SDJZZ31

I checked my ATF a little while ago and it seemed low so I put some in. Yesterday I noticed that the fluid was dirty so I wanted to get it changed. The person at the lube place I took it to said that the trans can actually adapt to dirty fluid and it can be bad to change the fluid. He then said that there is way to much fluid in there and I could have actually hurt or could still hurt something in the trans. I don't know what to do. I have always had a manual trans and this is my first car with an auto so I don't really know jack crap about auto trannies. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Lex Luthor

How many miles are on the fluid that's in there? SC3 or SC4 and what year?

Lvangundy

Adapt to dirty fluid? If it's 'dirty' shouldn't it be changed?

Transmission oil seems like any other oil to me..maybe most like engine oil. It DOES need to be changed.

You'll feel a difference if you flush it and refill.

SDJZZ31

there is 95,100 miles on the car. I bought it a month ago so I don't know if it was ever changed. But they guy at the lube place said I should get it inspected because I had to much fluid in there and it could have hurt something. It is also a 95 SC300.

Keith13b

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Change the fluid!!!! And do not overfill. Too much will cause severe damage!

Uh, if its dirty; change it. The tranny doesn't adapt to anything; being as its not living.

Metal doesn't like other metals wearing it down prematurely. Friction is friction, and our cars don't adapt to it.....man, I don't think I've ever had to hold back on the sarcasm. OOps a little is slipping out!

Well, if the next time to scratch your paint or tear your bumper, and the car heals itself in a few days, then you can let the cars liver "adapt" to the dirty oil.

Keith


P.S. Who ever told you that should be drug out into the street and be publically beated.

V8RWDHP

I don't think adapt would be the right way to describe it but, it is a fact that a badly worn transmission with dirty fluid often times will crap out completely if the fluid is changed. I believe this is due to having so much metal and sludge in the fluid that it actually fills gaps where parts have worn out. So when you put in clean fluid it's not as thick and the wear becomes more detrimental. I don't think you have that to worry about though. This is usually on severely worn trannys with black fluid. A lex tranny with under 100,000 should not be that worn out. So the guy was right in his thinking but, not in his explanation. So no one deserves to be "beated" in this case