auto trans fluid

[ronbyrne]

maybe i'm just imagining this ! but my gearbox seems to be changing much quicker between gears since the weather has cooled down ! obviously the fluid maybe thicker in cooler weather, has anyone else noticed this ? is it a symptom of old fluid needing change ? my gpx has only 77,000 km service says change fluid at 100,000 but that seems too long, i bought my fto recently, during that hot spell we had so i realy notice the difference.

[CJ]

It pays to change the ATF every 10k miles or so, the recommended change cycle is much too long in my opinion. The cost of doing this over time is a whole lot less expensive than a new gearbox.

Ciaran

[soc]

It pays to change the ATF every 10k miles or so, the recommended change cycle is much too long in my opinion. The cost of doing this over time is a whole lot less expensive than a new gearbox.

Ciaran

I couldn't agree more..... I changed the gearbox oil on my GS every 2 services (approx 12K miles) and I plan on doing my GR every 10K miles.

[Daz]

Best bet is to change it at max every 10k miles i change my ATF fluid about 4 times a year but then again i do about 35k miles every year, and in my experiences the ATF fluid works best when heated up, so i can't explaine the reason the cold weather is helping ya,