on 12/11/04 03:44, Jason Wulf at jrwulf@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > Interestingly enough...just to do some checking, I went to my local > chrysler dealer (a swindler if i EVER saw one...there are good ones in > the area, just not by my house). The service manager told me that > he's seen many a604's go for over 200K miles if you change the fluid > and filter at least twice a year. If you let it go a long time (100K > miles say...) then you severely hurt the life. He didn't say that was > a good design by any means, he simply was sharing what he found as a > way to lengthen the life. He also mentioned remembering to reset the > CVI when you swap the fluid...(i think this can be accomplished by > simply disconnecting the battery for a half hour or so..alas your > engine computer also has to redo itself...) > > Just another tidbit I picked up, I'm not sure just how much merit it > holds, but seems reasonable enough, considering everything else I've > learned about this tranny that simply defies conventional logic... Both my friendly, trusty mechanic and the closest "official" dealer told me that an updated service schedule calls for replacing the transmission fluid every 30,000 miles. I asked them both if they were serious and they said yes. -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:laurentdaudelin@xxxxxxxxxxx ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm