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Alrighty, <p> Most of you know that I have a 1992 Automatic.<p>I have about 111,000 miles on it and have had it since 70,000. I take VERY good care of it and have it serviced at the least little sign of trouble.<p>Yes, I have been plagued by the Damn low idle problem that everyone else has. <p>Today, I had some more service work done to it that has made a HUGE difference @ idle and the way it drives.<p>Wow! What is it??<p>Well, 1st of all, I replaced my transmission filter. Which, apparently, is supposed to be changed every 25,000 miles or sooner. I have never had it replaced, nor do I know when the previous owner replaced it if they did. The part came with the O-ring and the gasket for the Transmission pan.<p>My Transmission fluid was Black. Not red like it should be-- BLACK.<p>Cost: $15.99 at AutoZone (Car parts store)<p>2nd: Added a Transmission Cooler<p>Wow, what a SIMPLE MOD!!! <p>It cost me $39.99 at AutoZone and came with everything to mount it and lines to run everything with. I got the idea from surfing around and checking out Andrew Pakula's page of stuff he had sitting around to do. <p>What the Hell does a Transmission cooler do??
- It cools your transmission fluid on its way back into the Tranny. I mounted mine in front of the Condenser right behind the front bumper. It looks pretty cool and it will make my transmission last a whole lot longer. Heat is a mortal enemy of our sucky transmissions.<p>So thanks for the idea Andrew-- if you read this.<p>Anyway, I just thought I would throw out some new ideas for those who think they have tried everything.<p> <p>[ April 07, 2003: Message edited by: atlantamx3 ]</p>

I have said this for some time now. here is a the link when I posted detailed instructions of how to change filter and gasket.hope this helps people with current problems.<p>http://www.mx-3.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=30&t=000058

Yep, I did read that post-- but Mason gave me the idea to change the filter begin with. I asked my local Mazda Dealership about it and they said that there was no such part and that our trannies were not serviceable.<p>I knew that a lot of people had read your previous post-- and the installation went pretty much as you said. (we dropped the crossmember w/ the 2 engine mounts and had to support the engine w/a jack) My fluid was BLACK!<p>Anyway, I was mainly giving out the idea for the Transmission cooler that we installed. <p>Thanks man.