Changing your car's transmission fluid is an important part of its periodic maintenance. You can take it to a shop, but DIY is an option. Here's what you need.

Ever wondered how easily you switch gears using your car’s transmission? The transmission fluid is a lubricant for your vehicle's transmission system. It helps clean and protect the transmission from ...

If someone asked you to list a few car maintenance tasks you could do yourself, tire and oil changes may come to mind first (unless you're a project car person, in which case you'd respond with ...

Every transmission supplier lists the approved oil specification for its products. But there are several other factors that may influence the ultimate choice. “The first thing to note is that ...

Zak is new to the CarBuzz team, working as a freelance content writer. When Zak isn't writing How To articles for CarBuzz he's working as a high school automotive technology instructor. Before ...

Replacing your transmission fluid can be relatively inexpensive, depending on your vehicle type and whether you do it yourself or have it done by a professional. For manual transmissions, you can get ...

Car maintenance can be as difficult as it is messy. This is primarily because there are just so many fluids involved. Fluids of the darkest, stickiest, most potentially dangerous sort, in many cases.

Modern vehicles rely on a host of fluids to send us down the road. Some, like engine oil and coolant, are well-known, while others, like differential fluid, are less-familiar to average motorists.

If you own a vehicle, everywhere you turn, someone or something is reminding you to check your ride’s fluids; owners’ manuals, service personnel, co-workers, and parents pretty much all deliver the ...