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So this place changed the fluid for me after fixing my engine, I mean they took out the whole engine to rebuild the crankshaft. I have to give them props they did a marvelous job. People were already telling me to condemn engine and buy new engine but they worked their magic and engine is perfect. However they decided to change my transmission fluid and did not change the filter. Bro the car refused to enter gear. I mean it would enter eventually but it would be a huge struggle. Like you would hear the struggle. Like grating noise. I struggled with this thing for 4 days thinking okay it’s cuz the engine is just fixed and things will soften up but it refused to soften. So I start researching on the net and found out it’s bad idea to change tranny fluid without filter cuz the new fluid will knock out debris into the filter and clog it then your tranny will not be receiving fluid. Also the tranny fluid she used was made in china. Had no name just Chinese lettering so between this fake tranny fluid and no filter, the car refused to enter gear. So today I googled mechanic near me. Got this guy to come over, he jacked up the car, removed all the fluid, went and bought fluid from Toyota with Toyota labeling on it and then changed the filter. Boy I took that car on a spin am telling you the car was gliding like an aeroplane . Moral of the story ? Don’t use fake tranny fluid and change the filter too

Advanceddna

I tel you it’s not because of the filter but the fluid.

fineboynl:
I tel you it’s not because of the filter but the fluid.

ahhhh I see. You may be right. In fact am leaning towards your suggestion because the filter didn’t look very bad . Must be that made in china fluid. The viscosity was off.

It’s the fluid that damaged your tranny. What car is it?

Sheuns:
It’s the fluid that damaged your tranny. What car is it?

it didn’t damage. Just wouldn’t work. Works perfectly now that I put the Toyota fluid.
Toyota

diamond68:
it didn’t damage. Just wouldn’t work. Works perfectly now that I put the Toyota fluid.
Toyota

Good. Always use recommended fluids for tranny no matter how expensive.

Sheuns:
Good. Always use recommended fluids for tranny no matter how expensive.

I wasn’t trying to save money, it’s the establishment that put the tranny fluid in it. I thought they knew what they were doing

I have to tell you though if I was an aggressive person I would have totally destroyed my tranny. When it is struggling to enter gear I could have pushed down harder on accelerator and then destroyed my tranny. But when I saw it struggling I would get my foot away from the accelerator. This is what saved me.