Thread: Auto trans flush method?

How many kms ian? Personally i would change the oil and filter, run it a few kms then change the oil again. And as you are going to synthetic then a 3rd change would be a good idea...

Jc

Ian, I'm doing the third change too, and possibly a fourth, or is that the red I'm consuming ATM ?

if you cant tell,, its definitely 4...

Originally Posted by justinc

How many kms ian? Personally i would change the oil and filter, run it a few kms then change the oil again. And as you are going to synthetic then a 3rd change would be a good idea...
Jc

Hi JC,
150K km. Haven't checked the colour/odour yet.

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

if you cant tell,, its definitely 4...

It was a good night, and I'm on call atm...
Oops.
I'm drinking and partying at home while a friend is messaging me with pictures from the Amalfi Coast and Capri !
Not fair koala bear!

We built 2 short "bridge" lines from an old cooler return line from a wreck and another from a spigot cut from a holed cooler on the same wreck. We changed the pan filter and gasket and refilled with Dex3. We separated our return line from the cooler, accessed through the plastic panel near the steering box, and replaced it with bridge drain line, with a piece of clear bong tube in the end of it to act as a sight glass, to a collection container. We used the spigot connected to a pressure can (10L pump up jobbie for filling fluids) filled it up with Dex3, pressurized it, started the car and force fed the new ATF into the system as the old ATF was being discharged to the collection container. When the AFT being discharged ran clear (clean ATF colour), everything was turned off (engine, ATF feed). We restored the whole thing to standard, ran the vehicle to ATF temp, checked for operation and correct ATF level.

A BIG difference to the transmission operation, and not so much ATF used.

Time taken was about 45 minutes.

The same process is used for D3, but with very expensive ZF ATF for the six speed.

Perhaps this could help by doing it just once. And a garden sprayer of decent volume (~12l or so) would be adequate for the job. Adapting the lines may take some thought, however.

Cheers
Pete

😅😅😅😅 Bong tube! !!😅😅😅

Originally Posted by justinc

😅😅😅😅 Bong tube! !!😅😅😅

Yeah, that bit had me laughing - and then descend into fit of coughing, as we're both getting over colds!!

But I think I get the drift - clear poly tube so you can spot when the clean fluid starts to come through. As I've been warned several times that the trans cooler hoses can part from the cooler fittings, maybe it won't be too painful to organise a drain/flush at this point?

Been too busy today discovering (no pun intended - no that's lie, I did intend it...) the DIA ARB hitch receivers do not fit DIIAs - and running wires for an electric brake controller and Anderson Plug. And then after smoko...