ok going to change the filter and fluid. was talking to a few performance shops and they told me not to flush the system because it could hurt internal parts. instead i was told to do this.

jack up the car loosen the bolts,

let the fluid drain out. get some cheap fluid, turn the car on and let it run in neutral for a few sec/min and pore the cheap fluid in, let it run till the fluid is run through and starts puing out.

i was told that way your letting the natrural flow and pump do the work and that way you get all of the crap out of the torque converter and radiator cooler part for the tranny.

anyone know if this will work?

im am kind of scared of doing this due to the fact that i dont want to run the car with no fluid inthere im assuming that could lock up the gears right away or something in those terms.

anyone have any input?
thanks again.

 

this i for the Automatic tranny sorry ,

 

An automatic - Hmm - I have heard that also.
I never did understand why changing the fluid would hurt an automatic, unless maybe it was about worn out anyway.

They may want you to sign a release in case it dies next week.

You need a transmission shop you can trust.
Fluid & filter should be slam dunk normal maintenance.

 

this was at cottmans transmission. they said they dont recoment flushes. they want 80bucks to the hole thing and that is with me supplying the tranny filter kit and fluid.

anyone know how much fluid it will take to fill it back up. i was told in the store like 5.5 but in our manuel i thought it said more like 7.5.
let me know thanks

anyone else have any input on the top item?

 

I just looked it up in the manual - 7.9 qts
Wow - 2 gallons..

 

yea i thought it was more like 7. something . so i should be save when doing this tomrrow huhl

anyone have any advice what to look out for etc.?

 

what the heck they want $80 for? I need to do mine soon too but i will do it myself. I like to spend my money on good materials and do it myself rather than paying someone else to ruin it .

these days you must be very careful. some people cant even change the oil right without messing up your car and blaming you.

good luck.

Mike

 

anyone else have any good hints or what to watch out for ?
let me know
thanx

 

RTV on the pan gasket - follow the directions.

Be gentle on the pan bolts - it's easy to overtorque them & distort the gasket face.

 

RTV on the pan gasket? directions? didnt come with any i got the gasked from autozone come a little kit you have the filter in there and the gasket.

will i ruine anything if i run the tranny without any fluid in it for a sec just make sure everything is out of the converter?

just wan to make sure .
let me know

 

anyone ?


still waiting for someone to reply is it going to hurt if i turn the car on for a few sec to run out all the fluid in the converter. ?

 

anyone ?


still waiting for someone to reply is it going to hurt if i turn the car on for a few sec to run out all the fluid in the converter. ?