Do I Need To Change My Transmission Fluid?

Do you experience some difficulty while changing gears or are you not able to change gears at all?

Is there a delay between changing the gears and the actual effect taking place or the gear changing erratically? This mostly happens in automatic cars.

Does your car suddenly lurch forward and then backward while driving?

If you are driving an automatic car, is there a delay between you putting your car in D or P gear and the effect taking place?

Does your car gear suddenly slip to neutral while driving? This mostly happens in manual geared vehicles.

Does your car suddenly experience power loss or a burning smell?

Check the transmission fluid by pulling the indicator/dipstick present near the main radiator in the engine. Is there a trace of fluid on the stick end?

Is the level above the defined limit which has been marked on the sticks end?

Take a little bit of fluid from the stick using your fingers and rub it in between your finger. Is there a grainy feeling or is the fluid blackish in color?

Check the cars maintenance manual for the distance specified after which fluid should be changed? Has your car traveled that distance already?

This is most likely due to dirty transmission fluid or low fluid. It is better to check first then fill the fluid tank afterwards.

When the fluid is really low or not at all there, the transmission systems gets under low pressure which in turn creates a delay while changing gears. Change the fluid yourself or take your vehicle to a technician.

This mainly occurs when the fluid is low or really dirty. Change the fluid yourself or take your vehicle to a technician.

When the fluid is low, the pressure in the transmission systems is low which leads to the delay. It is best to change the fluid by yourself or take your vehicle to a technician.

This happens when there is no fluid or the fluid is grainy and dirty which makes the transmission systems gear slip or the gear locking mechanism fail. Change the fluid yourself or take your vehicle to a technician.

This is another result of the fluid being dirty or low fluid. It also effects the cars efficiency as well as the working life. Change the fluid yourself or take your vehicle to a technician and get the tank cleaned and refilled..

This means that the fluid has gotten so low that the dipstick does not touch the surface and it is a clear indicator to refill the fluid.

There is no need to refill the fluid but next time do not overfill the fluid tank as it might leak suddenly.

This means the fluid is dirty. According to the texture and color, you can ascertain if there is a need of changing the fluid or not by comparing it to the original color which is slightly pink.

It is better to take your car to the mechanic and ask to get the tank cleaned and refilled.

For any further problems, it is best to ask your local mechanic to diagnose the car.