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Which Life Pro Tip disappointed you? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For me it was "buy high quality pillow" because you sleep for one thrid of a day etc. I needed a new pillow anyway so I came to the store and bought the best they had. And it was ... ok. Like it's a fine pillow but my sleeping haven't improved really, it's basically the same. So I was disapointed :(

So, which life pro tip disappointed you?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

and brake fluid. And Transmission fluid. And refresh your suspension once it's a goner.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You can definitely take a Toyota to like 250k miles w/o changing transmission fluid. I think they call it a lifetime fluid, as in it’s meant to last the whole designed-for lifespan of the car.

But if you want it running it’s best, for as long as possible, then of course, change those fluids too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

one of the biggest lies from manufacturers, tbh

They've had to roll back that "lifetime fluid" claim for some cars before due to early transmission failures. It's not a lot of money to change it out.

Any transmission will take damage from not changing out the fluid, you're just reducing the lifespan of it, and that's exactly what they want.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Nor is it particularly difficult, ended up doing my own a few years back when I was still in school and penny pinching.

Found a place that rented out a lift and use of their tools for like $25 for an hour. Bought some fluid, watched some videos ahead of time, and got it done in like ~30 minutes.

You def should change transmission fluid, I was just saying that these vehicles are engineered well enough to hold up for quite a while with little to no care.