As my C8 will need the transmission fluid changed next year, how close to the 3 years mark does it have to be done? eg +/- one month.
Thanks, John
Thanks, John
It's "recommended". If it comes when the car is hibernating then don't worry about it until it comes out. Mine was about 6 months late. Mostly because I was lazy.As my C8 will need the transmission fluid changed next year, how close to the 3 years mark does it have to be done? eg +/- one month.
Thanks, John
Regrettably, about 14,000. Better luck next year.How many KM's do you have on it...
Did you have it changed at 12K?Regrettably, about 14,000. Better luck next year.
Cheers, John
It will be changed in the spring. And this issue: The brake warning icon button has the light on. Pressing the button to turn it off turns off the A/C as well. Tech has many pages of codes and not enough time to go through them to find the problem. Too many things to do before winter sets in. The DCT filter was changed at 11,253km last fall before being stored. Had to go to GM customer service because it wasn't changed at the first service as the service advisor said they "didn't have time to do it with changing car over veto winter tires". The advisor isn't with them anymore.Did you have it changed at 12K?
Where do you see "recommended"? The 2024 OM says:It's "recommended". If it comes when the car is hibernating then don't worry about it until it comes out. Mine was about 6 months late. Mostly because I was lazy.
Every 72 000 km (45,000 mi)
. Change the transmission fluid and
external canister filter. Change the
external canister filter every 36 000 km
(22,500 mi) thereafter. This service can be
complex. See your dealer.
Or when the CHANGE TRANSMISSION
FLUID SOON message displays, change the
fluid and external canister filter within
the next 1 000 km (620 mi). Failure to
change the transmission fluid at required
intervals can lead to reduced transmission
performance. The transmission fluid must
be changed at least every three years and
the Fluid Life System must be reset.
There is a +- window. It's in TechlinkWhere do you see "recommended"? The 2024 OM says:
The 2021 is a little less clear, because it's divided between a table and a footnote, but says it needs to be changed at 72,000 km / 45,000 miles "or every three years, whichever comes first."
There's nothing in either OM that suggests the 3 year mark is only a recommendation.
Are you confusing the fluid change with the filter change? The filter change has a +/- 500 mile / 800 km range, but I'm pretty sue there's no such thing for the fluid change. If you have a techlink article that says that, please send me the link.There is a +- window. It's in Techlink
You may be right there, but it was somewhere. Maybe an engineer said it. Anyway you can't tell me there is no difference between a car driven for three years and a car sitting for 1.5 of the three years. These limits are based on worst case scenario.Are you confusing the fluid change with the filter change? The filter change has a +/- 500 mile / 800 km range, but I'm pretty sue there's no such thing for the fluid change. If you have a techlink article that says that, please send me the link.