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Old 04-05-2008, 05:58 PM
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oil every 5K with the engine. Or is that excessive?
 
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Every 5K is the spec. for the primary-tranny fluid change.
 
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It looks like every 10k in my owners manual, I like 5K better
 
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over 100,000 miles doing it every 5,000 miles. (non-synthetic)

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What kind of gasket Is used on the Tranny drain bolt?
 
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What kind of gasket Is used on the Tranny drain bolt?
Small O-ring on the plug
 
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Old 04-06-2008, 12:16 AM
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The MoCo, changed the recommended tranny service from every 5,000 miles to 10,000 miles in 2006. But, to answer your question.....your not gonna hurt anything.
 
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I changed mine every 5K...

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