I've not changed the trans fluid in a Liberty before. I had it changed when I lived in Houston (no access to a shop, nowhere to drain the fluid) at around 45k miles, and again at 102k miles after I moved to DFW area. Okay, so now I've got a place to drain the fluid, and have all the necessary tools to perform the procedure. I looked around in here and found out how to do it. It seems like a relatively simple procedure.
My questions are these:
1) Is it best to take it to a transmission shop to get the fluid flushed and replaced instead of doing it yourself ?? From my understanding, the transmission shop can drain all the fluids out, instead of just what's in the pan. Perhaps I misunderstand.... if so, please don't hesitate to correct me.
2) Is there a type of fluid that is better than others ?? From what I've read, some people say "as long as it's ATF +4, it'll work fine". Other people are more brand specific. What's the REAL skinny on this ??
3) Someone advised me that it's un-necessary to change the trans filter, as it's "just a screen, with no realistic way of clogging it". True, or false ??
Thanks fellers. I sho' appreciate this site !!
:cheers:
My questions are these:
1) Is it best to take it to a transmission shop to get the fluid flushed and replaced instead of doing it yourself ?? From my understanding, the transmission shop can drain all the fluids out, instead of just what's in the pan. Perhaps I misunderstand.... if so, please don't hesitate to correct me.
2) Is there a type of fluid that is better than others ?? From what I've read, some people say "as long as it's ATF +4, it'll work fine". Other people are more brand specific. What's the REAL skinny on this ??
3) Someone advised me that it's un-necessary to change the trans filter, as it's "just a screen, with no realistic way of clogging it". True, or false ??
Thanks fellers. I sho' appreciate this site !!
:cheers: