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[pockygt]

And I'm curious as to a few of the routine maintenance things on our cars.

I want to change all the fluids, but I'm a little worried about what problems could be caused by changing fluids that (for all I know) have never been touched. In particular, I'm worried about what'll happen if I change the trans fluid.

Basically, is there any fluid that if changed (when it had not been religiously changed by previous owners) that will do more harm than good?

I know it's a weird question, but I used to have a Ford Probe, and there WAS a problem with changing never-before-touched fluids
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1981 924 Turbo (931)

[Smoothie]

Just remember to loosen the transmission fill plug before removing the drain plug.
Never heard of tranny problems caused by new clean oil. +You'll probably notice it's quieter after changing.
You're way more likely to have problems due to not changing it.
Change all them nasty old fluids.
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'82 924T, US version, dark green metallic, 5 speed Audi 016G gearbox

[924RACR]

Brake fluid is also a wonderful thing to change out with fresh. Only concern there might be snapping off bleeder screws, but on the plus side, Porsche does a better job of coating bolts etc than Ford, so they're less likely to break off outright...
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'79 924 #77 SCCA H Prod racecar
'82 931 Plat. Silver
#25 Hidari Firefly P2 sports prototype

[pockygt]

yeah, that's what i figured. I didn't want it to be like running a car with natural oil for 200k and then swapping to synthetic and blowing out the seals.

Hah. Nevermind, it was (of course) in the FAQ
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1981 924 Turbo (931)

[emoore924]

IMHO, the trany fluid change pertains to a manual tranny. Automatics, you might not want to change the fluid so much