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  1. 27th October 2012, 12:32 AM #1
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    Draining the auto

    Today I drained the Discos auto and refilled with Transmax Z. For the next round, is it worth draining and refilling and then disconnecting the cooler return line to try and pump out the old fluid or is the cooler not the only pathway for fluid to return to the pan? The pan was overfull when I drained it and I only managed to get out about 3.5 litres. I thought 4-5L was the normal amount in the pan. Trying to get as much old fluid out without using wasting crazy amounts of Transmax Z.
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  2. 27th October 2012, 05:55 AM #2
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    the most effective way of getting all the oil out using the minimum amount of replacement oil is by flushing out of the cooler poor the oil in as fast as its coming out and you should be right.

    I still havent managed to break the 30l mark for a full flush with satisfactory results, have given up on trying and advise people to go with progressive changing.
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  3. 27th October 2012, 06:12 PM #3
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    I went the progressive method Dave mentioned with good results (using valvoline dc3) then back to standard changes using trams max z

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