The tranny is not really that hard, but it does take some work, and its pretty messy and a little tedious. If you do it yourself, plan on starting it on a Saturday morning when you have all day to do it.

I used a little hand pump I picked up at Pep Boys to pump in the new trans fluid. I also changed my tranny filter at the same time.

I don't understand that myth, because not servicing your tranny would be more likely to cause it to croak then ignoring it. My VX was shifting like cr@p until I changed my fluid and filter and now she is smooth.

I bought my replacement OEM filter from AutoZone for like $35. It came with a cork gasket that I flattened in between 2 heavy books for 48 hours before I did the change. I would recommend doing the same if your gasket is folded, as it makes it a lot easier when it is flat.

The worse part of the tranny service is filling it up with clean fluid. Our beloved VXes have a difficult tranny to fill, to say the least, and no dipstick, so you need to follow the manuals instructions for filling, which sucks. I used Mobile-1 Synthetic Transmission Fluid. I think you need something like 4-6 quarts if I remember correctly.

Bart


Quote Originally Posted by JHarris1385
Is it just a myth when people say. You dont want to mess with your tranny much. The more the mess with it the more likely it is going to die quicker?

Not to hi jack.

But I plan to do this as well since I am getting 13.4 mpg. I plan to consider de-lifting as well.