AW4 with 160K+ miles. change fluid or what?

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09-13-2013, 02:24 AM

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Radi

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Originally Posted by cruiser54

Nowhere, ever in the maintenance info is there mention of changing the screen.

That's because it is so coarse if it plugs up the trans is probably already dead.

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09-13-2013, 07:25 AM

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That's because it is so coarse if it plugs up the trans is probably already dead.

Yes. There's no reason to pull the pan, yet.

Some of the posters here are not up to the task of pulling the pan, fighting the dipstick tube issues etc. Let them just do some drain and fills. Been working for me since 1987 with no issues at all.

Back then I couldn't even spell AW4.