Posted on 3/28/2025
Your car’s automatic transmission works hard to deliver power and ensure smooth gear shifts, but keeping it in good shape requires more than just fresh transmission fluid. Many vehicles also have a transmission filter that helps keep dirt, metal shavings, and other contaminants out of the system. Unlike engine oil and air filters, which most drivers are familiar with, the transmission filter often goes unnoticed—until problems start to show up. If your car has one, ignoring it can lead to rough shifting, overheating, or even major transmission damage. So how do you know if your vehicle has a transmission filter, and when should it be replaced? Does Your Automatic Transmission Have a Filter Not all automatic transmissions have a replaceable filter, but many do. Whether your car requires a filter change depends on the type of transmission it uses. Older automatic transmissions and many traditional models still use a serviceable transmission filter ... read more