10-07-2011, 05:12 PM
I know this sounds crazy but our '91 Explorer has something around 235K miles on it and it's never have the
transmission fluid changed, it's been checked, it's not burnt and it smells like fresh tranny fluid. I asked
a guy that rebuilds transmissions and his thinking was it depended on your type driving, the conditions, if
you tow a lot, etc. He said every 75K but our Explorer is driven about 500 miles a year for taking recyclables,
the our dog to the Vet, getting gas for the lawn mower and that's about it, the rest of the time it sits snug
it's enclosed garage, it's like part of the family, we bought it new right after Jesse was born. We've let sit
as long as 6 months and it fires right up. It's only decent Ford I've ever owned and I've owned a bunch of them.
transmission fluid changed, it's been checked, it's not burnt and it smells like fresh tranny fluid. I asked
a guy that rebuilds transmissions and his thinking was it depended on your type driving, the conditions, if
you tow a lot, etc. He said every 75K but our Explorer is driven about 500 miles a year for taking recyclables,
the our dog to the Vet, getting gas for the lawn mower and that's about it, the rest of the time it sits snug
it's enclosed garage, it's like part of the family, we bought it new right after Jesse was born. We've let sit
as long as 6 months and it fires right up. It's only decent Ford I've ever owned and I've owned a bunch of them.