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Hillcountry · 07-02-2020, 09:51 PM

Ahhh...the eternal question!
I (and I mean in my opinion) have always been of the camp that you do not change your transmission fluid. My 2013 F150 has no “drain plug” so it’s not even an option to the owner. I’m sure that if a “dealer” or mechanic wanted to change the fluid, they would have the know how.
One of the reasons (in my opinion) is that today’s vehicles are “planned” to be obsolete after a “period” of ownership” and that the “trend” is to trade often for a newer vehicle. If the vehicle has “high mileage” (what the hell is high mileage in today’s world?) it goes to auction. Low mileage vehicles are wanted for resale by the dealers as they can screw you on a trade-in and make big $$ re-selling same.
As far as changing the fluid don’t mess with it if it is working correctly! Simple!

07-02-2020, 09:51 PM	#2
Hillcountry Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: In the hills Posts: 2,348 Thanks: 1,591 Thanked 763 Times in 457 Posts	Ahhh...the eternal question! I (and I mean in my opinion) have always been of the camp that you do not change your transmission fluid. My 2013 F150 has no “drain plug” so it’s not even an option to the owner. I’m sure that if a “dealer” or mechanic wanted to change the fluid, they would have the know how. One of the reasons (in my opinion) is that today’s vehicles are “planned” to be obsolete after a “period” of ownership” and that the “trend” is to trade often for a newer vehicle. If the vehicle has “high mileage” (what the hell is high mileage in today’s world?) it goes to auction. Low mileage vehicles are wanted for resale by the dealers as they can screw you on a trade-in and make big $$ re-selling same. As far as changing the fluid don’t mess with it if it is working correctly! Simple! Last edited by Hillcountry; 07-03-2020 at 06:40 AM.