On Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:48:01 -0600, HLS wrote:

> "Jon G." <jon8338@peoplepc.com> wrote in message
>> He's right. I replaced the transmission fluid and filter in an AMC
>> Hornet I had, and a month later the transmission went bad. It's a
>> little ironic how servicing something actually makes matters worse.
>
>
> A lot of people dont service the transmission until the damage is
> already done.
>
> If changing transmission fluid and filter causes a problem, then your
> tranny was
> hanging by a thread anyway.
>
> This is one reason I am cautious about buying a used car. A lot of
> people just
> run the wheels off of them, and dont service them, and we inherit their
> sloppiness.
>
> The manufacturer specifies the change intervals under different type of
> severity.
> If you dont do the service, then dont bitch when you have a problem.
>
> Oil analysis, and all this other BS, is the refuge of idiots.

wow! that's like saying a fuel gauge won't tell you if the tank's got gas
in it! great one dude - we need more of your kind around here!




> The
> manufacturer tells
> you up front what to do. If you choose not to do it, TS.

measuring beats scheduling. scheduling is for when you can't measure.