Posted by Ben on January 27, 04 at 20:59:10:
In Reply to: Re: Tranny service posted by Jesse on January 27, 04 at 19:27:21:
My process is pretty much same except for the pan drop & filter change. Pan drop and filter change is with emptied pan, otherwise same procedure.
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Have +16 quarts of tranny fluid on hand. 5/16" dia hose about 4 feet long. 5 gallon plastic paint bucket (empty) with lid. Tranny fluid funnel (long, thin with smaller dia end to fit into tranny dip stick tube). Pan gasket, filter. Helper.
Disconnect the line from the tranny to the radiator. I'm considering making a fitting to connect to the return line connection at the radiator (later). Connect the 5/16" dia hose to the line from the tranny and snake it away from serpentine belt and into the 5 gallon catch bucket.
Take out tranny dip stick and replace with funnel. Have several tranny fluid bottle opened and ready to pour.
Start eninge and the fluid will flow out of the line into the catch bucket. You have 5 quarts worth to work with before the tranny pan goes dry. Turn off engine.
Do the standard pan drop and filter replacement. The pan should be empty or nearly empty. Button up.
Pour new fluid into the funnel. Gravity feed, so it will come out faster than you can pour, so watch the amount and shut off the engine to catch up. Restart and cycle this through a few times.
When all 16 quarts are gone, you've just done a transfusion flush and got about 90%-95% of the old fluid out.
Reconnect all and you are done. Log into in your records.
Recycle center will take the old tranny fluid.