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Old 04-21-2013, 03:38 AM
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Re: Transmission Drain

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Originally Posted by simboglide View Post
Soooooo.....the pump in the transmission doesn't push or suck the fluid up to the radiator and back again?
Yes and no. The pump pumps the oil from the torque converter out to the cooler, then back to the gearbox to lube the gears and bearings, it doesn't suck it back again.
Break the loop and it will just piss out.

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