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Transmission Drain
Been reading past couple hours on the best way(per se) to drain and refill... most opinions are drain fill, drain fill, drain fill...I read where someone had the idea of basically pouring 8 or so quarts in a bucket, taking loose the tranny line to the radiator, running a hose into the bucket, starting the car and letting the pump suck the ATF from the bucket to completely fill the transmission and letting it drain from the removed fill plug.When you get "clean" fluid coming out the drain. quickly install plug while someone kills the engine. Now...here's my thought. After all that, get a CLEAN drain pan, , remove plug let it drain ,, remove pan, replace filter, clean any sludge, install new filter and install pan.
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Re: Transmission Drain
Oh, and use the clean ATF that you just drained in the bucket to refill it. Seems a great way to get the TC filled.
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Re: Transmission Drain
well tranny and diffs are done..dirty on all 3, I'm sure the Seafoam had something to do with the transmissions and the magnets on all three left me with a smile, nothing but very fine metallic dust on them. Now, is there not a magnet on the tranny drain plug?Mine didn't, but when i dropped the pan I noticed a factory "nipple" in directly under the rectangular opening in the filter with a "donut" magnet about the size of a golf ball and and 3/8 of an in. thick.
NE ways.....didn't add the Lubegard yes as I'll be draining and refilling next week and, but my torque bind is gone now in tight turns. |
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The drain plug on the transmission doesn't have a magnet. The magnet is in the fluid pan.
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Yep..I found that out.. did the factory use silicone on the pan and no gasket?
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I believe so.
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Actually, I wont even pull the drain plug. I'll let it cycle throught the radiator line i disconnected,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,thoughts? Anyone tried this?
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No expert here, but all the angst about getting every last drop of old fluid out of the transmission seems needless unless the stuff is burnt to the color of coffee or otherwise contaminated.
dcb |
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my biggest hesitation with doing the cooler lines is the fact i need a large amount of fluid $$$
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Re: Transmission Drain
What's the fill capacity from empty..8 qts?
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Re: Transmission Drain
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Harvey.
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One Arm Bloke. Tell it like it is! 95 Lsi. Bordeaux Pearl, Aust. RHD.149,000Kls Subaru BBS wheels. 97 Liberty GX Auto sedan. 320,000Kls. 04 Liberty 30R Auto Premium. 92.000kls. |
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Soooooo.....the pump in the transmission doesn't push or suck the fluid up to the radiator and back again?
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Break the loop and it will just piss out. Harvey.
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One Arm Bloke. Tell it like it is! 95 Lsi. Bordeaux Pearl, Aust. RHD.149,000Kls Subaru BBS wheels. 97 Liberty GX Auto sedan. 320,000Kls. 04 Liberty 30R Auto Premium. 92.000kls. |
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Re: Transmission Drain
Almost ready to start the transmission fluid refill(Saturday) 8 qts Valv. maxlife dex/merc.. 1 bottle RED Lubegard , and I have Seafoam Trans Tune , to run tomorrow and Saturday morning to "de-varnish" Any thoughts on the Seafoam before i dump it in?
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Re: Transmission Drain
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Basically, don't leave the Seafoam in your transmission indefinitely.
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1992 Dark Teal LS-L w/ 165k+ miles (traded ) Mods: Power Slot front rotors, polyurethane sway bar bushings, window scratcher fix, SPD hood struts, Outlaw Engineering phenolic spacers, Bontrager Works 22mm rear sway bar, R-134a conversion, 93 Legacy SS 5 speed swap, Ceika coilovers, ARP head studs 2001 Black Toyota Sequoia (hauler/daily) 1992 Blue Toyota Cressida (drift car) 1992 Red Toyota MR2 (weekend/track day car) |
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