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Old 03-30-2007, 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Austin85 View Post
My 85 is now in a trannie shop & may need a new one

I changed the fluid & filter about 10 mos ago. properly

The old filter was real dirty. the fluid was pink.

At the time the trannie had a minor knock from 1st into 2nd..

After the change the knock got noticably worse. The fluid level was fine.

Well last weekend something else was real noticeable. MY car won't go any faster than 35 MPH and stays in 2nd or 3rd gear.....


A long time ago a mechanic told me to not change old fluid or filter because it builds up a varnish of sorts that the transmission gets "used to", andif you change it you will ruin your transmission.


I believe him now.


I was just going to start a new thread asking if anyone had any trannie advice for my D.

...


You can always just drain a quart of the old. Replace with new. Drive around. Drain a quart, replace with new. Drive more. Repeat for a while to slowly get the build up out that could potentially be in there
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