Transmission Fluid
#11
11-14-2017, 01:15 AM
Which of these options would be the best should I take it to Firestone or should I take it to Pepboys and have them use AMSOIL Signature Series Multi-Vehicle Synthetic Automatic Transmission Fluid, or should I take it to Aamco Transmission Center or should I take it to the Mitsubishi dealership shop which would be the best choice?
#12
11-21-2017, 12:40 PM
I did mine (CVT) at about 75,000. Like doing your oil change. Bought Mitsu CVT Oil from my local Mitsu dealer. Cost about the same as online so I didn't bother. Plus, if **** hits the fan, I have a Mitsubishi invoice for the oil and they can't say that I didn't put a Mitsu oil in it.
#13
11-21-2017, 07:10 PM
You should "search" this site as this issue has been discussed off and on for years. Valuable info posted by members
Last edited by PalmSprings; 11-21-2017 at 07:28 PM.
#18
01-19-2018, 01:30 AM
Should I change my Transmission Fluid for the first time ever on my 115000 mile 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander XLS V6 or leave it alone? Right now she is running smooth and I’m looking to get 200K miles out of it. Has anybody ever had this same situation? Should I pull the trigger with a drain and fill? Should I follow the age old proverb “Dont fix it if it ain’t broke?"
#19
01-19-2018, 11:33 AM
Questions and Observations
1) Have you ever tried to sort out a transmission that is not shifting correctly?
2) Why would so many places decline to take your money for a flush?
3) Do you trust the aftermarket guys to honor their fluid specs?
1a) No it's not fun to figure out, there are 100's of passages on a 6 speed transmission, just looking at the control valve assembly is enough to drive this point home
2a) They don't want to take your $200-300 because, as any business owner knows, happy customers send their friends, where as you will become their friend instead, making visit after visit when your shifting gets choppy or you're stuck in 4th gear full time, or even worse, constantly dropping into limp home mode, only home isn't where you're driving, it's to the new friends you've made at the shop
3a) With all the automotive scandals recently, do you trust some yahoo (no offense to the website) oil reseller with a commercial bottling machine to take you seriously? I could probably lease a machine, a warehouse and buy used oil to filter, then stuff into new bottles, hire some marketing people to spin it out as the finest oil, make money and close up shop in two years, so good luck with a claim there
2) Why would so many places decline to take your money for a flush?
3) Do you trust the aftermarket guys to honor their fluid specs?
1a) No it's not fun to figure out, there are 100's of passages on a 6 speed transmission, just looking at the control valve assembly is enough to drive this point home
2a) They don't want to take your $200-300 because, as any business owner knows, happy customers send their friends, where as you will become their friend instead, making visit after visit when your shifting gets choppy or you're stuck in 4th gear full time, or even worse, constantly dropping into limp home mode, only home isn't where you're driving, it's to the new friends you've made at the shop
3a) With all the automotive scandals recently, do you trust some yahoo (no offense to the website) oil reseller with a commercial bottling machine to take you seriously? I could probably lease a machine, a warehouse and buy used oil to filter, then stuff into new bottles, hire some marketing people to spin it out as the finest oil, make money and close up shop in two years, so good luck with a claim there