One of the most costly repairs you can have for your car is the transmission.  It is a big part of your car.Making sure to care for it is important.By making sure your car is taken care of you will save yourself a little bit of money.Since it is something you won’t be able to fix yourself, you still can do some checking at home.   By checking it at home you can make sure you need to take it in.

First off since I own a Vista auto repair shop I know how expensive transmission repairs can be.  So I always tell my clients to check a couple of things first.This way you can verify if it has a need to be taken in.  First off they can check the fluid.  The fluid should be clear.If you find that the fluid is black or dark, that is a warning sign of problems and the car has to be brought in.

Second thing they can check at home is to check the gear shifting.You can perform this by just shifting the gears from park to drive.  Or you can move it from park to reverse.What you are trying to see is if the gears do the shifting smoothly.What you hope doesn’t happen is a jerking motion.If you notice that there is jerking, this is a bad sign that there is a problem with your transmission.  In my La Costa transmission repair shop this is one of the big signs of transmission problems.  A lot of cars that come in have this very problem.

Finallyl what you can check for is any leaks of your transmission fluid.This is another thing you can do with your dipstick.But you won’t know unless you perform this check regularly.  I advise all my customers in my La Costa auto repair shop to always check your fluids.People know how to check for oil.But their transmission fluid is something they need to check also.  This way they can tell if their fluid is leaking.

If you follow these tips you can make sure your car’s transmission stays good.