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What should I do?
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I bought my expy at 166000 miles, and today she has 218700 miles.
I changed the trans fluid and filter in it at about 175000 miles due to tons of slippage. Changed the fluid and filter, and no more problems.
Lately I noticed some slippage again, and my dealer sold me a small bottle of the Friction Modifier for rear-ends.. He said put that in there, and it should hold me over.. When it starts slipping again, just buy another bottle.
I'm not going to keep buying bottles of that stuff. He said at that many miles, I should drain my fluid, filter it out, and put the old back in.
However, I don't see why it wouldn't hurt to change fluid and filter. and put new fluid back in.. The dealer said something about clutch wear, and the new fluid wouldn't have the thickness or something other.
I bought my expy at 166000 miles, and today she has 218700 miles.
I changed the trans fluid and filter in it at about 175000 miles due to tons of slippage. Changed the fluid and filter, and no more problems.
Lately I noticed some slippage again, and my dealer sold me a small bottle of the Friction Modifier for rear-ends.. He said put that in there, and it should hold me over.. When it starts slipping again, just buy another bottle.
I'm not going to keep buying bottles of that stuff. He said at that many miles, I should drain my fluid, filter it out, and put the old back in.
However, I don't see why it wouldn't hurt to change fluid and filter. and put new fluid back in.. The dealer said something about clutch wear, and the new fluid wouldn't have the thickness or something other.
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Truck runs perfect. In the process of selling it however.
The slippage isn't really noticed, just when going uphill, and turning to the left at the same time, and high rate of speed. It acts like slips, but after it does that, it goes the gear below whatever it was in.
It's hard to explain.
Like rough shifts, etc.
The slippage isn't really noticed, just when going uphill, and turning to the left at the same time, and high rate of speed. It acts like slips, but after it does that, it goes the gear below whatever it was in.
It's hard to explain.
Like rough shifts, etc.
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Because it's the right way might be one reason. It may save your transmission may be another good reason.
With your disregard for the intervals and the troubles you are experiencing it is probably much more important that you get it all out and do it right. Based on the 166k miles on it when you bought it, and assuming you did the last fluid change, at least half of the fluid you are using has 52k miles on it. And that's only true if the former owner serviced it just before he sold it to you which is unlikely. Could be the best $200 bucks you spend to have a dealer do it if it saves you $2-3k on a rebuild. There are also procedures in the forums here that will get you completely drained if you want to do it, but it is more involved than dropping the pan.
With your disregard for the intervals and the troubles you are experiencing it is probably much more important that you get it all out and do it right. Based on the 166k miles on it when you bought it, and assuming you did the last fluid change, at least half of the fluid you are using has 52k miles on it. And that's only true if the former owner serviced it just before he sold it to you which is unlikely. Could be the best $200 bucks you spend to have a dealer do it if it saves you $2-3k on a rebuild. There are also procedures in the forums here that will get you completely drained if you want to do it, but it is more involved than dropping the pan.
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