Quote (JDH @ Apr 22 2013 01:33pm)
my mother in law had a malibu and she said it started barely slipping so i was like well ill check the fluid lvl top it off if need be. i searched for like 30 minutes for a fucking dipstick before i came back in and played google warrior before finding an answer about them being sealed lol. i was like wtf. she sold it to a guy that knew it had a possible bad tranny and it went out like a week later. that was a real whew moment
Quote (KoJ @ Apr 22 2013 01:35pm)
old wifes tale
change it, if ur that concerned, get it flushed, and replace the filter
i had 169k on the broncos tranny before i changed/flushed the tranny, went fine untill i pulled it out and put the zf5 in there, and that was another 60ish+ k miles
I added this, but I don't think anyone saw it, because it was a random post.
Quote (Archer @ Apr 21 2013 09:45pm)
One thing I wanted to add. I have been driving the car, and it shifts perfectly fine. The only time it will shift a little harder is if you drive it rough, (I tested to see if it would) and it is not bad either, just a tiny jerk. It also isn't fluent either. One gear might jerk a little bit, but it won't on the next harder push of the pedal.
I checked the fluid after a 15 minute drive, and it is grey. I heard that the transmission fluid is normal at a light grey, (from someone on the mazda forums who works at a mazda dealership). It doesn't smell either. Well, it smells like tranny fluid. No burn smell or anything. I am temped to open it up and see the filter, and the build-up, just to see if it is bad.
Also, no leaks or anything of the sort. I looked in the manual, and it said that the tranny fluid doesn't even need to be changed until 100k. That doesn't sound right lmao.
Any other thoughts?
The tranny feels like it is in okay condition, at least I hope.