best way to swap trans fluid in a ZF?

**LandyAndy** · 7th June 2009, 08:29 PM

Hi Guys
Services due on both our Landies.
Swaping "The Grinchs'" Rangie over to Synthetic Trans juice.
Whats the best way to extract the exsisting blood to get mostly new blood???
Thanks
Andrew

**Vern** · 7th June 2009, 08:41 PM

still be fluid left in the converter and cooler, could do a couple of flushes with synthetic, but,$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. Or drop the box and drain everything

**p38arover** · 7th June 2009, 08:43 PM

There is no fill tube on the later boxes.

**PhilipA** · 7th June 2009, 08:45 PM

I read this method somewhere.
Take off the pipe that leads to the rad cooler for the trans.
Have a mate start the engine and pour/pump 1 litre into a bottle.
Stop and top up the trans.
And so on.
Regards Philip A

**Pedro_The_Swift** · 7th June 2009, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by PhilipA

I read this method somewhere.
Take off the pipe that leads to the rad cooler for the trans.
Have a mate start the engine and pour/pump 1 litre into a bottle.
Stop and top up the trans.
And so on.
Regards Philip A

yep,, will do this for ACE soon too,,

must be able to screw a 2 litre milk container onto the top some how,,

now that Penrite have come up with an alternative to Transmax Z.

**Lotz-A-Landies** · 7th June 2009, 10:04 PM

After an overheating event I took my ZF to be checked by one of my mechanics. The car was then taken to another auto transmission specialist who has a machine that aspirates the fluid from the box including the torque converter. It even has a screen to catch any contaminates for examination.

**Pedro_The_Swift** · 7th June 2009, 10:14 PM

Originally Posted by Vern

still be fluid left in the converter and cooler, could do a couple of flushes with synthetic, but,$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. Or drop the box and drain everything

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

After an overheating event I took my ZF to be checked by one of my mechanics. The car was then taken to another auto transmission specialist who has a machine that aspirates the fluid from the box including the torque converter. It even has a screen to catch any contaminates for examination.

Vern,, The last service I had the pan dropped twice,, 6 x 2 = ,, where is that RAVE cd??

Diana,, This is not common!! more info!

**B92 8NW** · 7th June 2009, 10:25 PM

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

Diana,, This is not common!! more info!

A lot of the franchise places do transmission flushes. I'd be wary myself [citation needed]

Midas - Services At Selected Shops

**Pedro_The_Swift** · 7th June 2009, 10:40 PM

I'm wary like the-- -- er,-- um,,,

wary Auto owner!!

Is it possible to flush the entire system?

Is it possible to aspirate fluid from the converter?

and I REALLY want a 5 speed,,,

**Lotz-A-Landies** · 7th June 2009, 10:56 PM

I know that it is not possible to drain the fluid from converter and I'm not sure that you can get all the fluid from the converter, but it is easy to see if you have some or a lot of the fluid from the converter just by the volume.

What I can do is get as much info as I can for you, won't be till next week because of the LWE.

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