ATF 01 protege??????

[rapter]

I am going to change my trans fluid in my protege with 111,000KM on it. Its brown and needs to be done.
What is recomended for a good ATF?

...and as well my VW buddy told me that i should not drain the fluid and clean it out. that instead just drain the old and add the new, leaving some of the old behined. He said otherwise you might get trans issues.
Is this Correct? never heard this? what is your recomendation and yes i have read the How-to for trans fluid.

 

[Tom03es]

Never heard of that either. Maybe in VW transmissions, they need the old, broken down fluid to help hold the transmission together.

I use Red Line D4. Others use Amsoil synthetic ATF. Others use Mobil 1 M-V. M-V does NOT stand for Mercon V. It stands for multi-vehicle.

 

[rapter]

sweet thanks man, yeah i actually used Dexron 4 i believe its called.
and yeah i pretty much drained everything.
Everything is GREAT!

car runs nice and smooth now!

 

[quezisme]

I heard something about this...Rumor has it that draining/flushing a tranny with over 100,000 will break up gunk inside the tranny. This gunk that you break up might possible hold together small part that have broken off and tear up your tranny. Again, just a rumor I heard floating around. I've also heard the same with a motor, I believe that more than the tranny.

 

[Shift2xlr8]

I heard this same rumor but it came from a Chilton manual so it must be true if it came from there....right? lol. Sounds logical enough though if you think about it.

 

[slavrenz]

I heard something about this...Rumor has it that draining/flushing a tranny with over 100,000 will break up gunk inside the tranny. This gunk that you break up might possible hold together small part that have broken off and tear up your tranny. Again, just a rumor I heard floating around. I've also heard the same with a motor, I believe that more than the tranny.

That's a rumor against power flushing. If your tranny is in really bad shape and you try to power flush it, the machine could break loose some of the gunk that is holding your tranny together and make things real bad real quick.

Just removing the tranny pan and changing the oil/filter yourself won't hurt anything.

 

[concept]

The fluid listed in my factory manual is ATF M-V or Dextron III. This is the same stuff you would use for your power steering. You should get a turkey baster bulb and every few years remove all that you can from your power steering fluid reservoir. Replace with fresh ATF M-V.

And by the way, as long as you change your auto tranny fluid when recommended, there is no need to replace the strainer (filter). My manual doesn't mention replacement at any interval. In fact, my MX6 GT is the same way and it has its original auto tranny at 150,000 miles - still going strong. I replace its tranny fluid every two years (about 6000 miles).

 

[slavrenz]

The fluid listed in my factory manual is ATF M-V or Dextron III. This is the same stuff you would use for your power steering. You should get a turkey baster bulb and every few years remove all that you can from your power steering fluid reservoir. Replace with fresh ATF M-V.

And by the way, as long as you change your auto tranny fluid when recommended, there is no need to replace the strainer (filter). My manual doesn't mention replacement at any interval. In fact, my MX6 GT is the same way and it has its original auto tranny at 150,000 miles - still going strong. I replace its tranny fluid every two years (about 6000 miles).

Sorry, but I don't believe that it's good advice to tell someone not to change their filter as long as they're down there. By their very definition, filters contain contaminants from the rest of your system. Why would you want those sitting in your tranny for 150,000+ miles? (Yes, even "clean" ATF will have some contaminants)

 

[slavrenz]

Btw, I use Valvoline High Mileage "Synpower" Dex-Merc ATF in my car. Only costs about $4 per quart, and you get silky smooth shifting.

 

[concept]

Sorry, but I don't believe that it's good advice to tell someone not to change their filter as long as they're down there. By their very definition, filters contain contaminants from the rest of your system. Why would you want those sitting in your tranny for 150,000+ miles? (Yes, even "clean" ATF will have some contaminants)

I guess the filter just unscrews and is easy to get at while you're draining the fluid? You see what I'm sayin? Changing the tranny fluid and completely removing the pan, sealant, gasket remnants, etc. and then reinstalling is a messy, time-consuming job. If you ask the guys at the dealership as I did, they tell you the "strainer" is not something that you replace every few years. I tend to believe them because my MX6 tranny has gone without changing any strainer for 20 years.

The stainer is not like an oil filter that is far more dense. It's more like fuel filter. Most remain fairly clean for 100,000 miles or more.

 

[slavrenz]

I guess the filter just unscrews and is easy to get at while you're draining the fluid? You see what I'm sayin? Changing the tranny fluid and completely removing the pan, sealant, gasket remnants, etc. and then reinstalling is a messy, time-consuming job. If you ask the guys at the dealership as I did, they tell you the "strainer" is not something that you replace every few years. I tend to believe them because my MX6 tranny has gone without changing any strainer for 20 years.

The stainer is not like an oil filter that is far more dense. It's more like fuel filter. Most remain fairly clean for 100,000 miles or more.

To each his own - if it's worked for you so far, then all the more power to you.

 

[rooster]

the auto tranny filter is more like a brillo pad.. doen't really filter anything but big chunks in which case you should be changing the tranny not the filter.