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10-07-2009, 09:14 AM
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yet ppl still had problem with their engine afterwards tho
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10-07-2009, 09:26 AM
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#52 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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God, it's always a tough call on trannys.
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10-07-2009, 09:32 AM
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^ hence why i would like to find out
since we dont see a dozen of vehicles breaking down on each intersection
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10-07-2009, 06:13 PM
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#54 | | :: Sells McLarens, Not tofu :okay: ::
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Originally Posted by Mugen EvOlutioN  ^
yet ppl still had problem with their engine afterwards tho |
actually, from the year i worked there, engine flushes seemed to only cause one problems there:
leaks.
it for sure cleaned out the sludge, which the sludge inturn, was acting like a sealant for old + bad oil pan gaskets. now it was up to the judgement of the tech to sell it.
desperate sellers sell it to old cars, thus causing claims. a not so desperate tech wouldnt sell it. it all depends. not the product's fault. its more the tech's judgement.
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10-07-2009, 08:04 PM
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sadly i've seen other shops (ie. dealerships and other chains) rip people off as well. i have enough stories to write a book! it's people/places that rip off customers for services/repairs that give the honest techs a bad name.
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10-07-2009, 08:47 PM
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#56 | | straight from the fields of squamton
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I work at a real shop, and we do trans flushes. sometimes trannys need new fluid, and the only real way to do it is with a flush.
we'll use whatever fluid the OEM recomends, always, and have never had a complaint. some are drain and fill, some will use a flush, if proper fluid and capacity specs are used, no damage should occur.
maybe lazy kids at poor people shops are doing it wrong, but don't look down on the trans flush.
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10-07-2009, 10:26 PM
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Tranny flushes are good. But the way I used to do Tranny flush is by the "T-Tech" automatic transmission flush machine. It's basically sucking up the old fluid and dumping fresh ones   | |
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10-07-2009, 10:56 PM
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so now auto tranny flush is ok now? hmm
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10-08-2009, 07:00 AM
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#59 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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it also depends on fluid/and shop.
some trans fluid you can just drain and fill.
long life trans fluid like cvt fluid are questionable too because theres a degredation monitor, but we seem to see a few CVTS that need replacement. the flip side too is that cvt fluid is like $30/l or something and it takes like 10L!
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10-08-2009, 08:07 AM
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$300 for oil plus labor? wow
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