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Message: [QUOTE="Rich Rohrich, post: 1474415, member: 16241"] You can usually get a good indicator by pulling the trans dipstick and smelling the fluid. A burned or acidic smell usually means trouble. Here's where opinions from actual experts seem to differ. One camp says burned fluid should be replaced even if the trans isn't showing any signs of problems. The other camp says introducing that much detergent into a old system that isn't having problems will accelerate the time to a problem by breaking down the bands. I'll qualify this by saying I haven't worked as a auto mechanic for a very long time, but my own experience and the empirical data I've gotten along the way makes me tend to side with the don't fix what isn't broke crowd. This is coming from an OCD level oil & fluid changer. Take it for what it's worth. [/QUOTE]