i have an auto trans that was leaking for a few years but now is not leaking anymore i fix it my question is if i hadnt change the trans fluid for 5 yrs. but i had been adding fluid almost everyday can i change all the fluid or should i recycle the old one ?

 

recycle what?

 

just put in fresh. reusing old fluid makes no sense to me

 

I reuse motor oil for at least 3 changes. Seems alright with me to reuse tranny oil. I dunno, worked for me.... It's not like oil breaks down or anything.

Can anyone tell me about the bmw headlight conversion?

 

worst post evah

 

to answer this question i need somebody with good auto trans experience. it does make a big diffrence.

 

It might help if you edited or restated your first post so that it makes sense. I don't think we understand exactly what you said.

Are you saying that your transmission was leaking for a long time and you kept putting in new fluid, so now that the leak is fixed should you replace all the fluid with new or just use the fluid that's there?

Seeking clarity..........

-Mrkanda

 

What kind of tard reuses oil!?!?!? Or even keeps adds oil everyday to keep the level up.

Thought: Maybe fix the problem???

 

So are you asking, since you've constantly been adding new oil to it, is it necessary that you refill with new since the oil in there isn't all that old? To answer your question blatantly, yes. Go ahead and use new oil. The other responses in this thread weren't all that necessary and sometimes it's a lot easier to give a straight answer.

If you're asking because sometimes automatic trannies, when they're dying, and someone does a flush and refill that "kills" them. Than stick with what you have in there, but the VE automatics are much stronger than VG trannies, so just use your best judgement.

Again, clarity is key when asking a question.

 

see post #3

 

Yeah, I wasn't directing it towards you. Sorry

 

Thanks 94maximashima it seems when you dont change the trans fluid for a few yrs like 6yrs just adding new fluid to top off might not be enough when you change the tranny oil filter, ive heard that if you put new fluid after you drain it it kills the tranny, so i was looking for advise abt putting new fluid in i went ahead and put 3 qts of new and the rest recycle fluid, the tranny is working ok thanks to everybody for their help.

 

Oil breaks down and loses it's protective properties. How do you see logic in using old oil? The only time where I've seen an auto go out after and oil change is when the car was never maintained in the first place. If it fails after an oil change it was on it's way out to begin with.

In all my autos, I never let the tranny go anything after 50k for a tranmission fluch. I have 2 auto right now, had 3 in the past, and Never had a automatic transmission fail.

 

i had a gmc 1 ton auto fail after a change, but it was its first change in mebe 120,000 miles...(used truck...)
proper maintenance, baby!!!

 

i considered re-using my old tranny fluid, but only because it is ALL less than 1k miles old. methinks goon9 talked me into buying royal purple this time though ;x

 

You made a good point now you got me thinking, maybe i should go ahead and flush again and refill with new fluid. Thanks

 

Yeah... If you don't have any problems with the tranny go new...

 

are there 2 different trans on the VG? I swear my last 3rd gen had a pan on the bottom. This one doesn't. I agree with the other posts here. You are not going to get a definite yes or no regarding flushing, or just draining etc. If it has high mileage I and no prior regular service then I would just do a drain and refill. But if you have a transmission that's going out, then I would try whatever. (it's going out so it's worth a shot) I had an Accord with 196,000 and no service on the tranny. It would stick in 2nd and slam into O/D. Took it in for a drain and refill. The guys at the shop said it would probably go out but I figured what the hell. I put a quart of Lucas in and that thing shifted perfect for the next 2+ years I had it.

 

VG in the 3rd gen only got the RE4F02A for an automatic, the VE got the RE4F04V.

 

but don't some VG autos have a trans pan on the bottom? Then again my last VG came with a trans that wasn't original. It haqd yellow grease pen writing on it like it came from a junk yard.

 

I can only find 2 autos for the 3rd gen: the vlsd and non-vlsd. I think the vg only had the non- tranny, but i could be wrong...
which should mean the auto trannies are all the same(for the vg)

 

all VGs are non LSD RE4F02A
all VEs are VLSD RE4F04V
(automatic transmissions)

 

noob question... can some one tell me where to put more trans fluid (93 auto se)

 

Take out the dipstick,put a funnel in the dipstick hole,pour fluid in the funnel.

 

wow i thought there was like a well to look for lol n i kept looking everywhere

 

U are right about oil not breaking down...and we reused our oil for diesel engines I worked on while in the USAF. But we ran the oil through a centrifuge to get the impurities out before recyling it back to the engine.

 

 

Ok i may not be a genius at vehicles and it may say im a newbie but RE USE engine oil.....it doesnt break down? it may not break down but all the crud and eerything from your engine is in there...why do u think when you buy its its brown and when you drain it 5 k later it is black....wow i think the MAXIMA god shoot come outa the sky and slap anyone that re uses engine oil in there maxima or any car for that fact

 

Sarcasm dude....sarcasm.

 

USAF reusing oil? No damn wonder you keep reading in the news about Blackhawks falling out of the sky. Scary

 

oh, and for the record, oil DOES break down. Mr Goon was just having a laugh on the OP's expense. He's a God at what he does, and one of the most innovative guys in the 3rd gen forum.. even he needs to have fun SOMEtimes...

 

...except my svenska VGE is VLSD ... RE4F02A

Some opinions in changing A/T oil http://www.cardomain.com/ride/748507/24

 

Do you have a picture of the vlsd unit in your trans?? This doesn't sound right...

 

the "A" at the end means open differential.
a "V" at the end indicates the presence of a VLSD
so you no have factory VLSD, sorry walt.

 

Blackhawks.... isn't that Army?

 

 

EGGZACKLY...

 

to be technical, the additives break down and the oil gets contaminated. the oil itself can be rebuilt if one so desired (I see that being an optionin the not so distant future)

 

most places ask you to bring back oil to be recycled. as said previously, the military frequently recycles oil(so i have heard), which saves taxpayers a crapload of money. and its environmentally [more] friendly