When to Add or Replace the Automobile Gearbox Oil?

Unlike the articles for daily use, which are easily replaced, the automatic automobile gearbox is the important mechanical system in vehicles that requires careful and correct maintenance.

1. After travelling 15,000km, the vehicle transmission parts, like automotive shift forks, aluminum shift block, should be checked and maintenance. Check about whether occur leakage, the level of oil, oil quality, etc. That leakage must be timely repaired, the oil must be added with the same type of gearbox oil, pay attention to not too much, the excess also damages the gearbox.

2. Gearbox oil of replacement period specified by the car manufacturers is 2 years or 60,000 km, that is to say in cases that the vehicle being used more than 2 years, but only travelled about 20,000 km; or vehicles only took less than 1 year, while the mileage reached 60,000 km, the gearbox oil should be replaced. In the change of oil, apart from unloading the oil shell, the filter inside should also be replaced. The gearbox oil must be replaced with the special oil.