Transmission Fluid Change at 20k miles?

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Apr 22, 2018, 09:02 PM

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dgutierrez079

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Just did this this weekend at 20k Miles, Just watch out for the TCase and Diff. Fluid tends to spill out even though it is not full. I just a finger to block off the fluid until i knew i was close to the amount that is required. Let it settle for a little then retry helps aswell

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Apr 23, 2018, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by fafaforza

The service manual calls for a 15k mile interval if you drive in rough conditions. They include salty roads in that, so probably should change it out. I have 16k on my 2015 and plan on doing it soon. Will wait for the whole DiaQueen thing to be figured out.

Got remedied a while ago. Its readily available now.

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Apr 23, 2018, 11:33 AM

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dang, does it really? I had no idea driving on salty roads was considered rough conditions. I still don't get how this affects the transmission fluid...

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Apr 23, 2018, 06:26 PM

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dang, does it really? I had no idea driving on salty roads was considered rough conditions. I still don't get how this affects the transmission fluid...

Mitsu lumps a lot of stuff in there so it's hard to know which service is due to which driving condition. They list:

- driving on dusty, muddy or salt covered roads
- towing or police/taxi/commercial operation
- extensive idling
- repeated short trips in cold temps, not allowing the engine to warm up
- more than 50% operation in city traffive in temps above 90F

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May 2, 2018, 06:37 PM

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When I hit the 30K service interval, my mech did the package with Redline trans fluids. The shifts felt MAGNIFICENTLY better! At the 45K service, I used OEM Mitsubishi manual trans fluid. The notchiness came right back. So at my 60K service, I’m gonna use REDLINE.