My 2000 Jeep Cherokee needs fresh transmission fluid. What would your honest answer be about the benefits of “flushing” the transmission versus a transmission fluid “change”? — Francois Well, I wouldn ...

Your car's transmission is a vital part of its anatomy. It's responsible for taking the raw power created by the engine and scaling it down to various driving situations. The transmission is what ...

I have a 2006 Toyota RAV4 that was due recently for the 60,000-mile maintenance. Toyota recommends that the transmission fluid be checked, but I told the independent shop that, since it had never been ...

You take your car in for a quick oil change, and the mechanic recommends another service. Those add-ons aren’t just expensive ...

the automatic transmission should have a -regular- fluid change schedule. If you follow it you should not need to flush. If you have ignored it and the fluid's went bad then I would flush (do not use ...

What is the difference between a transmission fluid exchange and a transmission oil cooler (TOC) flush? Are they not the same thing? No, they are not the same thing, but they are each equally ...

In a video, TikTok mechanic Sherwood (@royaltyautoservice) busts the myth that transmission flushes (not to be confused with transmission fluid changes) are unnecessary. “It’s something that I firmly ...

If you take your car to a shop for a routine oil change you have a high probability of being told your car needs one or more of its critical fluids flushed, changed or serviced. This started ...

There was a time when real wheelers supposedly only drove stick. Automatic transmissions were some mysterious slushbox positioned between your engine and transfer case. Hit a rock with the ...

A stop at a quick-lube shop can be a good idea, but you should stay away if you drive a Honda and it needs a gearbox service. There's a good reason for that.