Vehicle Maintenance

  • 3 Minutes a Month Can Save Your Transmission

    dipstick on car

    When it comes to transmissions, your fluid level is essential. Too much or too little fluid can affect pressure, cooling abilities, and lubrication. In order to best care for your vehicle, it's important to know what to look for, so from our shop here at Permian Basin Transmission, Inc here are a few tips. 

  • Are You Maintaining Your Fleet?

    oil being poured into car

    If you own or operate a fleet or commercial truck, you know how quickly miles rack up and oil changes are needed. At Permian Basin Transmission, Inc in Odessa serving: Odessa, Midland, Andrews, Abilene, TX, our main goal is to keep your trucks on the road - a huge part of that is changing your oil on time.

  • Are You Riding Your Clutch?

    pedals on a manual car

    It is inevitable that the sun will rise and set each day - so too is the inevitability of clutch wear if you drive a vehicle with a manual transmission. Unlike the sun, however, you have a lot of control over how fast that wear occurs. Here’s some information on riding the clutch, and why you should stop doing it.

  • Checking Transmission Fluid Level, Why It's Important!

    Checking the fluid level on your transmission is fairly easy, but a bit more complicated than checking your oil. Firstly, this only applies to automatic transmissions, and secondly, some modern vehicles don’t have dipsticks or dipstick tubes to check and add transmission fluid. With that in mind, here are some tips from Permian Basin Transmission, Inc in Odessa serving: Odessa, Midland, Andrews, Abilene, TX in regard to checking your transmission fluid.

  • Choosing The Right Repair Shop

    At Permian Basin Transmission, Inc in Odessa serving: Odessa, Midland, Andrews, Abilene, TX, we work hard to be the maintenance and repair shop your fleet needs.

  • Clutch Problems are a Big Problem

    bad clutch

    This is a clutch gone completely wrong and something you want to be sure doesn't happen with your vehicle! So how do you ensure you are not having an issue with your clutch when most drivers simply get in and drive? What do you look for? That is a question many of our customers ask us here at Permian Basin Transmission, Inc in Odessa serving: Odessa, Midland, Andrews, Abilene and one this driver did not.

  • Don't Neglect Your Transmission Pump!

    man turning wrench

    At Permian Basin Transmission, Inc in Odessa serving: Odessa, Midland, Andrews, Abilene, TX, transmission maintenance and repair is our specialty. Here’s some information on your transmission pump - what it does, and how to know if yours needs to be replaced.

  • How do Manual Transmissions Work?

    gear shift with hand on it

    At Permian Basin Transmission, Inc in Odessa serving: Odessa, Midland, Andrews, Abilene, we know that transmissions are one of the greatest technological marvels of the automotive world. How does a standard shift transmission work? Why should you care? Our expert technicians here at Permian Basin Transmission, Inc in Odessa serving: Odessa, Midland, Andrews, Abilene have the answers.

  • How Often Should you Change the Gear Oil?

    oil image

    You know how often to change your engine oil; but what about the gear oil in your standard shift transmission? Here’s a short guide, from Permian Basin Transmission, Inc in Odessa serving: Odessa, Midland, Andrews, Abilene.  Unless you’re lucky enough to own a car with a transmission dipstick, inspecting the gear oil in a manual transmission is a lot more inconvenient than doing so with an automatic, or checking your engine oil. The car must be jacked up, supported, and the oil checked from underneath. As a result, you may just want to change it when the time is right. But how do you know when that time comes?

  • How Often Should you Change the Gear Oil?

    oil image

    You know how often to change your engine oil; but what about the gear oil in your standard shift transmission? Here’s a short guide, from Permian Basin Transmission, Inc in Odessa serving: Odessa, Midland, Andrews, Abilene.  Unless you’re lucky enough to own a car with a transmission dipstick, inspecting the gear oil in a manual transmission is a lot more inconvenient than doing so with an automatic, or checking your engine oil. The car must be jacked up, supported, and the oil checked from underneath. As a result, you may just want to change it when the time is right. But how do you know when that time comes?

  • How to Avoid Risks with Your Vehicle

    mechanic working on a vehicle

    At Permian Basin Transmission, Inc in Odessa serving: Odessa, Midland, Andrews, Abilene, we understand that big trucks mean bigger risk on the road. Here are some tips to remember, to reduce the likelihood of an accident resulting in large repair costs next time you're on the job.

  • How to Make Your Clutch Last Longer

    shifter on vehicle

    If you drive a vehicle with a manual transmission, you know that clutch replacement can be an expensive and time-consuming job. Permian Basin Transmission, Inc in Odessa serving: Odessa, Midland, Andrews, Abilene has some tips to keep your clutch replacements as infrequent as possible.

  • I Can’t Find My Specified Transmission Fluid, What Should I Use?

    transmission fluid dip stick

    At Permian Basin Transmission, Inc in Odessa serving: Odessa, Midland, Andrews, Abilene, we know that a key aspect of taking care of your transmission is understanding how it works. Here’s some info on transmission fluid types, in case you’re having trouble finding yours.

  • I Can’t Find My Specified Transmission Fluid, What Should I Use?

    transmission fluid dip stick

    At Permian Basin Transmission, Inc in Odessa serving: Odessa, Midland, Andrews, Abilene, we know that a key aspect of taking care of your transmission is understanding how it works. Here’s some info on transmission fluid types, in case you’re having trouble finding yours.

  • Issues With Your 4WD?

    4 wheel drive truck

    These days, many four-wheel-drive systems are electronically controlled - a button is pushed to engage four-wheel-drive, which activates a solenoid in the transfer case, shifting it into gear. What happens when yours stops working? Permian Basin Transmission, Inc in Odessa serving: Odessa, Midland, Andrews, Abilene, TX has the answers.

  • Knowing When Your Leaks Occur is Key to Diagnosing the Problem

    transmission

    Transmission fluid leaks can often be a pain to track down. If you have a leaky transmission, Permian Basin Transmission, Inc in Odessa serving: Odessa, Midland, Andrews, Abilene has some information for you on what you can expect. We’ve repaired countless leaky transmissions, and now we’re here to share some of our knowledge with you.

  • Knowing When Your Leaks Occur is Key to Diagnosing the Problem

    transmission

    Transmission fluid leaks can often be a pain to track down. If you have a leaky transmission, Permian Basin Transmission, Inc in Odessa serving: Odessa, Midland, Andrews, Abilene has some information for you on what you can expect. We’ve repaired countless leaky transmissions, and now we’re here to share some of our knowledge with you.

  • Let Us Build S Fleet Service Program That Works For You!

    While most fleet vehicles are chosen for their reliability, low maintenance, and durability, sometimes maintaining several of them at a time can become overwhelming. Just keeping up with the maintenance schedule alone is a task and then to ensure you keep your scheduled routes for those fleet vehicles is another task in itself. Let Permian Basin Transmission, Inc in Odessa serving: Odessa, Midland, Andrews, Abilene put your mind at ease, with our fleet maintenance programs for any and all fleet vehicles. We will take the stress from your business fleet program and get your fleet trucks and fleet cars running at optimum performance with a routine that works for your business that often REDUCES costs!

  • Let Us Build S Fleet Service Program That Works For You!

    While most fleet vehicles are chosen for their reliability, low maintenance, and durability, sometimes maintaining several of them at a time can become overwhelming. Just keeping up with the maintenance schedule alone is a task and then to ensure you keep your scheduled routes for those fleet vehicles is another task in itself. Let Permian Basin Transmission, Inc in Odessa serving: Odessa, Midland, Andrews, Abilene put your mind at ease, with our fleet maintenance programs for any and all fleet vehicles. We will take the stress from your business fleet program and get your fleet trucks and fleet cars running at optimum performance with a routine that works for your business that often REDUCES costs!

  • Protect Your Fleet From Leaks

    puddle spot on concrete from a leak

    Whether it’s due to damage, or simply old age, leaky trucks are a problem. At Permian Basin Transmission, Inc in Odessa serving: Odessa, Midland, Andrews, Abilene, we can fix that for you.

    Water leaks are common and hazardous. Not only do they cause rust, rot, and mold damage to your trucks, they also put any cargo inside at risk. No customer wants their boxes and products to arrive water damaged - it not only makes your company look bad but can cost you a lot of money. 

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