subject: Advice For Car Owners On How To Change The Transmission Fluid Of Automatic Cars [print this page] Most car manuals for automatic cars will say that you do not have to change the transmission fluid. It is quite perplexing to know this fact since there are numerous car owners with automatic transmission cars rushing to the mechanic to have their burned out transmissions fixed. It is important that you change your transmission fluid and your filter every 30,000 miles to have a smooth running car. Read on to learn about automatic car transmissions.
Automatic transmissions generate so much heat caused by friction. These are the following: friction of the fluid churning inside the torque converter, friction created when the clutch plates engage, and the normal friction created by gears and bearings carrying their loads. All these friction will produce heat that can overwhelm your car's transmission. It is a fact that one of the number one reasons why cars breakdown is overheating.
Next, you also have to make sure that you are using the right kind of automatic transmission fluid. Utilizing the wrong type of transmission fluid will cause damage to your car transmission. You can refer to your car manual or the dipstick for this info. The type that you need is both indicated there for your reference. You will observe a different feel to your transmission when it shifts if you are using the wrong kind of transmission fluid.
Cars with automatic transmission will be a challenge when you want to change its transmission fluid. This is because there is no drain plug. You have to remove the pan to drain the fluid. Before removing the pan in the car get a huge catch pan that will catch all the dribbling transmission fluid. You should know that in automatic cars at least a third of the transmission fluid is found in the torque converter. Since this cannot be drained this means you can only replace one third of the fluid. It is better to change one third than to wait for the car's transmission to conk out.
It is imperative that you clean the pan you removed before you place it back. Make sure that you also position the new filter in its proper position. Do not overfill your transmission. This is the purpose of the dipstick. Drive around the block to heat up the car and the transmission fluid afterwards check the fluid level. The fluid level should be checked when the transmission fluid is hot.
