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nurturer

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  1. I had the pleasure of bumping into a cement pillar surrounding a parking light this morning, nose first. The damage is a bent square shaped bar, which is behind the outside bumper, below and in front of the radiator. I assume this was in place for reinforcement for moments just like this one. Too bad it isn't solid, as the bend in this bar was pushed into the radiator's right hand side, if you're facing the car from the front. Hence, the right radiator fan can only be moved by hand. The radiator fan on the left is intact. No punctures occurred as I saw no fluid on the ground and the car drives fine. Eventually, I'll need to get the bar either straightened or torched off, and the radiator replaced. Nevertheless, I'm concerned that I now only have one radiator fan functioning as opposed to two. Can I drive the RX300 like this without causing damage? And does anybody have an idea what it will cost to fix this. Ya gotta love winter!
  2. Replacing the fluid prior to 30 K is extreme overkill. I've been working on trannys for years and VERY RARELY do you see and distinct build up within the fluids before 25 or 30 K. DO NOT change the fluid every 15 - 20 K UNLESS you are doing CONSTANT stop and go driving.Note, unless you have a flush machine, just draining the fluid from the pan will not cycle out the entire amount of fluid. ANOTHER NOTE: If you have note EVER changed your fluid and you have high milage, you are possibly doing yourself a dis-service by changing the fluid....WHY you ask.....the particles from the clutch plate in the worn transmission and transmission fluid ACTUALLY ADD to the friction needed during shifting. When you add fresh fluid, the worn particles from the plates are drained and the plates begin to slip little by little as the NEW fluid acts more as a lubricator compared to the older fluid with the loose particles in it.......BUT IT IS ALWAYS reccomended to change fluid on a regular interval basis from the begining of ownership.......problems can arise though if this has never been done due to the clutch plates being worn due to particle erosion in the tranny, ironicly this erosion actually aids the clutch plates over time....the trick is to keep the fluid fresh enough to not allow particle build up which will wear down the clutch plates to begin with. A friend just replaced my tranny in his 99 RX shortly after changing the fluid, which he never maintained......I told him it would happen and he didn't believe me (he had over 100K on it). My 99 RX has 150,000 miles and I'm checking with the previous owner to see if he ever changed the tranny fluid. Supposing he hasn't, you're saying that due to the slippage created by new fluid, could cause the tranmission to fail? The fluid itself is still a pinkish color. What is the alternate, in this case? If a tranny hasn't had fluid changed past 100,000, what are the maintenance options, if not at least draining the fluid? Thanks.
  3. By changed, do you mean drained or flushed? Did your transmission continue to play nice after having the tranny fuild changed?
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