I had same cuestion when my 5r55w fail me in the middle of the road, any ways next time around have it check for any leaks in the torque converter housing as in bulleting # TBS 03-05-07 and in the cooling line fuid leak as in bulleting # TBS 01-10-02
Thanks for the info.... :-)
>
> Well, I do not need to service it right now anyway... it was replaced at 19,000
> miles, and so only has 11,000 miles on it. But, I was just curious when SHOULD
> the time be that I have it serviced.... like whether it was 100% necessary to
> have it flushed at 30k or if I could wait until 45k.... which is what I was
> thinking....
>
> Tim
>
> > The spec is a bit of a conundrum..... "Normal" duty is tagged as no
> > maintenance necessary, filled for life in the 2002 workshop manual....
> > "Severe" service requirements are a complete about face with a service
> > interval of 25K miles (40K km)....
> >
> > I don't see any guidelines that differentiate "normal" from "severe" so I
> > can only assume that "normal" is a driveway queen and "severe" is something
> > you actually use...... At any rate, towing, stop and go traffic and other
> > heat building uses would deny the "normal" concept and have us service the
> > transmission at some time or another. That makes everything dependant on
> > your usage.... given the high cost of repairs on modern vehicles, I will say
> > that sooner is better than too late and leave it at that.
> >
> > If you opt to perform this service yourself, there is some specialized
> > equipment required - to do it absolutely right a scan tool capable of
> > displayuing transmission PIDs will help.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> >
> > --
> > Jim Warman
> > snipped-for-privacy@telusplanet.net
> >
> > > Someone told me that, since it's a sealed case, under normal usage a > > 100,000
> > > mile interval in changing the ATF would be ok, but under extreme > > conditions
> > > change it more often, say ever 30,000 miles.
> > >
> > > But, I just came across my Scheduled Maintenance Guide for the 2002 Model
> > Year,
> > > and it says nothing about my type of transmission. At 30k intervals, it
> > say to
> > > flush the ATF on AX4S, 4F50N, 4R100, and 4F27E; which it fails to mention
> > my
> > > 5R55W. I looked at the 100,000 mile interval and it doesn't say anything
> > about
> > > changing the ATF there either.
> > >
> > > Any thoughts? I'm just trying to find Authenticated Proof (like from > > Ford)
> > > saying I don't need to have mine flushed this early.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > BTW - I'm at the 30k point :'(
> > >
> > >
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