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‘, ONE OF the most agonizing nvises
a car owner. may ever hear is the
scraping’ or grinding. sound of an
automatic transmission that’s low
on oil.

’ Even in’a well-insulated car, the’

metal-to-metal sound is awesome.
According to the’ Car Care

Council of ‘the Automotive” In.’
dustries Association of Canada, at .

. the first indication of such a noise,
the transmission . fluid-‘should. be

checked. If the level is low, adding . .

fluid.may correct the trouble. *-

an Ifthe noise persists, the ‘culprit :
“could be a clogged ‘transmission
filter which iis. preventing fluid:

«from:
“result,”

reaching «the ' ‘pump... The

* large repair bill.
The. above-mentioned © "horror
story should ‘never happen, . says

the Car Care ‘Council, if automatic
‘'transinission fluid is checked regu-
‘a larly fat least as often as s the oil is

» sal Skylark Limited. models ‘andi in:
othe Custom : _ Coupe have: oy

engine

‘normal;

when it

changed) and if fluid and filter are
replaced periodically.

The council recommends check. *

ing fluid only when the vehicle has
-been run for a few miles after the
has
operating temperature.

. Check.to sec if itis discoloured,
rather: than pink or. red, which 5s
“When ; fluid nas turned
brown, this is an indication that it

has been burned. Note also. if: it:

smells burned. -

* The council also notes that the

tip of the dip stick ‘should be cool “
enough to touch; an automatic’
“transmission “should operate » at
the transmission’ is’ starved :
of fluid, ‘with’ eventual destruction®
of the pump and. other ,compo-
nents. This can add: cup to a very,

65°-90°C © /(150°-200°F). Severe
service driving, which can overheat

‘the transinission, may cal! for the
addition of a transmission cooler. —

Fluid fife is. greatly extended

operating temperature.
; Most types... of severe service

driving require frequent. fluid and '
filter changes, as well as other pe-~

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‘reached . normal:

Burned fluid should be’drained
and replaced, along with the filter. ..,

is kept within “normal.

‘available ‘
equipment that can be added to all:

siodic services,
This type of. service is described
as follows:

Frequent idling for tong periods
of time. such as stop-and-go driv-
ing in heavy traffic.

Sustained highway driving in hot
G_ : .

it

- weather.

Towing a boat or trailer, or cas-
ying heavy, objecis ona rooftop

Yorack, !

*Driving in dusty conditions.
*Prolonged operation at, sub- -7er0
temperatures. ve .

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‘Driving ou ‘steep hills ¢ or: ‘mountain

ona regular basis.

Preventative ‘maintenance is ‘crit:
ical to Jong. . efficient car lifes
When it is neglected, one’s Senses
of -sight, sound--and smell ma:
signal trouble. Bet?

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