Quote:
|
Originally Posted by MagicRat
Moisture build-up in the pan is prevented by taking the occasional longer drive. It takes at least 30 minutes to fully warm up the oil at this time of year. Once the oil is warmed up, in a running engine, moisture and other volitile contaminents (ie, partially burned hydrocarbons) will 'boil' off and get sucked through the PCV valve and be burned in the engine.
Short drives where the oil never fully warms up is where the moisture (from condensation and blow-by gases) builds up.
As for the transmission, changing the fluid and filter every 2 years is frequent enough to prevent trouble. This is good for cars that see trailer towing or city and heavy traffic driving.
Long-distance highway driving is easier on a transmission than city driving.
If the car is driven quite infrequently,for example, 5000 miles/year), or sees lots of highway driving, that figure can be extended to up to 4 years.
In your case, you can safely leave it for at least another year, probably longer.
BTW why did the transmission fail last year? Often, installing an aftermarket transmission cooler can help extend transmission life.
|
I think it failed to switch gears properly or something. All i know is whenever we drove it it was very very hesitant and often stalled at lights and stop signs. also when driving it would often shake the car.
btw i heard that trans fluid can last anywhere from 30k to 50k miles? is that true?
I dont drive my car alot. probably 3-5k a year.