jon50iowa

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What about the thin plastic carpet protector (The adhesive kind)? Seems like it would last a trip, perhaps not a car wash.

My drivers side is starting this as well. So far no noise.

This is one of those "perspective" situations. Your owners guide may indicate indicate changing it every 150K, as mine does. A little optimistic in my opinion. At least the way most people drive in Urban areas. From what I have read the "issue" with old trans fluid is twofold: 1. Oxidized ATF has lost its ability to resist heat wear and some lubricating properties. For this reason you want to change it out. 2. Old ATF is full of particulate that in a way that helps older transmissions with worn clutch material to function normally. For this reason you would want to keep it in the event that you don't want to rebuild/replace the transmission and only need some extended service; I purchased a siphon pump on Amazon last week.This worked super easy at removing fluid from the tranny dipstick tube. Some interesting ideas recommended are: Do a phased replacement of the transmission fluid. Drain and replace a quart or two, it holds several quarts. Drive for a few months, if no issues, then drain and replace additional fluid. Drive a few months.. and so on until you've swapped them all out. The drawback of this is that you are sort of wasting money that you spent on new fluid, as well as time. Consider a product like Lubegard Red (or whatever product is appropriate for your vehicle) since it restores the beneficial properties to the existing fluid.

I love my Dremel tool! A real mufti-tasker. Honestly though, tin snips would be faster to cut it, with less risk of damage to the hose.

Having you considered visiting the dealer. They the know their vehicles really well.. Might be worth the expense on this one.

Heat is definitely The major factor in the lifespan of the battery. Cold is no joke either. Where I live it can be -20' sustained. My car even with a block heater, sounds to give it all its got (of course the heat is running full blast continuously). Some surely do, but In 30+ years here, I don't think one has lasted us more than five.

It might be helpful in narrowing down the sound issue, if you could describe it in more detail; i.e. Metallic screech, rubber squeal, vibration with speed, and any others clues you might notice.

A battery that old is on borrowed time at best. Just my two..

A few weeks back I had the 6f35 tranny flushed. It was my fault-Telling the mechanic to go a little low on the fill, so as to top off myself. The dipstick is exactly that, at least on this one. I added fluid to bring up to the hash marks and not much difference, so I added even more until it was reached. It seemed puzzling it would take two full quarts additional to move a slight amount on the bar. But a closer look showed the dipstick is bent slightly. So it is actually slightly over the do not add line if reinserted with the stick opposite direction Kinda of ironic when I am so meticulous about overfilling fluids. Maybe two hundred miles mixed have been driven like this. Any thoughts on damage with it being about 1.5 quarts over? It didn't seem to act up, over heat, or froth. But perhaps, froth might not show easily anyhow. Its beached for now, and Monday, I get siphon hose for automotive fluids. Anyone tried this with the dipstick tube for transmission fluid? Thanks in advance for any pointers.

Some with similar symptoms, report it was a Throttle body issue...

Do a search under power steering. This is has issue been covered very well, (for some under recall). And good luck with it!

This is kinda of broad range question you raise. To me it may: Last another 100K with relatvely few problems, Nickle and dime you to no end, or Die suddenly due to major failure of some component... At some point you might reach "How much is it worth to fix?" And, along the way, you perhaps have saved a fortune versus buying a replacement. Here is some helpful advice, I think anyhow: http://blog.allstate.com/high-mileage-cars-200000-is-the-new-100000/ http://dealnews.com/features/8-Simple-Auto-Repairs-that-Save-Big-Bucks-in-the-Long-Haul/590815.html

I had it done with this product last week, purchased myself. My mechanic said it an excellent choice for this car. and meets specs.

Hi, Nice car and great color! I love Maroon, but its a joke to keep even halfway clean in appearance.