When to change ATF in a Mit. Space Wagon?

[jjmd3_787]

Good day mga Tsikoteers!

I'm a newbie in terms of A/T cars. I recently bought a 2nd hand Mitsubishi Space Wagon for my wife. Here's my questions:

1. how many kilometers must it run before changing the ATF?

2. how many liters of ATF must I instill?

3. what kind of ATF must I use?

The owner's manual is not with the car when we got it. And I'm a kind of DYI driver so please bear with me.

T I A !

[timykoo]

Good day mga Tsikoteers!

I'm a newbie in terms of A/T cars. I recently bought a 2nd hand Mitsubishi Space Wagon for my wife. Here's my questions:

1. how many kilometers must it run before changing the ATF?

2. how many liters of ATF must I instill?

3. what kind of ATF must I use?

The owner's manual is not with the car when we got it. And I'm a kind of DYI driver so please bear with me.

T I A !

Your best bet would be the manual. Hanap ka sa net or sa kaibigan mo na may manual or punta ka sa casa at itanong.

Normally, every 40k ang change ng transmission fluid. Others change it at 30k interval.

You could indicate the model of your car para matulungan ka pa ng kapwa tao dito.

[sirkosero]

Nakausap ko dati si mang mario (yung gumagawa ng aircon). May galant kasi sya na.matic. almost same engine ng space wagon afaik. Ang sabi nya, di naman mahal atf kaya pinapalitan nya every after 2nd oil change. Para di daw masira tranny nya

[shibby75]

Better flush it once, since you do not know if it was completely flushed eversince. Flushing is draining the entire 7liters of atf thru the oil cooler.

Theres a lot of youtube information about complete flushing Or you look for dialysis service in banawe.

Ive had a 2nd hand corolla with an unknown history and had transmission problems after a year. Tried the usual change fluid with no result. Complete Flushing fixed all those problem.

[vinj]

Nakausap ko dati si mang mario (yung gumagawa ng aircon). May galant kasi sya na.matic. almost same engine ng space wagon afaik. Ang sabi nya, di naman mahal atf kaya pinapalitan nya every after 2nd oil change. Para di daw masira tranny nya

Maselan yung AT ng Galant model na yan. But in the end, Mag Mario hasnt encountered any AT problems after he adapted that practice it seems. I'd recommend also changing more often as the vehicle is already aged; do first a complete system flush through ATF dialysis (meron sa Exalta along N. Roxas in Banawe) then every 20,000kms should be okay.

[jjmd3_787]

1999 model yung Space Wagon namin sir. You're right, 40k din ang sinasabi ng mga mekaniko. Pero may nabasa din kasi ako sa internet na if Dexron III and ATF ay puede 100k. Pero para sa akin, like engine oil changes, mas protected ang car mo pag mas frequent ang maintenance . . . 30k - 40k would be fine considering the road ang traffic conditons in our country.

Thanks!

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[jjmd3_787]

Nakausap ko dati si mang mario (yung gumagawa ng aircon). May galant kasi sya na.matic. almost same engine ng space wagon afaik. Ang sabi nya, di naman mahal atf kaya pinapalitan nya every after 2nd oil change. Para di daw masira tranny nya

Yup! Mang Mario is a maintenance guru. I like talking to him 'coz you can get a lot of maintenance tips from him . . . mas madalas nga lang ang biro. He he. Anyway, did you asked him if change filter din siya everytime he drains his ATF? ATF is not that expensive pero additional 500+ din if kasama yung filter sa papalitan.

[jjmd3_787]

Your best bet would be the manual. Hanap ka sa net or sa kaibigan mo na may manual or punta ka sa casa at itanong.

Normally, every 40k ang change ng transmission fluid. Others change it at 30k interval.

You could indicate the model of your car para matulungan ka pa ng kapwa tao dito.

1999 model yung Space Wagon namin sir. You're right, 40k din ang sinasabi ng mga mekaniko. Pero may nabasa din kasi ako sa internet na if Dexron III and ATF ay puede 100k. Pero para sa akin, like engine oil changes, mas protected ang car mo pag mas frequent ang maintenance . . . 30k - 40k would be fine considering the road ang traffic conditons in our country.

Thanks!

[jjmd3_787]

Better flush it once, since you do not know if it was completely flushed eversince. Flushing is draining the entire 7liters of atf thru the oil cooler.

Theres a lot of youtube information about complete flushing Or you look for dialysis service in banawe.

Ive had a 2nd hand corolla with an unknown history and had transmission problems after a year. Tried the usual change fluid with no result. Complete Flushing fixed all those problem.

I've heard about that DIALYSIS FLUSHING pero I have no idea kung saan yun sa Banawe. Labor is p800 daw. What if i-drain na lang overnight yung ATF like doing an engine oil change?

[7138]

I've heard about that DIALYSIS FLUSHING pero I have no idea kung saan yun sa Banawe. Labor is p800 daw. What if i-drain na lang overnight yung ATF like doing an engine oil change?

IMO, For peace of mind, mag-avail ka nalang ng matic tranny dialysis kahit once, atleast after that, malinis na malinis na tranny mo and alam mo na maintenance history from there.

kahit pa overnight i-drain, i think meron at meron ding latak na natitira yan, thats the purpose of the dialysis, alisin yung mga latak na hindi basta basta natatanggal ng regular draining.

[jjmd3_787]

IMO, For peace of mind, mag-avail ka nalang ng matic tranny dialysis kahit once, atleast after that, malinis na malinis na tranny mo and alam mo na maintenance history from there.

kahit pa overnight i-drain, i think meron at meron ding latak na natitira yan, thats the purpose of the dialysis, alisin yung mga latak na hindi basta basta natatanggal ng regular draining.

Bale na-overhaul na po yung tranny a week after I bought it. Fortunately, sinagot ng dating owner yung parts & services kasi obvious na may sira yung tranny. Will I still be needing the dialysis flushing?

[7138]

Bale na-overhaul na po yung tranny a week after I bought it. Fortunately, sinagot ng dating owner yung parts & services kasi obvious na may sira yung tranny. Will I still be needing the dialysis flushing?

kung na-rebuild na sir, i think malinis na loob nyan, no idea sir sa procedure ng pag overhaul ng matic tranny, or up to what extent ang baklasan sa ganyan, but if katulad ng manual yan na talagang aalisin mga gear, more likely nalinis na yan. Considering na medyo may age na yung auto, maging strict ka nalang sa mga fluid changes mo especially sa atf mo, you could refer to other threads here tungkol sa automatic transmissions, madami ka makuha info, i have no idea kasi dyan sa maintenance A/Ts, kasi i dont drive one. Goodluck!

[jjmd3_787]

kung na-rebuild na sir, i think malinis na loob nyan, no idea sir sa procedure ng pag overhaul ng matic tranny, or up to what extent ang baklasan sa ganyan, but if katulad ng manual yan na talagang aalisin mga gear, more likely nalinis na yan. Considering na medyo may age na yung auto, maging strict ka nalang sa mga fluid changes mo especially sa atf mo, you could refer to other threads here tungkol sa automatic transmissions, madami ka makuha info, i have no idea kasi dyan sa maintenance A/Ts, kasi i dont drive one. Goodluck!

Thank you very much for the input.