# 2003 Ford Focus Transmission Maintenance

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-focus-transmission-maintenance/5777>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 10, 2007, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-focus-transmission-maintenance/5777 "2007-10-10T19:10:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Bennington\_Badger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/51bf81/32.png) [@Bennington\_Badger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bennington_Badger)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-focus-transmission-maintenance/5777/1 "2007-10-10T19:10:43Z")

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What is the proper maintenance for the automatic transmission of a 2003 Ford Focus? Drain only or have it flushed by a dealer or reputable shop? The manual says to do it at 30,000 miles and the dealer wants “around $130.00” to do it. I’m an extreme DIYer. Doable or give it to the pro’s?

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**Author:** ![transman618](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/transman618/32/24_2.png) [@transman618](https://community.cartalk.com/u/transman618)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 3:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-focus-transmission-maintenance/5777/2 "2007-10-11T03:14:40Z")

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Drain and refill every 25k. I wouldnt flush unless the fluid is contaminated.

transman