# Transmission flush

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-flush/57653>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** focus, ford\
**Created:** [November 17, 2010, 1:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-flush/57653 "2010-11-17T01:19:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Lindylou13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f19dbf/32.png) [@Lindylou13](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lindylou13)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 1:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-flush/57653/1 "2010-11-17T01:19:49Z")

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Is this something I should have done on my car now that it has reached it’s 100,000 mile mark? I’ve never heard of this, but the guy at the garage suggested it.

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 1:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-flush/57653/2 "2010-11-17T01:21:35Z")

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There’s nothing wrong with performing a transmission flush but the transmission pan should be dropped and cleaned along with changing the filter first.

Transmission fluid on an automatic should be changed every 30k miles or so.

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 1:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-flush/57653/3 "2010-11-17T01:27:25Z")

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I would prefer a transmission fluid change along with a filter cleaning. A flush, along with dropping the pan to clean the filter, should do the job. There seem to have been more than a few outfits, especially national chains, who use the flush, but don’t bother cleaning the filter and they use it as a profit maker. You local independent mechanic likely can do as well with changing the fluid and cleaning the filter.

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**Author:** ![Lindylou13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f19dbf/32.png) [@Lindylou13](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lindylou13)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-flush/57653/4 "2010-11-17T21:26:02Z")

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thanks for the info !!

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**Author:** ![Lindylou13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f19dbf/32.png) [@Lindylou13](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lindylou13)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-flush/57653/5 "2010-11-17T21:27:12Z")

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thanks for the info. I’ll take your advice !