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...You may have to do this a couple of times as the new fluid may loosen deposits which may have been clogging/restricting fluid flow your tranny. Once the fresh tranny fluid detergents eat them away.

Also find out if the tranny filter has been cleaned or replaced ever. I'd suggest at least cleaning it (it's a wire unit that can be cleaned and reused) or replacing it entirely. I understand you will need to remove a cross member to access it.


Can't speak from experience here, but this point has been made often. So it's a fair bet there's something to it. Also, I think some have posted on the filter needing to be cleaned after one of the subsequent flushes as well due the aforementioned loosening of deposits.

Give that they do last as long as they do, you may want to keep your eye out for a donor truck with some other serious malady. You could get it on the cheap and other parts as well. Especially if your RS doesn't have the off-road package. Look for and LS with a bad motor and rusted body. You'd get that for a couple hundred.

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