Hi again Pam, If you run your Intrepid in an urban environment, with stop and go traffic, peak temps over 90F in the summer and below 32F in the winter, do short trips < 5 miles, or don't wash it every Tuesday, Chrysler recommends you do the more stringent of the two maintenance schedules (usually labeled "A" but not always.) Generally their recommendation is a transmission fluid/filter change every 30,000 miles, but it really depends on exactly which model year you've got; they changed their recommendations all the time.
On the other hand, if you never were in stop in go traffic, in the perfect climate, with every drive over 10 miles, and you vacuumed the interior at least twice a week, you could get by with the less stringent maintenance schedule, which meant (great news!) never change the transmission fluid! It's good for the life of the car! And then there's reality. Reality is changing it every 30-50,000 miles, depending on your driving habits, finances and level of car maintenance guilt. If it has never been done, you most certainly should try to get it done before the cold weather sets in for good, especially if you think there is some small difference in how it is performing. That means sometime in the next month if you can do so. For my do-it-myself transmission fluid changes, I spend about $50 and a couple of hours. Expect to pay a dealership $150 or so. Your friendly local mechanic will probably charge between $75 and $100. I would check to see if the mechanic uses ATF+4 or not. If he doesn't, and you still want him to do the work because he's been good to you, ask if you can supply your own fluid. Then buy it at Walmart. The dealer's price for the fluid is typically 50-150% higher than you can get it in a normal retail location. However, their prices on the transmission filter are typically much more reasonable. It never hurts to shop around. --Geoff On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 12:17 PM, Pammie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Geoff, > I am sure the dealer will miss me!!! This guy I will now go to I trust and > know he will not cheat me. And he is good at what he does. > > I know telling what is going on with the transmission is not accurate. It is > not really slipping after I take off. What it does now and again is it will > shift in to gear harder than usual and noticeable so to me. I have had a > passenger who said they did not feel it. But it did need to shift going up > that hill. > Should I go to the Dodge dealer and buy the fluid???? Can mechanics do this > or transmission places??? > Should this be done ever so many miles any way??? Part of regular maintance?? > > > ------------------------------------ > > Web: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid> > Subscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Unsubscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Moderator: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- --Geoff Cell: (313)506-7295 Sterling Heights CERT '04 Grand Cherokee | '05 Town & Country http://www.moparmailinglist.com ------------------------------------ Web: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid> Subscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribe: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Moderator: <mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
