True or False 94 Auto Trans question....

Cheddar Dan · 12-11-2011, 06:26 PM

My auto transmission has 65k miles on it and has never had the fluid/filter changed or any service whatsoever.
There is a rumor that changing transmission fluid and filter at this late date could bring on problems. Does anyone have the facts on this to share??? Is it ever too late to service a working auto trans??

Thanks in advance.
CD

1994 Explorer XLT 4DR Auto 4x4

*sport97* · 12-11-2011, 06:47 PM

You are going to get a lot of differing views on this. Fresh fluid/filter is something that must be done periodically. There are different ways to do that. There is a flush(this is what some people get heated about doing to higher mileage cars) or you can drop the pan and change the filter and exchange some of the fluid that way.

I would not flush it personally. Last time I had that done my transmission acted very funny and at times iffy for a month or so. I would drop the pan and exchange that way.

Backwoods "X" · 12-12-2011, 04:44 PM

Our 94 "X" has 209,000 on it, BUT, it has also had mostly regular fluid and filter changes done. NEVER a "full flush". I think that the regular ( 15,000-18,000 mile ) filter/fluid change has kept that stupid A4 alive this long, all though, I do get tired of changing the fluid around 1-2 times a year. Still, it beats the cost of a re-build... ( poor little M5 sitting in the barn, feeling lonely under its' dust covering )

drdoom · 12-12-2011, 07:35 PM

Bunk. Go ahead and drop the pan as stated above. Not changing the fluid will bring you trouble. If a little fresh fluid kills your tranny, it was dead already.

Cheddar Dan · 12-16-2011, 12:28 PM

Thanks again, alll!

-cd

12-11-2011, 06:26 PM	#1
Cheddar Dan Wannabe Elite Explorer White Pine, TN 1994 XLT Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 7 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	True or False 94 Auto Trans question.... My auto transmission has 65k miles on it and has never had the fluid/filter changed or any service whatsoever. There is a rumor that changing transmission fluid and filter at this late date could bring on problems. Does anyone have the facts on this to share??? Is it ever too late to service a working auto trans?? Thanks in advance. CD 1994 Explorer XLT 4DR Auto 4x4 __________________ THANKS in advance!! CD 1994 Ford Explorer XLT 4DR 4X4 6cyl auto trans 155k miles

12-11-2011, 06:47 PM	#2
sport97 Elite Procrastinator connellsville pa 1997 sport SOHC 4.0 Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,332 Vehicle Specs	You are going to get a lot of differing views on this. Fresh fluid/filter is something that must be done periodically. There are different ways to do that. There is a flush(this is what some people get heated about doing to higher mileage cars) or you can drop the pan and change the filter and exchange some of the fluid that way. I would not flush it personally. Last time I had that done my transmission acted very funny and at times iffy for a month or so. I would drop the pan and exchange that way. __________________ CB radio w/ dual whips, Front skidplate, 4 door leaf/aal/shackles/TT, 265/75/16 at's My ex -Vince

12-16-2011, 12:28 PM	#5
Cheddar Dan Wannabe Elite Explorer White Pine, TN 1994 XLT Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 7 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Thanks again, alll! -cd __________________ THANKS in advance!! CD 1994 Ford Explorer XLT 4DR 4X4 6cyl auto trans 155k miles

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12-12-2011, 04:44 PM	#3
Backwoods "X" Wannabe Elite Explorer Mt. Sterling, Ky 94 XLT Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 205 Vehicle Specs	Our 94 "X" has 209,000 on it, BUT, it has also had mostly regular fluid and filter changes done. NEVER a "full flush". I think that the regular ( 15,000-18,000 mile ) filter/fluid change has kept that stupid A4 alive this long, all though, I do get tired of changing the fluid around 1-2 times a year. Still, it beats the cost of a re-build... ( poor little M5 sitting in the barn, feeling lonely under its' dust covering )

12-12-2011, 07:35 PM	#4
drdoom Wannabe Elite Explorer VA 1997 XLT 4.0 SOHC 4WD Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,518 Vehicle Specs	Bunk. Go ahead and drop the pan as stated above. Not changing the fluid will bring you trouble. If a little fresh fluid kills your tranny, it was dead already.