The AOD on my Lincoln seems to be in pretty good health. I haven't had any issues with leaks, shifting or slipping so far (knock on wood) but I also haven't checked or changed the transmission fluid since I bought it three years ago. I haven't worked with transmissions before so I did some research. I read somewhere that changing the fluid could potentially ruin the transmission (since it knocks stuff inside loose or something like that.) Even if it was a 20% risk of happening, that's still too much of a gamble for me, since I wouldn't have any money for a rebuild until the end of the summer, and I need my car for work anyways.
The tranny was rebuilt by the PO at 103,000 miles, so that means that the current one has about 135,000 miles on it. 135k seems a bit beyond the average life expectancy for these AODs anyways, so the trans on my car may already have its days numbered. So the question is: Should I go ahead and change the fluid & filter, or leave it alone and save my pennies for a rebuild sometime in the future when it completely goes out?
The tranny was rebuilt by the PO at 103,000 miles, so that means that the current one has about 135,000 miles on it. 135k seems a bit beyond the average life expectancy for these AODs anyways, so the trans on my car may already have its days numbered. So the question is: Should I go ahead and change the fluid & filter, or leave it alone and save my pennies for a rebuild sometime in the future when it completely goes out?
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