Lubegard 95001 Transmission Flush, 10 oz.

Features:

Safely removes varnish deposits
Prepares transmission for new fluid
Safe for use in manual or automatic transmissions
Contains rust and corrosion inhibitors
Does not contain harmful solvents

This is good stuff if you need a cleaner

This is a good product from a reputable company. Use if IF you need an ATF transmission cleaner. For example, if you neglected to change the fluid on time or bought a used car with an unknown service history. Or tow frequently. At worst, it'll do nothing. The product is a mixture of detergents and dispersants. It will not harm your transmissions. In fact, you don't even have to do a full-drain and change. The company states that even if you just drop the pan -which usually drains only a portion of the fluid, often less than 25% - what remains inside will not harm the transmission. I feel fine using it, and I also use their transmission additives (which are, in part, chemically similar to the sperm whale oil used with great success in automatic transmissions for many years) and the Lubegard motor oil supplement. I have seen an improvement in vehicle functioning, such as power and a slight but quite welcome improvement in mpg. By all means, change your ATF on time!!!!!! The safest thing to put into your transmission is the proper transmission fluid (a quality name-brand), and to change it out every 25,000 - 30,000 miles. That is usually all that is needed for a long service life. For me that means a FULL change including a filter, often involving 12 qts of ATF. But at least change some of the fluid that often. (Synthetic ATF can extend that range up to 2X, but I'd still do a partial drain. filter check/change and refill at 25,000 miles.) If you've substantially exceed that mileage figure, it might well be worth using this product and draining as closer to 100% of the old fluid. In my experience with a number of cars and motorcycles (USA, Asian, UK, and Europeans) over the years, simply draining very old fluid still often leaves a fine coating of particles in the transmission, which you can see on dropping the pan; this cleaner should remove that "film" and that make be a very good thing, indeed. Any honest and experienced transmission mechanic will tell you heat and time damage the ATF, and that many or most transmission failures on most cars (perhaps over 80%) are directly related to the issue not changing the fluid on a conservative schedule. That usually means following "Severe Service" recommendations in your owner's manual. Use a good brand ATF like Valvoline Maxlife or synthetic Mobil, per your car's requirements. No product can fix a tranny that has developed mechanical problems, but to say that this cleaner damaged a transmission without any evidence is silly. Lubegard products are a standard in the transmission repair business, and has been recommended by car companies in service bulletins. Look at their other, excellent transmission fluid additives here on Amazon. Visit the Lubegard website, or call them up! Look over their MSDS, too, to see the make-up of their products; to me, as a former college chemistry professor, this is some fine science and not a drop of "snake-oil". There is an old fault of logic, maintaining that, "after this, therefore because of this" (post hoc ergo propter hoc). This is NOT evidence of cause and effect, and is one reason that anecdotal evidence must be evaluated carefully!

Felicia Ellis

Great Product

Just What My 2004 Scion xB Needed !!

John Case

Great product that really works

I would not have believed it if I wouldn't have seen it with my own eyes . I have a 2000 Mazda protege that I bought from my daughter. The transmission felt really bad, delayed shift, overdrive light flashing. Well, it was a mess. My brother asked me what was a good auto transmission additive that I would recommend to him and I told him about transx. ( by the way a good product to). And by accident he showed up with the lube guard flush. Well, I said minus well use it. So he poured it in the transmission and never herd anything back from him weather it worked or not. But I remember reading the reviews here on amazon and I said to myself, I guess I won't loose nothing by trying it. So I ordered one and I poured in my Mazda. Took it for a long drive. Stopped at a Walmart to get some stuff and started back home. All of the sudden I notice that the transmission light was not flashing any more. And when I started accelerating the transmission would respond very good. So like I said in the beginning, if I would have not seen it with my own eyes I would not have believed how this product works. Now bare in mind, if your trany is about to bite the dust there is nothing on this planet that will help other then a rebuild. But if it hasn't been abused and when you take the pan off there are no chunks of metal on the pan then there's a really good chance this product will help your transmission. Now after you drive it some don't forget you have to drain the old fluids and change the filter and refill with new oil. That will do the trick. Great product.

Grace Rogers

It worked!

I have a '98 GMC pickup which was shifting hard from first into second. It was like it was going into second gear and then lurching within a fraction of a second after going into gear. It would set you back in the seat a little when it lurched. At that point at was letting off the gas a little when I thought it was about to shift into second so I would do less harm to my transmission. I put this stuff in my transmission and drove around town for about a half hour and started to notice an improvement in the shifting for ALL gears within 5 minutes. The transmission shifted faster and considerably smoother although going from first to second wasn't perfect but there was significant improvement. I went home and flushed the fluid, cleaned the pan changed the filter and put in Valvoline Synthetic ATF fluid and was done with it at that point. 24 hours later, I got in my truck and started driving down the road and the improvement overnight was so obvious. Going from first to second was perfect. I couldn't believe it! I actually stopped and started off 3 or 4 times to see if it was just a fluke. My transmission had a serious problem and $h1t actually worked!!!

Chris Anglin

Five Stars

Awesome!

RnzNa Bhattarai

Awesome stuff!

I've used this product in the past, and WOW does it work! I looked at the color of the fluid before and after using this product. There was definitely more contamination in the fluid after using this transmission flush.

Ami Skinner

and the price was not so bad as well

it did the job, and the price was not so bad as well.

Nikki Darling

Good stuff

I purchased a 2011 rav4 with 60k miles that had documented dealership service every 5k miles. It had all new differential and transfer case fluid at 55k. Unfortunately Toyota believes in lifetime transmission fluid unless you tow or drive the car very hard. So even then I was surprised to find out the dealership never serviced the ATF in this car, it was charcoal black on the dipstick. The previous owner must've driven it pretty hard. It had some hesitation and whirring between 1st and 2nd gear. Transmission whine at 25mph. And between 40 and 50mph there was some loud clunking, like gravel in a can. I assumed some bearings were gone but hoped for the best. I set an appt with an indy shop for a flush. I know it's not often recommended to get a transmission flushed, especially if the fluid is black or major issues are suspected. But approach it correctly and you'll be fine. Many quick lube places will start the flush with incompatible fluid because it's cheaper, then use spec fluid at this tail end. Avoid this. Many places will flush without dropping the pan and replacing the filter. They may tell you it doesn't have a serviceable filter. Avoid this. Do research. Find out if you have one and get it changed out. Many places will also use detergents or additives to clean everything out. Avoid this. Purchase extra fluid (buy the cheapest COMPATIBLE fluid you can) and have them just keep flushing until clean. Alternative to all this, just do a drain and fill and repeat every month or two to get a good dilution. 3-4 times should do it. There are also some good DIYs to get a good flush in the driveway. Anyway, I added lubegard flush to the transmission fluid reservoir before dropping my car off to the mechanic. On the way there the rattling at 40mph magically disappeared and the shifts instantly became smoother. Now after the flush the whine is barely noticeable. The whirring between 1st and 2nd gear is still there but that's likely due to a worn clutch plate that no fluid could likely fix. All in all I am very impressed. I use lubegard products extensively and plan on doing the engine flush before my next oil change. I had the lubegard ATF additive in the transmission before the lubegard flush, and the lubegard flush had a more pronounced effect on smoothness than the additive. I like the fact that neither their transmission or engine flushes have detergents. Since it's impossible to get every last bit out, it won't harm your engine or transmission by staying in there.

Pauline Rayno

saved me over $2000 on a rebuild...

I had a 4L60e transmission on a tahoe that was slipping from first to second and second to third. It was a used car I purchased, and I'm not really familiar with auto transmissions, so i wasn't really prepared to have it rev to about 6k RPMs on the freeway while going about 10 mph and blowing a bunch of black smoke out the back like M-eFin James bond... I just kept pushing the gas down further, and nothing but black smoke, so obviously I thought I had really destroyed my truck. I did a lot of research to determine what was going on. I was afraid that some of the gear packs were burned up and that I would have the re-build the transmission or buy a new one to the tune of $2300. I found this product and decided to give it a shot, and I am categorically impressed with the results. I ran around town (contrary to the directions) with the product in the transmission for about an hour (trip to home depot and back). I drained the fluid and it was black like oil. I replaced the fluid and the transmission grabs and shifts much much better that it did before the treatment--it is rare to actually notice an improvement with products like this. Even my wife noticed the difference. This product saved me over 2K so I would recommend it to anyone who thinks their tyranny in on its last legs. give it a shot, and i'm sure you will be impressed...

Kent Hickson

Five Stars

great product

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