where did you get it flushed or drained? Did they use the correct MV fluid (reminder....MV is not Mecron V)? If they did not use the correct fluid, then you need to change it well before 60K.
The only other thing I can think of is if they drained it using the car's tranny fluid pump, then they did not secure the clip on the line correctly and it was leaking a little at a time.
I am trying to remember if the 3 has a low indicator on the dip stick, but i cannot remember. If the fluid is in between the low and high indicator when you check it, it should be fine. If you do want to top it off, do it slowly. It takes a while for the liquid to go down.
goodyear garage. but they're the same guys who said while my car was in the air they could push up my rear tires like my shocks were gone. (warning bell sounded-> what about the springs?)
never went back to that place. so yeah the atf flush could be suspect. sigh..
Only time you need to change the fluid at 30k is from towing/racing/other high temp applications. Trans fluid temp during normal highway cruising is low enough that it can last more than 100k no problems.
Yea tell that to a lot of people with bad trans. My fluid has less than 50k and is gone. FWD cars are even harder on trans fluid.
Transmission fluid is a *hydraulic* fluid. it isn't a lubricant. It normally shouldn't - and in my experience doesn't get filled with crap.
Case in point - I had an 89 firebird in 2001 - 180k miles on it (was a free car for doing work for a friend). The guy I got it from had it since 94 (it was his graduation present, at 40k miles). This guy never once changed it. It might have been done from 89-94 but I really doubt it. I really feel that I was the first one to pull off the tranny pan.
What did I find? Dark red transmission fluid, colored assembly lube near the magnet (further adding to my thought that the 180k mile old fluid was the factory fluid), a bit of metal (as expected). and nothing more.
In fact I knew perfectly well that I was on borrowed time so I went and swapped in a junkyard tranny. When I pulled the pan off that 88 firebird in the yard with an indicated 150k miles - it didn't have any assembly lube on the magnet, and its tranny fluid was ALSO dark red. So that was a random transmission, that was obviously changed at one point. Same looking fluid.
The end of that firebird came from a crazy suburban mom btw.
Tranny fluid isn't exposed to the air, it doesn't regularly mix with burning fuel, it isn't used to cool rapidly moving rockers or to clean cylinder walls or even to lubricate most of the time. It's hardest job is as a fluid coupler where its sent spinning round and round in a sort of a torus at high pressure.
It is used as a fluid coupling when the TCC isn't engaged, its pumped around in various passages, and pushes gears and clutches and steels around in various combinations. As a fluid coupler its used as a purely hydraulic fluid. I never understood why folks think it builds up with crap.
just reaad my owners manual.
no sched for atf change?!
and atf fluid is mercon v, not mv.
the supertech atf i bought is compatible w/mercon. that ok for my car?
I would top it up with the fluid you bought, and see if that stops the slipping.
If it does fix the problem, then go and have it drained and refilled and find and fix the leak.
If it does not fix the problem, then you need to have the problem diagnosed, and you'd still need to fix the leak.
so if it says mercon compatible its ok for both v and vr types?
i went to walmart and tried to buy aft fluid.
wtf is with all the differences? Type F? Mercron?
they have stuff for improrts and old gm/fords. but nothing on new Fords (aka Mazda3). no valvoline.
i bought SuperTech (walmart brand) extended miles atf. did i guess right?
How can the flush be the problem? Didn't you say it was 40K miles ago?
because if they used the wrong fluid, he may be in deep doo doo.
because if they used the wrong fluid, he may be in deep doo doo.