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Originally Posted by aklim
I think you are. That has been an old wives tail that has been going on and on with not a shred of scientific proof behind it. We were just talking to a Ford factory tech who worked in the R&D dept for transmissions and he doesn't even see how it could hurt. Usually, when the person has left it that long and the fluid is bad, they blame the flush.
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That's why I asked. That was the interval the dealer recommended, though (70K), and they did say the fluid that came out looked fine. So it wasn't a case of her neglecting to have it changed in time. Probably just a coincidence in timing. I was just curious.
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