Any mechanic worth his salt will tell you, car companies are in the business of selling cars, first and foremost....not fixing them.

Case in point....my Ford has a power transfer unit (AWD) that is supposedly a "lifetime fill" on the gear fluid. A little research will show you that those PTUs FAIL quite frequently if you follow the manufacturer's recommended maintenance (which is NONE). Heck, even the first tranny service isn't called for until 150k miles. If you do it the way they TELL you to, you'll be buying a new car in no time.....or shelling out big bucks to fix yours.

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Posted by Robin Masters

Birmingham

Member since Jul 2010

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Posted on 2/20/17 at 1:11 pm to S1C EM

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Any mechanic worth his salt will tell you, car companies are in the business of selling cars, first and foremost....not fixing them. Case in point....my Ford has a power transfer unit (AWD) that is supposedly a "lifetime fill" on the gear fluid. A little research will show you that those PTUs FAIL quite frequently if you follow the manufacturer's recommended maintenance (which is NONE). Heck, even the first tranny service isn't called for until 150k miles. If you do it the way they TELL you to, you'll be buying a new car in no time.....or shelling out big bucks to fix yours.

Ive been told similar things from my mechanics. Don't take service interval recommendations from new car companies as they use the benefit of less frequency to make a sale.

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Posted by bhtigerfan

Baton Rouge

Member since Sep 2008

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Posted on 2/20/17 at 1:15 pm to S1C EM

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Heck, even the first tranny service isn't called for until 150k miles. If you do it the way they TELL you to, you'll be buying a new car in no time.....or shelling out big bucks to fix yours.

I personally know two people who had their transmission fluid changed and serviced and their transmission went out within a week.