If it smells burnt you are probably already screwed, and a tranny flush could finish off your transmission by loosing up the sludge that is holding it all together. If that is the case, you might just want to drive it until it dies, and deal with the $2000 rebuild then. If the fluid smells ok - and still shows sign of its original pink color, then a flush is in order ASAP. Is this true or false ?
2006-10-25 15:07:42 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I'm not sure what your point is here. But if the fluid smells burnt then the clutches are burning up. Changing the fluid should have no real benefit for that case. It should be changed every 50k miles and then you should not run into these problems. If the fluid is pink in color then it is probably OK depends on mileage. I never change fluid by the looks I always go by the owners manual. Too many shops out there go by the color or smell. That is not very good work. I have a new Chevy truck and it takes synthetic fluid in the rear diff. The fluid tends to look darker than the normal 80w90 gear oil. I had 10k miles on it and they said it needed to be changed because it looked dark. Obviously they don't know that you should go by manufacturer recommendations.
2006-10-26 13:23:22 · answer #1 · answered by rwings8215 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently a lot of folks don't know what a transmission flush does. A machine is hooked in line with your transmission cooler and new fluid is is added to your transmission and recirculated until all the old fluid is replaced. If you just pull the pan and change filter, old fluid is still in the torque converter and that is the only way to get it out.
I would first take the cheaper route and change the fluid and filter, and then if it doesn't burn again it might pay you to have the bands adjusted and flush it out.
2006-10-26 00:52:08 · answer #2 · answered by eferrell01 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I changed the transmission fluid in my 96 lumina at about 100,000 miles and it never shifted correctly again. I recommend running it till it dies and then getting a rebuild.
2006-10-25 22:17:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
partially false. all oil is going to have a burnt smell.
2006-10-25 23:08:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you said is true, do not use flush
2006-10-25 22:16:24 · answer #5 · answered by Josh S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
COOLER IN RADIATOR PROBABLY PLUGGED. BYPASS IT, ADD AUXILARY COOLER. PLUGGED COOLER KILLS FLUID PRESSURE!!!! GHANGE FLUID AND FILTER SHOULD BE OK.
2006-10-25 23:24:52 · answer #6 · answered by midnighttoker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋