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2004 Jeep Liberty To change or not to change fluid, filter

Tiny
ILLITERATE MONKEY
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  • 2004 JEEP LIBERTY
  • 6 CYL
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 109,000 MILES
I was told by the Service Manager at my dealership that since I hadn't changed the fluids, filter, flushed, etc every 30,000 miles that to do it now would actually shorten the life of the transmission. I asked him twice and he repeated it.
This sort of defies common sense. Is it true? Why?
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Saturday, August 29th, 2009 AT 10:17 AM

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Tiny
MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

I have been in this industry for over 36 years, and as far as I am concerned that that is a load of rubbish!
Older transmission by the nature of the beast will tend to fail if neglected, but a service will not shorten the live of your transmission, if anything a service may pick up on a problem that if left could do damage, so get it serviced by a transmission specialist.

Mark (mhpautos)
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