So I cracked open the plug and oil started to come out - obviously the level is ok. It sure stunk and was a dark color (green?). Do I really need to change it after all? The truck has 53k miles on it and is 100% stock.
I would... can't hurt anything and isn't really a expensive thing to do. I have always changed my fluids (besides Engine oil) after about 15k sometimes less if I am bored lol
Just did it. Not alot came out with the turkey baster but I think thats because alot of spillage happened when i took the plug out. Couldn't really shove the straw in threw the tinyness inside. I squirted as much new stuff in as i could and shoved and screwed the plug back in.
It makes a creeking sound at idle, pretty sure it did before. Is that normal? Took it for a 5 mile drive and no funny sounds, behaviors. I imagine that if it was low, I would've gotten a CEL or some bad, expensive noise, right?
The blower oil is rated for 100K, no reason to change it beforehand unless you just want to or if the s/c is disassembled. The oil smells from being enclosed, same as diff or manual trans oil, nothing wrong with it.
... I am over doing it a bit I guess I have read oil was good for a 100k as well however I still want the fluid flushed and replaced atleast once a year