{"id":425,"date":"2015-08-03T04:07:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-02T18:07:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-03-30T19:28:11","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T09:28:11","slug":"save-money-on-expensive-transmisson-repairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trsautorepairs.com.au\/save-money-on-expensive-transmisson-repairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Save money on expensive transmisson repairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-attachment-id=\"818\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/trsautorepairs.com.au\/save-money-on-expensive-transmisson-repairs\/change-your-engine-oil-regularly-to-avoid-expensive-repairs\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/trsautorepairs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/change-your-engine-oil-regularly-to-avoid-expensive-repairs.png?fit=800%2C604&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,604\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Change Your Engine Oil Regularly To Avoid Expensive Repairs\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Change Your Engine Oil Regularly To Avoid Expensive Repairs&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/trsautorepairs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/change-your-engine-oil-regularly-to-avoid-expensive-repairs.png?fit=300%2C227&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/trsautorepairs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/change-your-engine-oil-regularly-to-avoid-expensive-repairs.png?fit=800%2C604&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-818\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/wordpress-371694-1277738.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/change-your-engine-oil-regularly-to-avoid-expensive-repairs.png?resize=800%2C604\" alt=\"Save money on expensive transmisson repairs - Gold Coast\" width=\"800\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/trsautorepairs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/change-your-engine-oil-regularly-to-avoid-expensive-repairs.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/trsautorepairs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/change-your-engine-oil-regularly-to-avoid-expensive-repairs.png?resize=300%2C227&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>One item I find is often neglected nowadays is the automatic transmission.<\/p>\n<p>Most log books state check and replace transmission oil if necessary, well what is necessary.<\/p>\n<p>My recommendation would be to change transmission oil every 12 months or 20.000 km which ever comes first. if the oil is getting very dark or discoloured (eg oil should be light cheery red in colour), also if the oil is looking milky this could indicate there is a problem with water getting into the transmission cooling system.\u00a0This can cause major damage to your transmission.<\/p>\n<p>Oil is the life blood of your transmission so change it regularly if you don&#8217;t it can be very expensive to repair or replace your transmission (eg average price for rebuild 2.500-5.000 dollars).<\/p>\n<p>So in closing change your transmission oil regularly and save yourself time, money and heartache. \u00a0Our mechanic can do transmission repairs if it is required.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One item I find is often neglected nowadays is the automatic transmission. 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