Transmission Fluid Change??

What is the mileage interval for changing
Transmission Fluid

Have a 2003 Mustang, manual shift and was advised
by the dealer today when in for 28000 mile oil
change that it should be changed.

They wanted $160 to flush it and another $60 to
refill it.

Passed on it

Gerry
Ft Collins

In article >, Gerry wrote:
> What is the mileage interval for changing
> Transmission Fluid
>
> Have a 2003 Mustang, manual shift and was advised
> by the dealer today when in for 28000 mile oil
> change that it should be changed.
>
> They wanted $160 to flush it and another $60 to
> refill it.
>
> Passed on it

Check your owners manual.... You'll find that it's well into the future.

Gerry wrote:
> What is the mileage interval for changing Transmission Fluid
>
> Have a 2003 Mustang, manual shift and was advised by the dealer today
> when in for 28000 mile oil change that it should be changed.
>
> They wanted $160 to flush it and another $60 to refill it.
>
> Passed on it
>
> Gerry
> Ft Collins

Good thing you did. That's an exorbitant price, and too soon an
interval. One sixty to flush the a stick tranny? What does that even
mean, flush it? Do they just pour quarts of trans. oil through till
they think it's 100% clean??? ;-) Not surprisingly, the dealer was just
trying to make a buck... 60k is a more typical interval, maybe more if
the TR-3650 uses "GM synchromesh" or another high-quality tranny oil, as
Tremec (the transmission OEM) recommends. That oil can be $8 or more /
qt., but it doesn't need 10 quarts by any means.

Like another poster said, check the manual, or call another dealer's
service dept. and ask them. I am not opposed to anal-retentive
preventative maintenance by any means, but I am opposed to *unnecessary*
PM. I'd call that guy's boss if I were you.

Good luck

--
Jason

On Mar 9, 4:58 pm, (Brent P) wrote:
> In article >, Gerry wrote:
> > What is the mileage interval for changing
> > Transmission Fluid

> > Have a 2003 Mustang, manual shift and was advised
> > by the dealer today when in for 28000 mile oil
> > change that it should be changed.

> > They wanted $160 to flush it and another $60 to

> > Passed on it

> Check your owners manual.... You'll find that it's well into the future.

Gerry,

I would highly recommend you have it changed; however, I wouldn't pay
the dealer's price. Here's what I do. I pick up about 3 quarts of
Redline's D4 ATF (it takes auto-trans fluid) and have a quick oil
change place do the dirty work (suck out the old; refill with the
new). It'll cost you a quarter of the dealer's price and you'll have
a better lube.

Note: I have my T-5's fluid changed out about every 25,000.

Patrick
'93 Cobra

Gerry wrote:
> What is the mileage interval for changing Transmission Fluid
>
> Have a 2003 Mustang, manual shift and was advised by the dealer today
> when in for 28000 mile oil change that it should be changed.
>
> They wanted $160 to flush it and another $60 to refill it.
>
> Passed on it

For a manual tranny you could go to nearly 100,000 miles or play it
extremely safe and do it at 50k intervals. For an auto I always change
the fluid and filter every 30k-35k miles. BTW, that is a mighty
expensive fluid change for a manual tranny. Do they have to drop it
from under the car first?

Run away from that dealer... fast.... Drain and refill a manual trans will
run about $40 plus oil..... Flush???? I'll bet that they make you bring your
own vaseline...


"Gerry" > wrote in message
...
> What is the mileage interval for changing Transmission Fluid
>
> Have a 2003 Mustang, manual shift and was advised by the dealer today when
> in for 28000 mile oil change that it should be changed.
>
> They wanted $160 to flush it and another $60 to refill it.
>
> Passed on it
>
> Gerry
> Ft Collins

Thanks guys, it was as I figured a way for dealer
to make money

Gerry
Ft Collins

If you are going to do this yourself change the tranny filter too.
"Gerry" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks guys, it was as I figured a way for dealer to make money
>
> Gerry
> Ft Collins

In article >, Les Benn wrote:
> If you are going to do this yourself change the tranny filter too.

no filter on manuals unless something has changed in last few years.

Sorry thot he was talkin about an automatic
"Brent P" > wrote in message
. ..
> In article >, Les Benn wrote:
>> If you are going to do this yourself change the tranny filter too.
>
> no filter on manuals unless something has changed in last few years.
>
>