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Hoges,Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoges
I am indeed, there was no comprehensive service history for vehicle (of course) and it is approaching the "magic" 180K zone.
My mechanic mate and i decided it would be sensible to change all the fluids over the next month or so.
My gear changes are smooth as well but i suspect the ATF has never been changed.
Is there any reason not to change the ATF ?
Regards
Steve
As far as I am concerned there's every good reason to refresh the oil and filter on a regular basis;)... just need to make sure I have all the necessary stuff at hand to do it properly.
I'm planning to drop the oil out, clean any sediment out of pan, replace pan using original gasket and fill with oil; then undo the return pipe from the cooler and, with engine running idling, pump oil from cooler into a container while pumping fresh oil into pan using one of those centrifugal pumps on the end of a cordless drill, until the fresh oil appears from the cooler pipe (about 5L) . I'll then switch off engine and drop oil out of pan as before, remove pan again and then replace the filter and replace pan with new gasket. Then fill pan with new oil and top off level as per RAVE instructions.
The existing filter is at optimum filtering capacity just before it's replaced with a new one..hence the order in which oil/filter are replaced as above...
Good luck with yours...Oh! for a big shed with a 4 post lift!
Not surplus, cheap insurance as I had one break late last year and like to keep spares to avoid potentially embarrassing situations. If you are not in a rush, get it in your next lot of goodies from the UK. If you need it to get you out of a sticky situation, I can send you mine :)Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveFarmer
Cheers, Paul.