What It Is • This service softens and removes normal contamination from the inside of the transmission by eliminating debris that collects inside the torque converter.

Why It’s Needed • Because the torque converter spins at a high rate of speed, debris from dirt and wear suspended in transmission fluid is spun outward inside the converter and builds up in its inner surfaces. Debris continues to build until it reaches a sufficient thickness to begin flaking off in chunks. The chunks of debris restrict the flow of fluid through very small passages inside the transmission. Reduced fluid flow causes the transmission to overheat, leading to rapid wear of automatic transmission clutches and premature transmission failure.

Routine transmission flushing can double or triple the life of your automatic transmission. It is one of the most cost beneficial services you can perform.

Recommended Service • once per year or every 15,000 to 30,000 mile

What It Is • This is a relatively new process that helps prevent the failure of seals and gaskets inside the power steering pump and steering rack.

Why It’s Needed • Today, power steering fluid deteriorates much sooner due to significantly higher operating temperatures and pressures. Fluid deterioration can be credited with an estimated 300% increase in power steering repairs over the past fifteen years.

Power steering flushes prevent most power steering failures.

Recommended Service • 24,000 to 30,000 miles

What It Is • This process removes chunks of sludge from the engine.

Why It’s Needed • No matter how meticulous you are about oil changes, there are areas inside every engine where oil doesn't circulate well. The oil sits in depressions in metal castings of the engine where it slowly becomes thick and gooey from heat. Over time, this forms chunks of sludge that move about inside the engine. As these chunks find their way to the oil pan, they’re sucked into the oil pump pickup screen where they eventually restrict the amount of oil that can circulate for lubrication.

Net results--shortened engine life without regular engine oil flushes.

Recommended Service • Every 15,000 miles

What It Is • A brake flush draws moisture out of the brake system.

Why It’s Needed • Brake fluid is hygroscopic, which means it attracts and absorbs water. This is a natural occurrence in all brake systems. Contrary to popular myth, there is no such thing as a sealed brake system. Because brake fluid attracts water like a magnet attracts metal, moisture can even be drawn into the fluid through the pores of rubber brake system components. Moisture in the brake system combines with available oxygen, causing oxidation of brake fluid, hydraulic parts and ABS electric components. Some are cheap to repair, while others are extremely expensive.

Recommended Service: Every 60,000 miles

What It Is • This procedure removes sludge and contamination from inside the radiator and engine and maintains the proper coolant pH.

Why It’s Needed • Coolant pH is continually dropping—the lower the pH the more acidic and corrosive the coolant becomes. Failure to flush coolant can lead to water pump failure, shortened hose life, failed head gaskets and many other costly failures.

Recommended Service • Every 24,000 to 30,000 miles

Recommended Service • Every 12,000 miles or once every year

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