Maintaining Your Transmission And Flushing The Fluid Is Vitally Important
At some point, as part of regular maintenance of your car, we will likely recommend a transmission flush for your vehicle. This service ranges in price depending on several factors, but it is a necessary aspect of maintaining and extending the life of your car’s transmission. Unfortunately, many drivers neglect this procedure since it only comes up every 30,000 to 50,000 miles. Nonetheless, understanding the importance of a transmission flush can help you understand one of the basic needs of every automobile – clean fluid.
What is Transmission Fluid and How Does it Work?
Just as oil lubricates the engine, transmission fluid–a type of oil with a certain viscosity–cools and lubricates the gears of a transmission. When this liquid breaks down and loses its perfect viscosity, it can no longer maintain balance in the transmission, leading to excessive heat, wear and tear. As a result, the transmission could fail completely.
What Does a Transmission Flush Do?
A complete transmission flush not only replaces old fluid with new but cleans the entire transmission. As such, new oil (and sometimes additional cleaning agents) get pumped into the transmission using special equipment.
A full flush works better than a simple drain and replacement of fluid for a couple of reasons. First, it reduces and sometimes eliminates contaminants, dirt and debris that build up over time. Also, draining leaves some old dirty fluid in the transmission, while a flush clears the majority of the contaminants.
As with other fluid maintenance, this process extends the life of your vehicle by minimizing wear and tear on other engine components.
Call us today here at Feldman Auto Center at 812-663-2886 for a FREE analysis of your transmission fluid so we can determine if you need a flush to keep your car’s transmission healthy and safe.