replaceing oil in aut

[steev-o]

My car has 98.000 miles on it. I bought it half year ago. But i have no clue when its time to change the gear oil with an automatic transmission. Do i even have to??
:confused:

[ricerrx7]

Every 30k miles. You're way over due. Check the condition of the fluid before you change it; If it looks black then just leave it alone, as changing won't help anything. If it still looks decent, then I would go ahead and change it.

[steev-o]

Every 30k miles. You're way over due. Check the condition of the fluid before you change it; If it looks black then just leave it alone, as changing won't help anything. If it still looks decent, then I would go ahead and change it.

what color does it need to be??

[Robert1955]

ATF is normally red in color, as for when to change it alot depends on how the car is used and what type of fluid you use. 30,000miles is a severe use number. If you do alot of highway like I do 60,000 to 75,000 is well with in the numbers allowed by your owners manual. The manual for my 07 3.3L Sonata says 100,000 miles for a normal duty fluid change. I would at least drain what you can from the pan and refill with a SP-III compatible/approved fluid.