A small but familiar piece of hardware is disappearing from modern cars. Once a routine checkpoint for owners, it’s being ...

Changing your car's transmission fluid is an important part of its periodic maintenance. You can take it to a shop, but DIY ...

If you haven’t been recommended some type of fluid flush, there just may be a reason to get your hearing checked. Almost every stripe of garage, from the smallest indies to the largest dealership ...

the automatic transmission should have a -regular- fluid change schedule. If you follow it you should not need to flush. If you have ignored it and the fluid's went bad then I would flush (do not use ...

I have a 2006 Toyota RAV4 that was due recently for the 60,000-mile maintenance. Toyota recommends that the transmission fluid be checked, but I told the independent shop that, since it had never been ...

My 2000 Jeep Cherokee needs fresh transmission fluid. What would your honest answer be about the benefits of “flushing” the transmission versus a transmission fluid “change”? — Francois Well, I wouldn ...

What is the difference between a transmission fluid exchange and a transmission oil cooler (TOC) flush? Are they not the same thing? No, they are not the same thing, but they are each equally ...

Transmission flushes are generally unnecessary for preventive maintenance and should only be done as a last resort. White smoke from the exhaust indicates an internal coolant leak, which can be costly ...

Question:I have a2008 Chevy TrailblazerSS RWD with the 6.0-liter V-8 and 4L70E automatic, with 42,200 miles. The owner's manual says the transmission fluid and filter need to be replaced at 50,000 ...

What does the user manual recommend. Keep in mind that the manual is written by the manufacturer, while the dealers are totally separate companies. They are going to push anything and everything they ...