paulj2327

My 2000 max has 60,000 miles on it. I took it to cottman transmission to get the fluid and filter changed. The guy said my transmission is coming apart. He showed me metal shavings on the magnets in the bottom of the transmission pan. I freaked out and started to look for extended warrenties to cover the cost of any possible repairs. But the transmission works great. Help me figure out what to do. anybody had this problem with their trany?

Lontar1

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That's normal.. on all automatic transmissions... metal shavings Dahhh, normal stuff... he maybe wants to rip you off ... watch out....

Y2KSilvahSE

yup, what he said. Just make sure he F:USHES out the tranny, not just drain - refill. You'll be fine.

paulj2327

The magnets look like fuzzy wheels. I thought they were parts.

Lontar1

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look at my web page.. you will see a How to Flush your tranny... step by step. I will add the pics of the metal shavings on the magnets.....

paulj2327

where is your web page

paulj2327

I found your page. saw pics on changing but not the metal shavings

Lontar1

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I will add the pics.. I have to look for them in my PC.. give me a few hours....

SkoorbMax

Regardless of how many shavings are there, if your tranny works like a champ now I'd keep driving and forget about this. With a used car you should always try and hve some money set aside for a major repair, but if your tranny is running like a champ now I wouldn't worry

paulj2327

thanks for your help Lontar1, I really appreciate it

Lontar1

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that's what we are here for to help each others out....

dvenki

Just curious was the pan and the magnets cleaned off the metal shavings.