I've been good at keeping up with recommended service on my vehicle listed above. Most of the work has been done at the dealership where I bought the car. I was recently informed they don't have record of the transmission fluid ever being changed. This surprised me given my opening sentence. It has 115000 miles on it. I've checked the other auto service center where some work has been done, and they have no record of changing the transmission fluid. I called the dealership back and scheduled to have the fluid changed. The tech advised me that if it hasn't ever been changed, changing it now may do more harm than good because the transmission has been conditioned (my word) to function with dirty fluid. I was surprised with this statement, especially with the reputation of dealership service departments always recommending some service to get money in the door. Does this make sense to you about changing the fluid now doing more harm than good?
Jan 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
