Transmission oil change due to time?
I'm buying an Alfa with a C7 and an Allison 3000. The tranny had an oil change 4 years and 25k miles ago. Do you change the trans fluid due to time?
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twodownzero wrote:JimR 1 wrote:twodownzero wrote:
If the trans pan has a drain plug, I would drain and refill the pan every time you change the oil.
There is no reason to do that and it would be very costly. Allison has a maintenance and change schedule and that is what should be used. My changes are based on time and not milage and at a cost of 310 for parts and about and hour of labor that is a cost of about $435.00 parts and labor.
Jim
If you think spending $435 at every factory interval is superior to spending $50 every oil change, I wouldn't argue against that.
Sorry, I am confused: $50 for a transmission fluid change on an Allison 3000. And, yes, that IS the transmission the OP has.
You are not going to get the gallons of Transynd needed for even just a fluid change (not dropping filters) for $50.
