My wife is dead set on a 2013 Odyssey over what I wanted, a 2013 Sienna. We have a 2005 Odyssey with 152, 000 trouble free miles but I still hear about problems with the transmissions even here in 2013. I haven't seen where a 2013 trans has died yet but maybe I haven't be digging deep enough. Don't get it. Anyways, if we get the 2013 Odyssey, I plan on doing a 3x trans change every other oil change just as insurance. I just don't understand how draining 3 old quarts in a what, 9 -12 qt capacity trans, helps anything at all. I have done two 3x drain and fills in our 2005 over the years and the fluid ends up red even after a 2200 mile round trip at 150,000 miles. So I can see how that might help. Only problem is I don't like spending $100 on 9 qts of trans fluid every other oil change or even yearly. As added insurance, I am adding an oil cooler.
Can somebody tell me how the homeowner's version of a trans fluid change (3 qts) helps anything? Thanks.
Can somebody tell me how the homeowner's version of a trans fluid change (3 qts) helps anything? Thanks.
