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Old Dec 17, 2025 | 05:50 PM
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Bought my 02 coupe used with 82,000 miles and now approaching 100k. I don’t know the full history of the car and my carfax report says nothing about having the transmission fluid change. My question is should it be changed now. I know it should be, but have heard that if it wasn’t changed at 50,000 it may slip. I would appreciate any suggestions or experiences y’all have had and thx
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Bought my 02 coupe used with 82,000 miles and now approaching 100k. I don’t know the full history of the car and my carfax report says nothing about having the transmission fluid change. My question is should it be changed now. I know it should be, but have heard that if it wasn’t changed at 50,000 it may slip. I would appreciate any suggestions or experiences y’all have had and thx
Any time I have purchased a used car I change all the fluids to establish a baseline for service moving forward. Seems like a no brainer in your situation, especially because you do not know the full history.
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Bought my 02 coupe used with 82,000 miles and now approaching 100k. I don’t know the full history of the car and my carfax report says nothing about having the transmission fluid change. My question is should it be changed now. I know it should be, but have heard that if it wasn’t changed at 50,000 it may slip. I would appreciate any suggestions or experiences y’all have had and thx
Change the fluid, but don't have it pressure flushed.
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Old Dec 17, 2025 | 07:32 PM
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Thanks for the replies. I’ll have it done as suggested
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I take it that it's an Auto car..wasn't specified.
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Old Dec 18, 2025 | 05:23 AM
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Yes it’s an automatic
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