<VV> Fwd: What ATF?

[Joel McGregor]

I suppose it isn't always cheaper to properly maintain something but it's worth a lot to me to not have to mess with it.  My uncles used to never change the oil in farm trucks or their personal cars.  They figured enough of them would last long enough that it wasn't worth it.  I guess those that want to skimp on maintenance should run Amzoil in their engine and never change it.
How many qts does a normal drain produce in a Corvair?
I don't change the filter that often.  I just add a drain plug and keep the fluid changed. (just what drains)
Joel McGregor

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From: VirtualVairs [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Frank DuVal via VirtualVairs
Subject: Re: <VV> Fwd: What ATF?

I agree. It will cost about $1500 to change the PG fluid every 3k miles for 150k mile life. More if you need to buy the pan gasket. About the same as a tranny rebuild with no fluid changes. And the rubber parts still age, even with changing the fluid, so it will still need rebuilding for that. Of course that is like every 40 years, which is about 3800 miles a year, typical or high miles for a collector car.

Then we can also discuss how you cannot change all the fluid unless you remove the torque converter or add drain plugs to it.

I can hardly remember EVER changing PG fluid on my or customer cars before the 100k mark. Now towing or other hard service is a different story.

Let's have a vote, how many have actually changed the PG fluid more than once during their ownership?

Frank DuVal