Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 09:38:46 +0000 (UTC) From: "Saabtech" <saabtechnopsamnnect.com> Subject: Re: Transmission oil flush
"Simon Putz" <simon.putznopsamline.de> wrote in message news:20031104202436.5740faf0.simon.putznopsamline.de... > Hi, > > > > > I have a 99 9-3 and at my 60,000 service the dealer recommended and I > > went ahead and flushed (instead of empty and fill) the transmission > > fluid. I am now almost to 70,000 and took my car elsewhere for > > another repair and the mechanic pointed out that I needed a > > transmission service. I did indeed check and the oil looked clearish > > and brown. > > what was the other repair you took the car in for? why did the mechanic > say that you need a transmission service? did you ask him? > > > Is this how it should look after 10,000 primarily highway miles or did > > somehow the dealer not flush it when he was supposed to? > > i am guessing that you have a manual transmission, that tells me, you should > for sure not change the fluid after 10.000 miles and also not yet at 60.000 > im driving a 9000, but i cant recall anything about a gearbox > oil change interval in the service book > > bye > > simon Saab have changed the specification of the transmission oil for all GM 900, 93 and 95 manual gearboxes to counter wear issues on certain components in the box. The two types of oil are not compatable with each other therefore requiring the box to be flushed. A new drain plug with a smaller head {14mm?} is fitted to identify gearboxes that have been serviced. HTH tom.
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