post your latest transmission lubricant change.

2011 Subaru Forester X Auto
Out: old dark atf
In: Castrol IMV + Lubegard red
Plan on doing 2 more drain and fills in the next couple of months with IMV and then Maxlife.
 
2017 3500HD
6L90E. I changed it last year, but wanted the PML deep pan that also has a drain plug.
9.5 quarts of AC/Declo Dex VI. That is 3 quarts over stock.
Keeps it 10 to 20 degrees cooler while towing.
 
2018 VW Golf Sportwagen w/DSG and 4Motion w/40,607 miles, tuned with a larger VW turbo and other hardware including a DSG software tune

40,607 miles on factory DSG fluid

Replaced with Liquimoly 8100 DSG fluid and filter.
 
A friend's 08 CR-V AWD, I did a spill and fill of unknown fluid for 3.5 quarts of Honda DW-1. Sure, I can use MaxLife but Honda gearboxes are a different beast...
 
2014 elantra coupe 2.0 gdi @ 105k 6 speed auto

D&F 3.75Qts sp4m Hyundai fluid. Second D&F for this car. Shifting great. Also did s plugs, belt, D&F radiator. Good for another 40-50k.

These cars are so easy to maintain
 
Originally Posted by 19elantragt
2014 elantra coupe 2.0 gdi @ 105k 6 speed auto

D&F 3.75Qts sp4m Hyundai fluid. Second D&F for this car. Shifting great. Also did s plugs, belt, D&F radiator. Good for another 40-50k.

These cars are so easy to maintain

Seems a little low - those usually take 4-4.25. Did you use a scan tool to verify temp before adjusting the fluid level?
 
2017 Tahoe … 38k …

Used B&M drain plug to dump a gallon into a 5 quart oil jug … put in AC Delco Dex VI from the $18/gallon tip posted here.
This completes 12 quarts D&F with the filter and magnets done at 27k …
ATF is so clean that I had to walk into the sun to see level on the dipstick …
… so good to go for a while …
 
Originally Posted by The Critic
Originally Posted by 19elantragt
2014 elantra coupe 2.0 gdi @ 105k 6 speed auto

D&F 3.75Qts sp4m Hyundai fluid. Second D&F for this car. Shifting great. Also did s plugs, belt, D&F radiator. Good for another 40-50k.

These cars are so easy to maintain

Seems a little low - those usually take 4-4.25. Did you use a scan tool to verify temp before adjusting the fluid level?

No I didn't. Just put back in what was drained out. First D&F was also 3.75qts.
 
2009 Ford Fusion with FNR5 transmission at 196000km

Dropped pan this time, put in Beck/Arnley filter and Type M5 fluid. Took 4 quarts.

Old fluid was in pretty bad shape, black and bit of a burning smell this time - probably waited too long to make the change (last did a drain and fill in 2016 around 126000km with Motorcraft FNR5)

Have 8 quarts left over so will probably do another drain and fill shortly to get some more of that old fluid.
 
2005 Ford Taurus. 85,000 miles. Vacuumed 6 liters, then pulled pan. Still had another liter in pan. Total of 7 liters Mercon V to fill. Ford filter and Felpro gasket from Rock Auto. Cleaned magnet. Buttoned up at 100 inch lbs. No leaks.
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2008 Tundra 149k. No prior trans service. Spill and fill.

Out: tad over 4 qts of factory WS
In: Maxlife ATF
 
2013 F150 SuperCrew. 68k.
New Dorman pan with plug swapped out.
Very busy lately so i had a new-to-me-yet-VERY-highly rated local garage do it.
2.8 hours!!!! Good Lord I am still complaining.

I swear they overfilled. most online say 7.5-8 qts with a pan drop.
Dorman says they don't change the capacity.
Unless they spilled, they used 8 qts 14 oz and i swear she is running hotter than usual.
 
Did my '17 Silverado 6 speed automatic. Sucked 5 qts out of dip stick tube 3x over last 1000 miles, at 32k. Filters last a long time. Used AC Delco full synthetic Decron VI. Good for another 30k. Nice & red now. Also did transfer case & front & rear differentials and brake fluid. Now all fluids are fresh.
 
A family member just picked up a nice 2008 Sonata 2.4 with only 56K. The ATF still looked red and smelled good but I assume it's the OE fluid since the original owner (an older lady) doesn't remember having it changed . I used the Mityvac and was able to remove 4 quarts and refilled with 4 quarts of Amalie Synthetic Universal ATF (because it claims to be suitable for SPIII fluid and I had it on hand). The shifting feels great just as it did before changing it. The only issue is that it appears to be overfilled according to the dipstick....even though we replaced exactly what came out.
It did seem overfilled during our cursory pre purchase inspection but it was 98* at the time so I assumed it had expanded. I'm debating whether to remove some fluid or leave it alone since it's been running that way for 56K......

PS: There is no bubbling or other sign of being overfilled except for it being above the 'hot' line on the dipstick...Would you remove some or leave it alone?
 
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