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Extend Transmission Life by Reducing Heat

Extend Transmission Life by Reducing Heat

The most common cause of automatic transmission failure is heat. You can get more miles out of your transmission by reducing the heat heat builds up during normal operation. Here are a few things you can do to help reduce heat, and keep your transmission working...

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Preventing a Transmission Breakdown

Preventing a Transmission Breakdown

The Importance of Transmission Care Prevention is better than cure. You've probably heard that said plenty of times. The phrase is most often used to talk about health and medicine, but it is just as valid to apply it to vehicles. It's great if your problem can be...

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Do ATF Additives Really Work?

Do ATF Additives Really Work?

As you stroll along the isles of your local auto parts store, you'll stumble across a section dedicated to automatic transmission fluid additives. The labels on these additives offer promises that range from simply making your transmission last longer, all the way up...

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Driving Habits Affect Your Automatic Transmission

Driving Habits Affect Your Automatic Transmission

"1986 Chevrolet, 45,000 miles, only driven to the grocery store by elderly woman" If you were in the market for a used car, this, ad might sound pretty goad. But it may not be as good a deal as it first appears. Vehicles driven occasionally or for short distances are...

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