{"id":22872,"date":"2023-03-29T10:00:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T10:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/?p=22872"},"modified":"2025-03-12T10:22:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T10:22:28","slug":"maintenance-of-automatic-transmissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/maintenance-of-automatic-transmissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Recommendations for the maintenance of automatic transmissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friction between internal parts, sediment accumulation and deterioration of the transmission fluid cause the <strong>automatic transmission<\/strong> to wear out. This can be compounded by lack of maintenance and rough driving.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In most cases, this means that there will be a detachment of small particles. If these particles mix with the <a href=\"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/lubricants-in-puerto-rico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">oil<\/a>, they can cause breakdown.<\/p>\n<p>A <strong>preventive maintenance service<\/strong> could avoid visits to the repair shop, extending the lifetime of the parts, keeping them properly lubricated. It also ensures that the gears are calibrated.<\/p>\n<h2>Maintenance tips for automatic transmissions<\/h2>\n<p>The first and most important recommendation for good automatic transmission maintenance is to <a href=\"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/transmission-oil-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">replace the transmission oil<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To do this, it must be topped up with new fluid, respecting the level indicated on the vehicle&#8217;s reservoir. Too little or too much oil could damage the control valves, the selector or the gearbox itself.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22868\" title=\"Recommendations tips for automatic transmissions\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recommendations-tips-for-automatic-transmissions.jpg\" alt=\"Recommendations tips for automatic transmissions\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Recommendations-tips-for-automatic-transmissions.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Recommendations-tips-for-automatic-transmissions-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Recommendations-tips-for-automatic-transmissions-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As the oil works under pressure and at high temperatures, <strong>driving in low gears or driving frequently up long climbs<\/strong> will affect the lubrication of the gearbox parts.<\/p>\n<h2>When to do preventive maintenance on automatic transmissions?<\/h2>\n<p>Overheating is one of the main causes of most gearbox failures. A problem that is usually caused by not replacing the oil in due time.<\/p>\n<p>The right time to change automatic transmission oil is determined by the manufacturer, as well as the type of transmission, according to the mileages listed below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Every 40,000 miles (60,000 kilometers) for DCT and CVT gearboxes.<\/li>\n<li>Every 60,000 miles (80,000 kilometers) for all other automatic transmissions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember that prevention is the best way to preserve your transmissions and guarantee performance and durability. To learn more about our transmission oils offering, don\u2019t hesitate to reach out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friction between internal parts, sediment accumulation and deterioration of the transmission fluid cause the automatic transmission to wear out. This can be compounded by lack of maintenance and rough driving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22863,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[102],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maintenance-vehicles-equipment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22872"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22872\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26379,"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22872\/revisions\/26379"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}