Do you remember the smoothness when you shifted the automatic transmission on your new car when you just got it a few years ago? The responsiveness of the transmission was so buttery smooth and you were totally in love with your new car.
But as time goes by, you will notice the smoothness slowly fades away and you start noticing a few annoying symptoms showing up, such as a grinding or shaking sensation in gear, a weird humming noise coming from the transmission, gears slipping, a delayed respond or won’t engage in gear, or even getting an engine check light on your dashboard meter. Apart from these symptoms, you may also start to notice a few drops of auto transmission fluid on your car park floor.
So, what is going on with my automatic transmission?
These symptoms are quite worrying or annoying to some extent and they are clear signs that your car’s automatic transmission is aging, and very often is due to the lack of proper care or protection.
The transmission fluid passageways and gears in the automatic transmission are subjected to high pressure and heat due to its function in transferring power from the engine to the wheels. Over time, the transmission fluid loses its protective properties and could not protect the gears against the immense friction. This will eventually cause damage to the transmission and in most cases the damages are irreversible.
As for the patches of transmission fluid on the floor of your car park, this is a sign that the rubber seals on your automatic transmission have become hardened and brittle, which causes the seals to crack and the transmission fluid to leak.
Can I just ignore these symptoms?
Well, many problems with your transmission start off small. Ignoring the signs that were mentioned usually ends up with the car breaking down and being forced to send the car for super-costly repairs.
Your car’s automatic transmission is a very complex mechanical and computer driven system that can often be more expensive to repair than your engine. You will be shocked by the amount on the repair bills!
How do I prevent this?
As the saying goes, prevention is always better than cure. To prevent this from happening, just add LIQUI MOLY ATF Additive into your car’s automatic transmission fluid at any time!
Please do take note that this product is only suitable for automatic transmission that are filled with ATF II and ATF III oils.
This product contains additives that will not only revitalize the performance of the automatic transmission oil, it will also clean the holes and ducts in the transmission to prevent clogging. This will provide protection for your car’s automatic transmission from frictional damages and the shifting operations are also improved!
Other than that, this product is also capable of rejuvenating hardened or brittle seals so you will not have to replace the seals or clean up the leaked transmission fluid on your car park floor, how amazing is that?!
