Power Purge® and Maintenance Services
AAMCO's Power Purge® Service Includes:
- A complete Transmission Vehicle Courtesy Check for your transmission and related systems.
- Exchange of virtually all of the old transmission fluid - including the torque converter and cooler.
Other basic transmission fluid changes can leave about 30% of old fluid in the torque converter and cooler.
AAMCO's Power Purge® fluid exchange services removes dirty, gritty and abrasive fluid that can harm your transmission - A complete refill with fresh, clean transmission fluid
- A thorough test drive and check for leaks
Upgrade to AAMCO's Power Purge® PLUS service that also includes:
- Removal of the transmission pan for a complete visual inspection for contaminants and abrasives.
- Replacement of the transmission filter or cleaning of the transmission screen if equipped
Transmission filters prolong the life of the fluid and transmission by trapping potentially harmful particles and abrasives. - Replacement of the pan gasket or pan sealing material if equipped or applicable.
If your transmission fluid is dirty or deteriorating, you might be on the way to a transmission problem An AAMCO Power Purge® Plus Transmission Flush (Fluid Exchange) & Filter Change is the best service designed to help identify potential problems and prevent those transmission problems before they happen.
*Not available for vehicles with internal transmission problems. A Transmission filter and pan gasket or pan sealing material is only included in the Power Purge® Plus service if equipped. The cost of the filter and gasket is extra and is based on the vehicle manufacturer and transmission type.
AAMCO's basic Transmission Fluid Change & Maintenance Service
AAMCO also offers a low-cost Safeguard transmission fluid change as well. Let AAMCO's transmission experts help keep your transmission properly maintained to factory recommendations to help prolong its life. Like all AAMCO Transmission Maintenance Services, our Safeguard® service begins with a complete Transmission Vehicle Courtesy Check to spot any potential problems.
AAMCO's Safeguard® Service includes:
- Removal of the transmission pan, dispose of the old fluid from the pan and inspect for contaminants.
- Replacement of the transmission filter or cleaning the transmission screen and pan gasket or pan sealing material if equipped or applicable.
- Perform a test drive and leak check
Transmission filter changing
Customers often ask if they should change the filter as well as the fluid.
In the past, automatic transmission fluid was changed by removing the pan, changing the filter and gasket and refilling with 1/3 the capacity of the transmission. This was the only method known to change the fluid so it was the acceptable method.
When transmission flushing equipment was introduced to the market, people started to ask, “what about the filter?” “we used to change it, why don’t we have to change it now?” The answer to this is, it was changed before because we already had the pan off so “we might as well” plus the filter company’s packaged the gaskets with filters and encouraged this practice.
An automatic transmission is a closed hydraulic devise with no foreign matter being introduced. Therefor, if the filter on a transmission should ever become plugged, it is plugged with transmission parts! This means the transmission is past the point of needing a fluid change. An engine on the other hand is constantly exposed to foreign matter (air and fuel) which brings in contaminants as well as the combustion that creates many other byproducts. The engine oil filter is designed to filter these products out.
Many transmission manufacturers use only a screen on the fluid pickup to filter out any casting flaws or debris that could be poured down the dipstick. Some manufacturers do not recommend changing the filter.
The fluid will break down and needs to be changed, the filters do not plug up on a healthy transmission.