Originally posted by 96_98_SE:
I've got my MTX opened up and sitting on my workbench right now. I changed out the stock ATF at around 40K miles and started using the Mobil-1 cocktail, draining and refilling about every 25K miles. The transmission, now at 112K, looks absolutely spotless inside and there were only a couple TINY metal flakes on the collection magnet. Looking over the internal components, it's hard to see any indications of wear. Even at 112K on an almost 10-year old transmission, it still shifts great (i.e. no syncro problems).





So why change?! You know what works. I used Mobil 1 for quite some time. Put it in at 40-50k. Trans was cracked at 130k. Everything was still in excellent condition. Sure as hell didn't look like those 2 transmissions.

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