RE: [A/S] Transmission operating Temperature

["steve Orlowski" <sorlows@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

the next weakest link in the system is the oil filter. Synthetic
motor oil removes old sludge and varnish in the system. back them most
people didn't change filters thinking that if the oil was to last a year the 
filter should also... when i switched to synthetic motor oil i took a 1200 
mile trip and my engine sounded funny when first starting
after 1,000 miles from home. like an old engine sounds and the oil light 
takes a while to go out. Well I spun off the filters ( i was running 2) put 
new on and topped off the oil. the first time i started
after the filter change the oil light went out as it does on a new engine!( 
at that time the veh had 130,000 miles ) So to make the story short your 
cleaning your engine so throw away/recycle the dirty filter
when dirty. add a new one and top off with fresh oil( and use the highest 
quality filter you can find made for your veh., your really not spending 
more $$$$).
Steve O