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Hey all,

My car has 17k miles on it and it's starting to act weird. Shifting on the auto trans is a bit rough now. The thing is, I took it to the old dealer a couple thousand miles ago and they said the fluid was fine. When I just checked it now, it looks a little dark. Is it better to change now instead of waiting til 30K?

 
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My was cool till 40k, I changed it just for the hell of it, it was starting to look like crap. Check your tranny fluid, it should come out like a real cool blue color, if its all black or brown, then change it

 
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Cool blue? Mine was pinkish color, and it did look a bit dark. It hasn't been that long since I had the car though. Thanks for the reply.

 
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For our cars, tranny fluid should be changed every 3 years or 60k miles (as per severe sched). At 17k miles like yours, that seems a bit early.

However, it's a bit more important for automatics to have the fluid checked more often, than manuals. Is yours auto or manual?

 
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It's an auto, and the service is supposed to be done at 30K. I'll be taking my car to the dealer soon anyway for my other problems.

 
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I'm just telling you what the manual says: 3 yrs/60k. You can follow whichever schedule you like.