Gas milage increase!

[etlsport]

taking your VX back to stock height wont do much for your gas mileage.. switching back to stock sized tires and lightweight rims will... if your tranny is starting to go anyway, new fluid may speed up the process, new fluid may also show leaks that were already there since the new fluid will be thinner and easier to flow out small gaps

[Ascinder]

I plan to consider de-lifting as well.

Oh no, say it aint so. Blasphemy I tell you, Blasphemy.

I agree, it's probably the tire/rim weight and size. I know when I got my rims and tires, each one seemed to weigh twice as much as the old setup. I don't think going up a few inches should hurt mileage that much, but putting stock size wheels on a VX lifted 3" or so I have seen how that looks, and IMHO

[JHarris1385]

I have the lift ,de-lift down to an art of no more than 20 minutes. Considered de lifting during the week and lifting during the weekends for off roading. Was not sure what effect that would have on the vx?

I wish i had normaly tires to put on it. But if any of you remember I have three stockers becuase the fourth was "lost" during shipping from the seller I bought the VX from. I would heavily consider stocks for the time being.

[MZ-N10]

for the tranny fluid, i found it was MUCH easier if u have a air compressor. just punch a hole at the top of a container and one on teh bottom. attach the compressor to the top and a rubber hose to the bottom. fill the container up and lets the air flow.....much much less tiring then pumping one of those harbor freight pumps.....

[Dino]

Or, again... do this

and just watch it all happen as you have a beer and keep the bottle topped off... simple. You could hang it from the mirror even, put a pan under the car. Invest in some clear plastic tubing.

The excitement of it all!!!

I'm being a nut! forgive me...

Trannys are not some black art. It's just a big ol multispeed hydraulic pump that needs the fluid changed regularly or it will die!

Why? Because it needs good clean fluid to work right and lock up the clutches in each gear. It goes through a lot of heat cycles and this breaks down the fluid. As it breaks down, it doesn't perform properly and does not provide the needed pressures to actuate the mechanism that locks up the clutch pacs. This robs mileage, causes the clutches slip, and heats up the fluid even more. Parts of the clutches and the steel plates in between them begin to flake off and further contaminate the fluid and plug up the filter. The problem just gets worse from there and before you know it, you need a new tranny.

Keep that trans serviced!!!!

[JHarris1385]

I am going to do the tranny and diffs this weekend. This will be my first time doing these two things. Is there a check list on here that I am missing of what all is needed to perform this task?


Ascinder what is your mpg, since you are one of the highest lifted vx's?

[BeeVenom]

I bought Don DiBart's 01VX a couple years ago (long time V-Cross member) and one thing he stressed was the transmission flush and refill. He just did a trans flush prior to me purchasing with synthetic fluids and i intend to follow the same process. I will flush/change at 60,000 miles and continue for as long as we own the VX. All fluids in my VX are synthetic and i think it's worth the extra expense. These transmissions can be finicky and the flush/refill process even with synthetics is cheap insurance for having a long-lasting transmission. I've had no complaints and still love the Proton as i did the first day i purchased it.