It has 139 k on the odo but that's the typical mileage that I see vw's trannys die with.
I never did a complete flush but I do 2 drains and fills every oil change (3k miles) to try to make the tranny last longer.
Some people told me that a tranny cooler might help.
I wonder if anyone of you are using that and if it helps.
One guy at work also told me to buy snake oil at autozone for the transmission and the engine.
I wonder if these really make your car last longer.
They said it will double the life of the tranny and engine but I mean if it's really true everybody would be using them and never haver to rebuild.
And I don't think any trans will last for 300k exept maybe in big pickup trucks liek Ford F 150 and Chevy's.
In the real world most trannys go till 150 k miles both domestic and foriegn cars.
I speak of experience because I know a lot of people with foreign cars
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Don't over analyze. I will say it again, you have one of the most reliable well built cars ever made. If everything is working and you are doing regular maintenance and don't drive the !Removed! out of it it will double that milage easy. Do not listen to anyone no matter what type of mechanic, except maybe a toyota master mechanic. Comparing the SC400 to VW is like comparing a 80 series landcruiser to a jeep grand cherokee. Totally different animals on the build quality spectrum. Snake oil is snake oil, just change when you are supposed to. Oh and there are many SC400s with well over 150k on their original trannys. Some milage from a thread on another forum:
-Finally in the 200,000+ Mile Club. Anyone else?
-I'm at 270k at the moment...
-249,8xx miles here
-220,3xx right now
-218k still STRONG.
-201k now, lol do ppl get all crazy when you guys tell them the mileage on your SC? lol
-I'm at 208K now with no worries.
-I'm at 293,XXX. oh yeah.
-and i'm around 250's
-256k here haha and still going.
-290,828 here and no problems
-im almost there.. im at 195k now
-212K now.... with zero issues. maintenance is key....
-I need about 6K more to hit the 200K mark. I just picked up a Tacoma and havent drove the SC lately. We did major service to it not too long ago and still runs like a top..
Just a few testimonials for ya.