Transmission Care Myths - Part 2: How Overheating Wrecks Transmissions & Costs $7,000
Car Connection Workshop by Nile Jenkins
Episode notes
This is Part Two of our transmission care series - and this episode explains one of the most overlooked transmission killers of all : heat
If your engine is running hot, your automatic transmission is already being damaged - whether you feel it yet or not. What many drivers don't realize is that your automatic transmission relies on your engine's cooling system to survive. When the cooling system isn't working properly and the engine runs hot, transmission fluid temperatures rise, lubrication breaks down, and internal components begin to fail - long before you feel a shift problem.
In this episode, we break down: How the cooling system directly protects your transmission.
1) Why overheating silently destroys automatic transmissions
2) Why "sealed for life " does not mean maintenance -free
3) What's actually inside ...