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Transmission Fluid change after 160,000 miles?

Old Jul 27, 2015 | 01:26 PM
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Transmission Fluid change after 160,000 miles?

Good ol' Gregg is approaching 160,000 miles and does not have an AT fluid change/flush in his service records (yes my car is a guy don't judge). I looked through the forums and saw some mixed approaches to the "for life" lifetime of the fluid. I mostly do highway driving and certainly nothing that falls under sever conditions. My main concern here is that I have read horror stories with changing fluid this late in the game. So far I have zero shifting problems and no hesitation. Should I leave it be since I do not have any issues and the mileage is high? I just always had cars with a dipstick for the Tranny making monitoring lifespan easier. Many thanks and sorry for making a new thread on Tranny Fluid Change -_-
Old Jul 27, 2015 | 02:32 PM
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The horror stories involve flushing, not changing.
Old Jul 27, 2015 | 04:49 PM
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Change it and the filter!
Old Jul 27, 2015 | 05:05 PM
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X3 change it
Old Jul 27, 2015 | 08:06 PM
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No flushes! But there's nothing wrong with changing the filter and fluid. Just done @ 138k on my trans.
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