October 24th, 2009

One of the most expensive auto repairs you can do is a transmission repair.  It is a big part of your car.Making sure to care for it is important.By making sure your car is taken care of you will save yourself a little bit of money.Since this is a repair you can’t do on your own, you still have some things that you can check.   By checking it at home you can make sure you need to take it in.

First off since I own a San Marcos Auto repair shop I know how expensive transmission repairs can be.So i like to have my clients do some checks themselves prior to taking it in.  This way they can make sure they need to come in.First thing they can check is the fluid.  The fluid should be clear.If the fluid is dark or black that is an indication of a problem and they have to bring their car in.

Another thing they can check is to see if the gear shifts normally.You accomplish this by simply moving the gears from park to drive.Or you can shift it from park to reverse.What you are trying to see is if the gears do the shifting smoothly.What you don’t want to feel is any jerking motion.  If you do have jerking that is a sign that something is wrong with your tranmission.  In my Carlsbad transmission repair shop this is one of the big signs of transmission problems.  A lot of cars that come in have this very problem.

Finallyl what you can check for is any leaks of your transmission fluid.  You once again check this with your dipstick.But you won’t know unless you perform this check regularly.  I advise all my customers in my Carlsbad auto repair shop to always check your fluids.People are used to checking for oil.But their transmission fluid is something they need to check also.This allows you to know if their is any leaking of fluid.

If you perform these steps on your car you are making sure your transmission stays in good condition.

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