Originally Posted By: akela
The dramatic change is what poses a risk, I guess.
The transmission likes when the fluid properties are stable. And doesn't like when they suddenly change - the mechanism needs to re-adjust, at a cost.
Not true. I've done complete exchanges on transmissions that had never seen one in 100k miles, and none were the worse for wear. All of those transmissions received or had external filters, however.
The dramatic change is what poses a risk, I guess.
The transmission likes when the fluid properties are stable. And doesn't like when they suddenly change - the mechanism needs to re-adjust, at a cost.
Not true. I've done complete exchanges on transmissions that had never seen one in 100k miles, and none were the worse for wear. All of those transmissions received or had external filters, however.