Re: Wrong Transmission Fluid

Waho wrote:
> I've seen that kind of clutch burn out if the shop failed to soak the
new 
> clutch in AFT before they were installed.   If the clutches were put in
the 
> transmission dry, they won't last more that a few hundred miles.  The
use of 
> Dexron will make it shift horribly but I doubt that the use of Dexron
would 
> "burn" the clutchs that fast.  Either way, the shop is at fault.  Not
much 
> of a transmission shop if they don't know to use ATF+4.

I bet if you surveyed the local tranny shops where you are, better than 
90% would tell you they would use Dexron with an additive vs. ATF+4. 
The aftermarket service world is eat up with bad information.

I called four shops in my area (two of which were highly recommended by 
everybody and their brother) and asked them what fluid they would use in 
my 2nd gen LH car, and all four said they'd use Dexron with additive.  I 
changed the fluid myself.

Bill Putney
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