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Old 05-25-2011, 09:27 PM
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The fact is you don't know when your tanny was last serviced. It's fine to have a "pop" on the shift because that means things are ok... if pop is a firm shift. It also may mean that you may have a vacuum issue.

So, if you are going to change the filter keep your the oil you drain in a clean container. Once you have replaced the filter and sealed the tranny refill everything. When you refill, which should be almost exactly 4qts. use about 1.5 quarts of the old tranny fluid. It's a safety precaution, and anyone that wants to argue why is welcome to argue it , but I am not going to discuss why right now.

You should be fine all in all even if you replace all the old fluid. On these cars, from what I know from experience, most of the time, when the reverse goes out is when you should have feelings of despair.

In the worst case, drive it until it cannot be driven.
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