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Old Oct 18, 2004 | 10:23 AM
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Heard from a random source that her mechanic told her tranny flush and fills are NOT good???? I hope this is not true because i had my tranny flushed and my coolant flushed over the weekend on my AE. Anyone know anything about this???
Old Oct 18, 2004 | 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by cjden20thAE
Heard from a random source that her mechanic told her tranny flush and fills are NOT good???? I hope this is not true because i had my tranny flushed and my coolant flushed over the weekend on my AE. Anyone know anything about this???
Can you please not make stupid thread titles? Also, this belongs in the "Fluids and Lubricants" section. Thanks.
Old Oct 18, 2004 | 11:24 AM
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It's an old myth. It's good maintenance practice to have your transmission fluid flushed
Old Oct 18, 2004 | 03:12 PM
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It is also good to periodically drop the pan on the transmission and clean that out also. Not just a machine flush. There are bits of metal and gunk in the there that does not get cleaned out with a machine flush.
Old Oct 18, 2004 | 05:04 PM
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An old secret that many people don't know about is to pee in your tranny and run it a while prior to flushing it. This helps get the gunk that builds up inside the tranny. Also you want to crap in your radiator to help clean it out prior to flushing it. It works GREAT!
Old Oct 18, 2004 | 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by cjden20thAE
Heard from a random source that her mechanic told her tranny flush and fills are NOT good???? I hope this is not true because i had my tranny flushed and my coolant flushed over the weekend on my AE. Anyone know anything about this???
Oh no....eeek...we're all scared.

Get real guy.
Old Oct 18, 2004 | 05:41 PM
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next time, ask WHY when ppl tell you stupid things.
Old Oct 18, 2004 | 08:30 PM
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u guys are bein pretty lame i was just seein if there was any truth to this chill! The SOX just WON AGAIN!!!!
Old Oct 19, 2004 | 03:56 PM
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Fact of the matter is......

If you keep the tranny maintained properly (regularly scheduled flush & fills) and don't let the fluid get burned, then it's good for it.

If you drive 80k miles and try to flush it once the fluid turns black and the lines are gunked up, then you're very likely goign to have problems with it after you flush/fill it. In that case, it's best just to leave the old fluid in there and sell the car off.. as soon as you change it, the tranny is going to start leaking and having all kinds of weird issues when the dirt and sediments start breaking loose and clogging up the shift solenoids and the valve body.



now please move this to the fluids and lubricants forum where it belongs.
Old Oct 20, 2004 | 08:16 AM
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I agree, this was a stupid *** thread title, and you deserve stupid *** responses for it
Old Oct 20, 2004 | 03:52 PM
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damn thank god i have a newer max than you guys, I was starting to feel intimidated!!
Old Oct 21, 2004 | 06:22 AM
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damn thank god i have a newer max than you guys, I was starting to feel intimidated!!
Your max is POS i wouldn't drive for $1 million lol
Old Oct 21, 2004 | 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by cjden20thAE
damn thank god i have a newer max than you guys, I was starting to feel intimidated!!


Newer than a 2002? You better check the date again. Oh, and your PM's to me were lame. Grow up troll.
Old Oct 21, 2004 | 05:24 PM
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AE's are POS now??? damn you coulda fooled me. you must have got a 2000 cause you couldnt afford an 01, let alone a ae. Look guys I only wanted to see if there was any truth to this, im new with the max thing still. guess you cant come here for answers.
Old Oct 21, 2004 | 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by cjden20thAE
AE's are POS now??? damn you coulda fooled me. you must have got a 2000 cause you couldnt afford an 01, let alone a ae. Look guys I only wanted to see if there was any truth to this, im new with the max thing still. guess you cant come here for answers.
You are making fun of someone because they drive a 2000 instead of a 2001 AE? Maybe they bought it in 2000, before the 2001s came out?




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