YOGYAKARTA - Owners of automatic cars or automatic transmissions need to change oil regularly to maintain the performance of the vehicle. In addition to changing the engine oil, you also have to update the transmission oil for a certain period. So when do you change automatic transmission oil so you don't miss it and cause damage?
Transmission oil is a liquid or oil used to lubricate the gears and other components of the car. Transmission oil must be replaced or updated regularly to keep the components on the car working well and preventing wear and crust.
Being late in changing transmission oil will cause problems in the car and disrupt the comfort of driving. Therefore, car owners need to know when to replace automatic transmission oil.
The time to replace automatic transmission oil is usually based on the distance that has been passed. Usually, car owners are advised to update their oil every 15,000 kilometers and drain the oil thoroughly at 50,000 km.
However, automotive experts say that the duration of replacement of automatic transmission oil can no longer depend on distance. Given that motorists are often trapped in traffic jams, the travel distance calculation is now no longer relevant as a reference for the time to replace transmission oil.
For example, in normal driving time, in less than 1 hour the car can drive up to a distance of more than 10 km. But in reality, when passing a traffic jam, the car can take more than 1 hour to reach a distance of 10 km.
So if you often drive on traffic jams, you should speed up the duration of changing the automatic transmission oil. For example, those who initially changed the oil every 10,000 km, can be pushed forward to every 7,000 km or 8,000 km. This step is useful to avoid a decrease in the transmission performance of automatic cars as well as oil turtles.
If the car owner replaces the transmission oil regularly or on time, then there is no need to drain the oil. Regularly updated oil will keep transmission working properly and optimal lubrication performance.
The draining of oil is done if the oil in transmission is no longer lubricating properly. Oli needs to be drained when the car shows symptoms of decreased transmission performance, such as slow shifting (tooth change) and the appearance of the echoing sound.
Drivers must also always pay attention to the performance of their cars to find out when they need to change oil. Here are some signs that show that automatic transmission oil needs to be replaced:
One of the signs found when a car needs to change oil is the difficult shifting process (tooth change). Transmission oil that is no longer working properly will cause the difficulty of changing the position of teeth, even if the speed of the car is slowed down or accelerated.
If the pull of your car feels heavy or stagnate, it could be a problem with automatic transmission. The delay in changing oil will cause a clot of dust or dirt in transmission, so that fluid pressure weakens.
Another characteristic when transmission oil needs to be replaced is cars that have difficulty climbing the road with a fairly steep slope. The delay in changing oil will cause the quality of lubricants to decrease, so that the car's power is minimal or reduced.
The appearance of a buzz on the car engine can also be a sign that transmission oil needs to be replaced. The sound comes from components in the transmission system that collide or collide because the movement is hampered. This condition is caused by the performance of transmission oil which has decreased or is less strong.
Such is the review of when automatic transmission oil needs to be replaced so that the vehicle's performance is maintained. Substitution of oil needs to be done referring to the use of the car, both the road conditions that are traversed and the distance traveled. Make sure to replace the oil periodically to prevent damage to the car components.
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