Is It Time To Change Your Transmission Fluid?
Transmission fluid is essential to a healthy working transmission in your vehicle. If you’ve checked your car’s transmission fluid and notice it smells burnt or is brownish in color, it’s probably time to flush your transmission fluid. But what if your transmission fluid appears normal and red in color?
How often should you get your transmission serviced? Many modern cars can go for an initial 100,000 miles before needing a transmission fluid flush but many manuals recommend changing your transmission fluid every 30,000 to 50,000 miles for manual transmission and 60,000 to 100,000 miles for automatic transmission vehicles.
AAMCO Utah is the transmission expert. Our team can check the levels and quality of your transmission fluid. Regular transmission maintenance can help your car stay on the road longer and prolong the transmission life as well. Schedule an appointment with our transmission experts today.
What Function Does Transmission Fluid Carry Out?
Transmission fluid lubricates the transmission components and keeps your transmission from overheating. Not only does transmission fluid protect your transmission, but it helps your gears shift cleanly and keeps your gears from sticking.
If you notice that your car is leaking transmission fluid , your transmission fluid smells burnt or looks brown in color, don’t wait. These symptoms can lead to future issues with your transmission such as overheating and failure. AAMCO Utah provides full multi point inspections to analyze and assess any issues with your vehicle including essential fluids and components.
Signs It’s Time To Flush Your Transmission Fluid
Transmission Fluid Smells Burnt
If you find yourself driving along and smell a burning odor, this can be your transmission fluid. The burning odor is created from gears causing extra friction and causing them to overheat.
When the internal gear components overheat, the transmission fluid will start to burn. The longer the problem persists, the stronger the burning odor will be when you drive your vehicle. This isn’t normal for transmission fluid and may require a flushing of your transmission fluid.
AAMCO Utah’s power purge transmission service can help address your transmission fluid issue. The AAMCO Power Purge replaces all of your old transmission fluid with fresh fluid and perform a thorough leak check and test drive.
Transmission Fluid Is Dark In Color
Transmission fluid can change in color to a very dark brown or almost brown tint. If you find that your transmission fluid is a dark brown color, this can be indicative that your fluid is dirty and it may be time to replace the fluid if your car has over 100,000 miles. If the transmission fluid is almost black, this is a sign that your fluid is burnt. This can be a sign that there is a failure in the transmission or that the fluid is overheating.
If your transmission fluid appears dark in color or burnt, only a proper diagnosis and resulting repairs can properly address the issue. AAMCO Utah is currently offering 50% off a Transmission Safeguard Service that includes checking your fluid, replacing your transmission filter & screen, cleaning your transmission pan, testing for leaks and performing a test drive.
Transmission Fluid Is Thick
It is normal for transmission fluid to be somewhat thicker over time as your vehicle ages. However, if you find that your transmission fluid is quite thick, this can lead to problems in the future.
Transmission fluid that is too thick can fail to properly flow throughout the transmission and gears. As a result, your shifting might be sluggish and your transmission fluid won’t be properly lubricated.
AAMCO Utah can assist if you notice your transmission isn’t performing properly. Our expert team of mechanics can assess and address any transmission issues with your vehicle. We’ll have you back on the road in no time.
AAMCO Utah Is The Transmission Expert
Let Us Take Care Of Your Transmission
AAMCO Utah has been in the transmission business for decades and we’re here to help fix your car transmission issues. We will perform a Total Car Care diagnostic on your vehicle to address any issues top to bottom and get your car in tip top shape. Schedule an appointment with our team today.
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