Hey guys, so recently, I bought a used Evo with 60K miles on it. The problem is, I have no idea whether or not the previous owner had already changed the transmission fluid or not. If not, then I have to change it at the 60K mark but if he already changed it, I don't want to go out and spend another 400 dollars on all the fluid/filter.

That being said, I was wondering if there is any quick way to check the quality of my fluid/ filter without doing a full change.

Thanks!

 

I'd do it for piece of mind really...

 

2nded.

It is technically 'due' if they followed the maintenance procedure. Every 30k so just do it and move on knowing it is good.

 

Just had this talk with another person.... here is what i was told


At stock power levels you can (or at least i have) beat on the car a good deal with no issues. Its the high horsepower cars or cars with **** tunes that are breaking things. (excluding the ACD/AYC pump of course....that POS fails if you look at it wrong)

Maintenance is the key factor here. Especially with the SST. I have seen a few SST cars at over 100K, and in speaking with the owners the common service intervals are -

Engine oil/filter every 3/5K (Mitsu recommends 3k i think)
Spark Plugs every 20K
SST filter change every 5K
SST fluid/filter changed every 20K (debatable - some do 30K)
Diff oils every 30K
Fuel pump relay every 30K (this may have changed with the newer version..IDK)
Serpentine belt every 30 K

This is by no means a fully inclusive list, just some common things i have seen high mileage SST owners do.

 

Checking the filter is quite easy. Just unscrew the filter housing and pull the filter out.

The fluid in the filter housing should give you a good idea of overall fluid quality.

I agree with the other comments about changing it for peace of mind (unless the filter/fluid is obviously new).

 

i just bought my 13 with 16k miles on it, since i dont know if the previous owner did it (i doubt it) im just gonna do it anyway next week,