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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy View Post
I think it's funny how some OEMs tab fluids as lifetime, but with a little research you find that the component maker does not. Some ZF automatic transmissions were like that for a while, the OEM said lifetime but ZF recommended changes at 80k.
I think it's "lifetime" so they can artificially deflate the maintenance costs. Putting on my cynical hat for a minute, maybe they hoped that would lead to some tasty post-warranty rebuild jobs.
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