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Originally Posted by JCL
See the links in post #9. A transmission flush is a frequent trigger for transmission failure in a transmission that is otherwise performing well. That is why several of us who have worked in shops and have done overhauls on transmissions won't do transmission flushes on our own vehicles, unless the fluid is burnt. That doesn't mean that we don't believe in preventative maintenance, just that changing the transmission fluid often introduces new problems. You can check the links on this board as well for this phenomenon. The posts usually start with "I can't believe my bad luck, I just changed my transmission fluid and now my transmission has failed even though...." The transmission shops know all about this, it isn't in any way a secret.
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That quote is exactly what we are trying to determine in our own un scientific way. My Indie with 25 years on BMW swears that he has never seen a transmission fail from a fluid change (That wasn't shot to begin with). Poll so far (small sample) indicates that no one has had their high mileage tranny fail with fluid change? More responses would be good. Now watch, I,m going to flush and drop the pan next week and the tranny will fall out on Christmas day!