So what could happen and what has been documented? Example - changing the fluid in a vehicle requiring Mercon 5 to something other than Mercon 5?
The reason I ask is because I bought a 2000 Mercury Sable for my daughter to drive back and forth to our local university. The ATF looked dirty, so I took it to my locally owned and operated oil change shop to have it flushed and refilled. I provided a new OEM transmission filter and they dropped the pan and replaced it as well as flushing out all the old ATF. I watched them do this - that's one of the reasons I like and trust this shop. I am not sure they used Mercon 5. The used the B&G machine and put a B&G additive.
Fast forward a year or so and about 10,000 miles and it's in the shop getting the tranny rebuilt. It has approximately 125,000 miles on it now. What's the chance the fluid had anything to do with it?
The reason I ask is because I bought a 2000 Mercury Sable for my daughter to drive back and forth to our local university. The ATF looked dirty, so I took it to my locally owned and operated oil change shop to have it flushed and refilled. I provided a new OEM transmission filter and they dropped the pan and replaced it as well as flushing out all the old ATF. I watched them do this - that's one of the reasons I like and trust this shop. I am not sure they used Mercon 5. The used the B&G machine and put a B&G additive.
Fast forward a year or so and about 10,000 miles and it's in the shop getting the tranny rebuilt. It has approximately 125,000 miles on it now. What's the chance the fluid had anything to do with it?