stockgp Posted January 16, 2006 Report Posted January 16, 2006 95 loomie with 175, 761 miles. only thing i know about it is that it had both headgaskets replaced. supposedly it's ahd regular maintenance, but i don't know if that includes replacing the trans fluid. i'm going ot check it in th emorning, but it doesn't seem to want to downshift going uphill. at least that's what my mom says. i think it's just that she's used to driving her a 5 speed and she doesn't give it enough gas. still, it is a little noisy uphill. there is a leak somewhere in the car, whether it's oil or trans fluid i'm not sure yet. Quote
Supreme Cutlass Posted January 16, 2006 Report Posted January 16, 2006 just pull the dipstick and check it out. I'd say yes, it couldn't hurt. Quote
3pt1lumina Posted January 16, 2006 Report Posted January 16, 2006 Yeah might as well change it. Like SupremeCutlass said, can't hurt her at all. Besides it'll be good to have a new pan gasket dwelling on there as well as a new filter. Just make sure it isn't burned before you replace it, or that might cause some problems in the future. Quote
gp90se Posted January 16, 2006 Report Posted January 16, 2006 I swear by lucas tranny additive, some people hate it. I would tell ya 2 change the fluid/filter and add the lucas stuff. Quote
3pt1lumina Posted January 16, 2006 Report Posted January 16, 2006 I swear by lucas tranny additive, some people hate it. I would tell ya 2 change the fluid/filter and add the lucas stuff. Yeah I agree actually. I put some in my Malibu at 57k when I flushed the tranny. The shifts that I thought were smooth to begin with are even smoother! Best money I ever spent! Quote
stockgp Posted January 16, 2006 Author Report Posted January 16, 2006 well i'm only asking because i changed the fluid in my trans with unknown history a while back. it improved for a while, but finally got to the point where it only had first gear. seemed like the new fluid/filter just made things worse Quote
3pt1lumina Posted January 16, 2006 Report Posted January 16, 2006 Yeah, I heard this (don't know if it's true) but after awhile the transmission fluid gets thick. As it gets thick, the transmission gets used to it. Then it starts to smell burnt and when that happens, the internals are starting to take a shit. If you change the fluid at this point, the new fluid doesn't do anything but finish destroying the transmission. Again, don't know if any of this is true, but I thought I'd share. I won't change fluid if it looks funny or smells funny. I try to keep a regular maintenance on my vehicles. If I get a car and don't know the history, I just add and never change it. Quote
stockgp Posted January 16, 2006 Author Report Posted January 16, 2006 yeah i guess that'a good idea. i just don't like the idea of NOT changing the filter, you know? Quote
3pt1lumina Posted January 16, 2006 Report Posted January 16, 2006 Ya if you change the fluid, might as well go all out and change the fluid, pan gasket, and filter. No sense in doing a job and not really doing it all the way. I hear ya. Quote
Supreme Cutlass Posted January 16, 2006 Report Posted January 16, 2006 Yeah, I heard this (don't know if it's true) but after awhile the transmission fluid gets thick. As it gets thick, the transmission gets used to it. Then it starts to smell burnt and when that happens, the internals are starting to take a shit. If you change the fluid at this point, the new fluid doesn't do anything but finish destroying the transmission. Again, don't know if any of this is true, but I thought I'd share. I won't change fluid if it looks funny or smells funny. I try to keep a regular maintenance on my vehicles. If I get a car and don't know the history, I just add and never change it. I've heard transmission fluid burns after a while, My car's transmision fluid was burnt and orangeish, but I changed most of it out (It didn't seem any thicker than the new stuff). Still runs fine. Quote
digitaloutsider Posted January 16, 2006 Report Posted January 16, 2006 Fuck Lucas. Don't use the shit, ever. It has no place in a properly-running transmission. Quote
THe_DeTAiL3R Posted January 16, 2006 Report Posted January 16, 2006 I put some Lucas in my old car, it didn't hurt it any. I didn't put like the whole bottle in, only like 20% of it or whatever. I'd say drop the pan change filter and top up fluid... Quote
stockgp Posted January 16, 2006 Author Report Posted January 16, 2006 i'll get to it tonight. if it doesn't smell or look bad, i'm going to drop the pan. i was going to do it this morning, but i woke up and couldn't move my legs Quote
3pt1lumina Posted January 16, 2006 Report Posted January 16, 2006 Let us know what happens dude! Quote
stockgp Posted January 17, 2006 Author Report Posted January 17, 2006 well it was a quart low. i added a quart last night and checked it today after running it a bit. the fluid doesn't seem to be burnt or oddly colored. i think the pan gasket is just leaking. i knew it had a loeak, i just wasn't sure if it was oil or trans fluid. soon i'm going to drop the pan and change the filter Quote
joey b Posted January 18, 2006 Report Posted January 18, 2006 About that downshift while going uphill, you have the 60E I thought that shifting was controlled by the TPS sensor location. Quote
stockgp Posted January 18, 2006 Author Report Posted January 18, 2006 but without enough trans fluid the tranny will have trouble shifting. it was a quart low Quote
ns87 Posted January 19, 2006 Report Posted January 19, 2006 i took a risk and flushed my fluid twice at 110k (it was not burnt, but very very dirty). I then had the filter changed after about 2k miles, and changed the fluid again. I'm at 119k and change and so far so good Quote
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