Expert Tips and Advice

One of the most important components of the transmission is the valve body. Its importance is such that mechanics call it “the control center of the transmission”. For that reason, when there is a problem with the transmission valve body,...

Automatic transmission maintenance is crucial to the life of your vehicle. Knowing how to check and change this fluid will allow you to prevent costly repairs. Thinking about it, in this article we will tell you where to put the...

Your car's transmission has just failed and you shudder to think about what it's going to cost you. But before you shell out any money, think carefully about how best to spend it.You have three options: (1) repair it, (2)...

It’s easy to take modern conveniences for granted. One example is a feature on our vehicles that makes our lives easier: poweer steering. Once upon a time, you had to turn the steering wheel of a car to steer it...

Before the days of power steering, driving a car was a lot harder than it is today. But drivers back then didn’t know any different: Although the first power steering system was developed in 1926, it didn’t become a common...

You’re driving down the highway and something’s just not right.  You think it may be a transmission problem, but that covers a whole lot of territory because so many things that can go wrong with an automatic transmission.  Several of...

Your automatic transmission is one of the most complex—and delicately balanced—systems in your vehicle.  When that balance is disrupted because your fluid pressure’s not right, you’re in for a rough ride at the least, and big trouble at the worst. ...

Today on the Sun Transmission blog we will tell you what the torque converter is, how it works, its components, benefits and maintenance. Stay and read to learn more about this mechanism. What is a Torque Converter? The vehicle engine...