Killingcivics
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Your has a dipstick? My A7 G37x didn't. You needed to fill it by the fill port on the pan with the engine running lol
BTW, that ATF myth about not changing it is based on some truth, but doesn't necessarily apply to all cars. New ATF has a lot of detergent, and the argument was that an old car will have gunk and grime from worn out clutches stuck everywhere inside the transmission that will be loosened up by fresh ATF. What happens then is that the clutch dust clogs up the succion filter which burns the pump. Then you're fucked.
Modern automatics usually have a screen strainer that won't get clogged by clutch dust, and transmission are built way better than an old TH350. Clutch materials and fluid technology has also evolved a lot.
If you want to be safe you can do several fluid flushes in a short period of time.
Gooood Info!
Side bar as well, if you are flushing transmission depending on how it setup look at your PTU or transfer case. In the AWD Fords it is important to flush and change. When they came out they were fill once for life and after they started failing they are to be flushed every 30k. My buddy's SHO ate one in 65k kms.