAVE THE MONEY FOR ANOTHER TRANNY, HAVE IT FIXED OR HAVE ANOTHER CAR TO DRIVE.
I'd say if it's black and burnt. Leave it alone. If it still has some color in it (like mine did) then change it. It's been months and my transmission still runs well. And does shift more smoothly then before.
If a transmission failure would total out the car then leave it alone and drive it until it dies.
Scotty is correct. I own a 94' Celica ST with over 336,000 miles on it and used Lucas Slip Fix.. Runs like a dream!
Did you use mix half regular to half Lucas or just a few lucas bottles.
You ROCK Scotty!! Always come to you for any problems!!
Love watching these videos I change mine in my truck every 30,000 miles it’s got 160,000 mi still shifts like new
So glad to hear you not recommend flushing... I've stood by that and like the more frequent drain and fill in the sump
Me: So Scotty do change my transmission fluid or leave the dirty fluid in? Scotty: YES!!!!!
If it's filthy dirty, don't touch it!
If it is black dont touch it. let the transmission the way it is.
Change it sometimes after a change it may have moderate slip til it gets circulated first 5 miles after change back to normal
It’s true but…… I dont buy GM but many cars are well built I’m just a foreign type with much dependability
Scottie you have been my go to mechanic for more than 15 years brother it’s an honor to be able to watch your videos brother thank you for what you do for us
I have to tell you a story about my beloved 70 Caprice. Her odometer stopped working in 1982 at 93,000 and some change. I know this from her inspection sticker tickets. Yup, two weeks before the first owner's spouse died, the lady was wrote a ticket for 85 in a 65. Yup, Long Green was fast and faster stock. Long Green, when I bought her took off in Turbo 350 2nd gear. I called Summit Racing and ordered an oil filter adapter to be plugged in to the cooler line. That dang thing did wonders! I had all three gears in six days and changed the Ford style filter and had firm shifts! The dipstick went from red with questionable gray stui to a nice fresh ATF fresh red! And no manual first gear, she did it on her own!!!! Side note, I bought her 10yrs after the odometer quit working.... Factor that! Take care from Oklahoma, Mike and Vee
You hit the nail on the head scotty, I change the fluid around every 30k miles or so in my 2005 pontiac sunfire and do my own flush after I change fluid and filter by unhooking one of the cooler lines and running several quarts of fluid through the system with the engine running, I also run dex6 and the car has nearly 300,000 miles on it, original engine and transmission
My brother's Sunfire was a little cockroach, it ran forever!
Those cars had terrible convertable roofs. Sucker always flooded during a rain. But damn did it run forever. Least til the engine blew the head off and throw a rod through the block catching fire. I just let it burn. Spectacular way to go out.
heck yea. that's the way to flush it.
Snipe Stud00 mine is 2 door coupe, I wouldn't have anything convertible, I didn't like the old sunfire so much but when they changed the body style and put the ecotec in them I love them, pretty good power for what it is, good design engine for the most part, very good fuel mileage, dependable and has a hell of an air conditioner
Much appreciated for the detailed explanation about dirty oil staying in a dirty transmission
If you tied Scotty’s hands behind his back, he wouldn’t be able to speak right😆
So true 😂
I just got my uncle's 1997 maxima, with 69,000 miles, my first car! I assumed the fluid was original. No record of it in the service manual. Thankfully it has a dipstick :) Fluid was dirty, but still red in color and not bad. It would shift too hard and inconsistently, so i changed it! Now it shifts like a dream, and ill continue to change it every 60k. Glad i caught it and it was relatively low mileage! Love your videos Scotty.
Hey Brandon, use Nissan Matic-d. It’s a very high quality fluid and will keep the transmission in beautiful shape. Ask for a discount, usually runs about 6 bucks a quart at the dealer.
Nissan Matic D is Nissans main ATF for Non CVTs
brandon2076 I had a 1996 Nissan Hardbody great truck sadly it got totaled About 4 weeks ago.
brandon2076 If it looks a little nasty after a few months with the new fluid,you might want to dump it again.
My 2017 Mazda CX5 transmission with 84K miles already needs replacement. Did change the fluid once when dealer recommended it. Good video!
I absolutely love your new videos where you talk normally instead of yelling loudly. So much nicer to watch Scotty.
Joey O'Brien he wasn't yelling loudly in this video?? Wow
2010 Mazda 3, I bought with 92,000km in it. Did a transmission fluid flush at 122,000km. Haven't touched the fluid since. Is now at 395,000km.
That wasn't a good idea......why would u neglect it
The fluid will always work, it's just that the higher the mileage goes, the lower the temperature it can operate at without failing. You may never even reach that reduced operating temperature ceiling, it depends what and how you drive it. Putting on an external trans cooler, for example, would keep you below that danger temp. Change it before 100,000 miles or don't bother, is the popular consensus on what he's talking about.
You are the best thanks for the advise on this. Awesome information for us out here on everything you do.
Scotty we appreciate the hustle! Hope you have a great day!
Hey Scotty, another great video. I appreciate you and your knowledge on vehicles. Thank you kindly.
I liked the info you provided and the energy you presented it with. But loved you video editing. Great Job.
From my experiences don't worry about mileage. Change the fluid based on the condition when you check the dipstick. I flushed the transmission fluid in my fiancées 2003 mercury sable with 200k and she has no issues for over a year now. Go by fluid condition, not mileage.
How do u check quality of ATF ?
@@SocialPerspective101 When you check it, it should be red, pink(good quality), brown or black. Any color is safe to change the fluid EXCEPT BLACK, if it's black check if it looks like metallic black paint and if it does in fact look like that you'll have transmission issues if you change it. The safe color spectrum I go by is Change without thinking about it (red, pink, brown, even some degree of purple) Extensive decision making on fluid change (silvery-black, black and smelly) Replace your fluid with a high quality fluid (Valvoline, Castrol, STP) and not something generic like supertech and garbage like that
@@vinnygraziano1318 So would u change ATF even if its red or pink after 10 years or so, even if the car has run very less?
@@SocialPerspective101 If the car wasn't driven much, take if for a spin on the highway and check the level as per your owners manual. The next day drop the pan and change the fluid while its cool,(you'll get more accurate of a reading has to do with the temp of the fluid). Clean the magnet and make sure you get the filter and seal for your car (I've done this on cars much older than 10 years and haven't had an issue and I drive cars 25, 30 years old). JUST DO NOT NOT NOT FLUSH THE FLUID. If you want to get it all out then do this every 6 months for however many times you want to do it. but check the fluid condition first make sure it's not metallic black paint
@@vinnygraziano1318 Well the ATF level is OK & the color is bright. Thus wondeing if I should change just because the manual suggests a year based change schedule. The shifts seem normal.
Great information Scotty 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 I change mine periodically also ! I have 251,000 miles on my Honda Automatic!
Jimmy Sapien mine is a baby at only 115,000 I done its second change at 100k given honda did it at 50k. I want to get 250,000miles out of my 97'
Adam Smith you’ll get more out of it as long as Maintenance is done correctly and on time. My 96 Civic had 260K when it was stolen and ran like a dream. Honda and Toyota #1
heyitschino thanks buddy. I do everything as the schedule book suggest even down to the blue oem filters and Honda atf. its getting expensive for an old car but it serves me well. done 19k miles in 16 months across Europe
My 02 Infiniti has 301k miles on it. Still runs like a dream.
95 BMW 318is auto with 264k miles :)
Love it when somebody calls it like it is! Thanks Scotty!
Thank you Scotty. I learned a lot from you.
That’s the very professional opinion I was looking for. Thank you
Scotty you are giving motor trend a run for thier money 💰
He also did piece on why you should change fluid in auto transmission?? Conflicting info, unless of course you've known history of vehicle and when fluid changed.
You will be able to tell by looking at the fluid though, if its dark don't touch it. If its only off red then change it but don't flush it.
Derpin Bird yup
Derpin Bird I seem to remember Alison...automatic transmission fluid changes were by hours of service based in temperature. I wonder if we're missing some vital information....besides the poorly engineered ones.
What is this Motor Trend you speak of? 😂
I've driven manual transmissions for 40 years, but my current car has an automatic. I hadn't even thought about transmission fluid..thanks for reminding me !
You sounds like a good dude, Scotty. Thanks for the tips
I like this guy hes to the point and explains reason for it as well as solution
Scotty: "Does changing your transmission fluid cause damage?" Scotty: "Toyota Celica"
No because it's a Toyota LOL. No but really I would say no.
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Changing it will save your transmission as long as it is still shifting good . The same way you have to change your oil every 3,000 miles change your transmission every 20,000 miles or what ever your car manufacturer tell you to change it.
I had similar Celica I sold to my brother for $3000 in 2000. 6 years old. The man just sold it for $1000 last year with 300,000 miles on it. So yes there's is a reason Scotty loves this model. It's rock solid AND looks good if you give it a new paint job every 10 years. It's STUNNING.
This is one of your best, informative videos that I've seen, Scotty! Great job! Thank you!
learning about cars is easy with you! thank you!
I have that many miles in my loaded up Chevy Express 1500 and it’s still running well, going to change the filter again soon
Lifetime means the life of the new car warranty.
Bingo. After which the dealer expects you to trade in or come in for service because your vehicle will start self-destructing the day after the warranty expires!
The real question is why would anybody expect it not to mean exactly that.
@@ferwiner2 because it is not called warranty lifetime just lifetime
According to Chrysler the lifetime transmission lasts 139,000. I’ve tried to get the fluid changed a long time ago. No one would do it
You are right.
My '13 Ford Fusion Titanium advises owners to change the auto transmission fluid at 150,000 miles. I had already planned to do it ahead of time at 90,000, but I decided to do it even earlier as the car would jerk when shifting from Park to Drive while the engine was warm. After the fluid change, the jerking issue has stopped. The old fluid was very black, but didn't contain any metal shavings. I now plan to change the fluid every 50,000 miles or so.
Fordtecmakeuloco on youtube says you should change it every 30,000mi.
ramivalencia n
Every time I've changed my xmission fluid on my dodge, it's been slightly darker than new. If you wait till its brown/black, you've waited far too long!
ramivalencia 2013 Ford Fushions have bad transmission issues. Make sure to check your recalls.
My buddie has a 12 , 2.5L/ Is his trans screwed as well?
Thank you Scotty I am going to try this because I got my car today, 2001 Honda Accord LX, and the D4 light was blinking along with engine light. I stopped and I added some automatic transmission fluid and it’s fine now. I literally just hit 200,000 miles So I know my automatic transmission fluid is very dirty. I’m going to try this product
Currently have over 200,000 miles on my 2007 f150 transmission has started to slip. Will change the fluid and filter and see what happens. Thanks for the video.
The Lucas transmission slip fix shutter repair does work it'll help. I've used many Lucas products and I believe in all of them.
The lucas additive for oil never lets me down.
Let's here it for Scotty!!!
Mercedes W202 here, changed the transmission fluid after 100k miles with filter etc. Was already shifting quite smooth, shifted after the change like a dream. About 8 liters of oil, material price was about 150€. Work was about one hour
Martin S. If you have tools its and hour I changed oil at my uncles house and I couldn't find any tools so I had to look around and ask my normal 40 minute oil change when to almost 2 hours just from dang tools!
W202 C200 Automatic first gen. 1993. 774000km, third timing chain. Viscofan is a little rough but transmission is still okay..gets oil and filter every 100t km engine oil is 0W40 from mannol since 150tkm, replaced with Hengst oil filter every 10tkm...still runs some rust one owner..me. Omg I realized I did 50+ oil changes in my life on it
Scotty is right on the money. I have heard the same thing from multiple master tech's (relatives) that have been mechanics for many years.
Thanks, Scotty. Explains it very well.
This is a really one of those "it depends" kinds of situation. As Mr. Kilmer notes, if replacing the transmission makes it fail, it was failing anyway. As a counter-example, I recently came in possession of a 20 year old Honda that had 100K miles and the transmission fluid (I believe) was never changed. Shifts were okay, not stellar. Since it was a Honda, I bought a case of Honda brand transmission fluid and did four (4) changes over 2 weeks to ensure that I replaced most of the brown stuff that was in there. By the 4th refill,t he transmission was working like new. The key was Honda brand transmission fluid and replacing several times to get every trace of the old fluid out. I did a full tune-up and the car now runs like new.
What is special about Honda fluid. Virtually all modern fluids meet all modern specifications
Honda Automatic Transmissions don't function like traditional automatics. They're unique in that they don't utilize planetary gears, and are basically a highly refined version of the old clutchless semiauto gearbox found on the Honda Cub. If you were to put conventional ATF in a typical Honda automatic, the friction modifiers would acidically eat away at the the hydraulic clutch packs within a few thousand shifts. Honda transmission fluid is basically manual gearoil with Type F characteristics. It's closer to something like hydraulic jack oil than it is Dexron or Mercon.
@@marklowry1979 You should only use Honda transmission fluids in Honda's. Same with Acura's. The transmissions are not the best as it is so best not make them worst. Also they explicitly say to use only Honda transmission fluid for Hondas and Acuras.
This was my experience with my Sprinter as well, it shifted poorly, I changed out the long overdue black fluid, and then it started working almost like new. Not changing fluid is basically an active decision to murder your transmission.
232k miles on a 2003 Honda Pilot. Still rollin' along but used a bottle of Lucas Transmission Fix to help with some occasional slipping last time around. Worked great. Regular ATF changes ever 35-40k miles. Onward to 250k!
Have you tried 3 transmission drain/fill services in one month without Lucas? I would POSSIBLY consider that, and you can add Lucas 3 months later if the slipping issues are still there...but that might fix it.
Scotty ... Never go Hollywood bro. Ur a unique man and brand. One of a kind Stay that way... Peace from a dude in Miami.
Scotty explains things well so anyone can understand him.
Thankyou for the information. My mechanic just changed the trans fuild at 99k. So he was right.
Its as if Ozzie Osborn was an auto mechanic!
If you could understand half the words that Ozzie says.
I alwasy thought Christopher walken, but Ozzy is a good one.
In that clip at the end where he opens the hatch of his Celica, I always thought he looked ever so slightly like Elton John.
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Your videos are awesome. Been watching for two years now.
I love this guy you can't miss his words "when I was a young mechanic or my Toyota Celica"
Love your vids Scotty! Hands down the BEST auto tuber on the tube!
Yeah...like my 1990 F-150 with a 4-speed AOD in it,at 453,000 documented miles,it's been a great truck.
Scotty I wonder if dealerships to the drop and change or the full flush? I bought a used truck and want to have the transmission oil changed so this information was just what I needed. Thanks
perfect explanation, thank you!
Scotty, this is the first of your videos I have reviewed, and I like the brisk, but thorough approach. All the advice makes sense, which is a tribute to your video editor (you?). Now the question-- what car manufacturers build durable automatic transmissions? Note, I do not ask you to name the "lemon" brands, but the good brands.
Toyota and Lexus Brand vehicles in my Humble opinion.
I "flush" my wife's automatic txmission via 1. replacing fluid first then, 2. draining the coolant lines while idling, with constant pour of fluid in. run 'er till it runs clean out the coolant lines. 3. stop engine. replace coolant lines, then fill to proper level. works great, gets nearly all of the fluid out of the torque converter, etc. oh yea, my cars are manual. but this works great on wifes car.
Scotty beam me up you the man you know everything there is to know about cars and I listen only to you!!
Good explanation and right to the point always on point
1:56 only time i ever seen scotty talk and not use his hands! Good informative video scotty as usual : )
Honestly how you not give a video like this a thumbs up? Thanks Scotty!!
Never get tired of watching your videos brother 👽👍
Hi Scotty! I absolutely love your videos! I have a 1996 Toyota Corolla DX. It has 160000 miles on it with the original engine and automatic transmission. It’s been such a good car and I would like it to last as long as possible. I’ve never changed the transmission fluid and I don’t think the previous owner did either. I didn’t know that was part of basic maintenance until I discovered your wonderfully educational videos. I have a question for you and would greatly appreciate your opinion on what to do. Should I completely change the fluid, use the Lucas transmission stop slip as you suggested in one of your videos,or just leave it alone? She still shifts like a dream. There’s no kind of problem with the transmission as far as I can tell expect the fluid is black Thank you very much for all the free information you’re providing!!!
What did you end up doing? I have a 1996 geo prizm, pretty much the same thing. I had 240,000 miles and my transmission finally gave out. I also never changed my transmission fluid. Maybe you can extend your transmission's life by simply doing the no slip method at this point?
Thank you Scotty for this information.
One thing I've learned from working on cars is that changing things more often doesn't hurt. It's when you go longer on maintenance intervals that bad things start happening.
very good point
This is usually the case for transmissions. I do a partial change anywhere from once to 3 times a year but try and never miss one. Also I keep a watch on the fluid. But if you ignore changing the fluid even as a partial change by the time you notice problems its too late and changing the fluid will just break it right away. Waiting till 100k to worry about your transmission fluid means that you wont have a transmission soon. A friend ignored his for 3 years and just did a full change. Fluid was black and his transmission quick working the same day. It was a Toyota too. If he would at least did a partial change once a year it would still be working maybe not peek but still working. Some time during the past 3 years that fluid broke all the way down and quit protecting the transmission. Lost all of its lubrication and also its ability to protect the transmission when it got hot. It started its slow death when that happened and changing the fluid was akin to taking it off of life support.
@@michaelmichaelagnew8503I just bought a 2019 4Runner with 50k miles. I want to change the transmission fluid as it hasn’t been yet. Would you recommend that? Or you think i could damage my transmission?
Best mechanic, I feel like he right around the corner!
In my Altima with a CVT, changing the fluid saved it. Yes, it’s not a standard transmission, but avoiding changing fluid in a Nissan CVT is a recipe for a failed transmission. Just drain, fill, drive…repeat twice more and it worked like new again. Draining and filling cleaned it out and removed the slipping that had started. Ran great after that.
Today was mechanic Monday you never gave anything away but your knowledge
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Thank you very much Sir I couldn't pay enough money to get this advice from you. You save us so much $$$
Thank you putting the truth out there. Thank you.
There's your answer right there remember to change your transmission fluids in order to run your vehicle efficiency so can last a long time.
Hello sir. My car is cvt nissan altima. Computer shows that cvt failure now running with high rpm with low speed. I took it used car. So i don't know the history. After failure machanic check the fluid its low. Then we refills NS-2 fluid around 2 litres. Still the problem continues. If i change the fluid + filter is there any chances for recovery. Please tell me.
Hey thanks for the video and for explaining in an easy way to understand I love your videos!
thanks for the support👍
Noticed the pics of 2 ford models while speaking of transmission failure. Not sure if it was a coincidence, but right on point as usual Mr. Scotty.
Father to goldador 1 funny, the last 5 Fords I've owned have gone 250k on original drivetrains with proper maintenence...it's a coincidence that people that don't properly maintain their vehicles seem to place blame on the manufacturer when something happens.
Derek Likos man you did luck out ! Saved 5k.
93Cobra I've just had bad luck and premature failures with ford's....don't get me wrong, best looking domestic vehicle out there. And yes, I'm one of the people you see drinking free coffee at the dealer regularly. Best wishes.
93Cobra oh, And ps...You are right most people don't do the maintenance. That think they're saving money I guess.
This guy seems very intelligent and his cooky personality makes the video fun to watch!
THANK YOU SCOTTY ME AND MY HONDA APPRECIATE UR ADVICE!!🙌🏻🙌🏻🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️
My first car was a 2005 Malibu Classic. I owned it for 5 years. In college, it occasionally had a delayed shift between 30-40 mph. I noticed on 3 or 4 separate occasions that it would take roughly 2 seconds to shift from reverse to drive.(it rarely happened). One day I had to floor it after I left a gas station(a truck changed into my lane after I had pulled onto the main road) and it was struggling to get going and was jerking. I took it to a shop near my house. The owner test drove it hard to get it to replicate any problems I was having(of coirse....it didn't) and the man said the fluid was burnt and had some flake in it. Said he would charge $1800 for a rebuild, but since I was in college at the time with no money, he told me to eventually look for another car down the line. My brother is currently driving the Malibu now, he's had no issues. Maybe I just have terrible luck? Lol
Just change the fluid and see what happens
Did your brother have the fluid changed?😁
I got 878,749 miles on my 2000 4runner 4x4 sport edition right now and still shifts beautifully
Antonio Michael that's amazing and good to hear! What fluid change interval have you followed? Congrats on taking good care of a great vehicle.
Riverdeepnwide for my transmission I do every 80 thousand miles I have gotten the best results from that oil change every 10 thousand miles on high performance engine oil like royal purple or mobil 1 same with transmission fluid Mobil 1 or royal purple
Have u gotten common issues with your engine tho? Thats a lot of miles even for a toyota.
my camry has 400k miles and literally still runs like new, the engine is all original. But you will always have common problems, my timing belt ripped 3 times so far, radiator went out, alternator went out, couple sensors, thermostat. Thats all i can think of, but the engine itself is like new
That's nothing man I got a 2003 Highlander with 984000 miles. No problems yet and it's got the original fluid in it so Antonio you going to have to take a backseat for now
Scotty, love your channel. I have a 2006 Cadillac CTS 5 speed automatic transmission and there is 94,000 miles on it. Can I still do a fluid change? I'd like to drop the pan and change the fluid but I don't want to create any new issues. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
You covered this soooooo well. Thank you so very much. It makes a great deal of sense now. My mechanic only confused the issue and did t help at all. I gotta 2004 jeep wj with 218k. I got it with 205k and the orig owner did little to zero maintenance.
You are definitely someone I would trust buying a used car from because you actually know how to maintain a car
The Celica reference every time 😄👍
I had the opposite issue with my old car, lots of slip and slow engagement, so I flushed out the old fluid and presto shifting like a champ. Correct flushing does nothing that isn't already done by the transmission, you just attach a drain hose to the fluid return line(from the cooler radiator) and let it pump its self out a few qts at a time. Also for old vehicles you can switch from dextron 3 to type F, dextron was designed for a smooth shift to sell new cars but this smoothness is caused by a bit of extra slippage, type F provides much more positive clutch engagement. (Less slippage also increases clutch-pack life, reduces shift time, and slightly reduces heat, though most heat is from churning gears and torque converter.) "racing" fluids are generally of a built up type-F formula with even less slippage, but this becomes harsh [racing] and generally should be combined with proper transmission shop modifications.
Note: never get transmission fluid advice from a guy on the internet who thinks it's called "DexTron"
@@RockandrollNegro If a single typo is is the make or break of how you validate information then you have way more than just transmission fluid troubles.
Hi SCOTTY, I really appreciate the vast knowledge you impart. I consult you videos for ALL my doubts. How about this source of worry verging on panic: The previous owner of my Hilux SW4 automatic 2008 had been driving with a fluid excess of over 2 litres, and I don't know for how long. I've syphoned out this amount and the transmission seems to be working OK, but can you tell me what may happen in terms of damage in the medium to long term ?
Flippin love this show!