transmission flush results
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transmission flush results
I found this on youtube and I'm going to give it a try this weekend.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsdPAadc9fY
the job is done. It was very easy. Drop the splash guard under the engine, disconnect the driver's side hose from the transmission (this is the return line - going back into trans) and connect it to a 3' or longer length of 3/8 hose. Put the end of the hose in a bucket or jug as the video shows. Drain and refill the transmission oil pan with fresh fluid (3qts). But this time, over fill the trans with 1qt of fluid. Leave the funnel in the dip-stick tube cause you'll need to refill periodically. Now what was an unknown to me was just how fast the transmission would pump out the fluid. Its roughly 7 to 10 seconds per quart. Slow enough for you to push out 2 qts, stop the engine and refill and begin again. I had an empty 5qt motor oil jug from the previous oil change, so I use it to monitor the oil output. When 2qts filled the jug I shut it down and refilled. The pan always had at least 1qt+ to pull from so it never went dry. Continue this until the ejected fluid is clean. Plan on ejecting 4 to 5 qts from the trans, plus the 2qts removed from the trans pan drain. Then take count of how much fluid you removed and replace it. The last quart, use the dipstick for the exact amount. That's it. It now has new fluid even in the torque converter. I can't believe how easy it was.
Supplies:
10 quarts of Toyota T-IV ATF (you can always return what you don't use)
3+ foot of 3/8"IO hose. (Clear vinyl hose is best to monitor fluid)
Funnel to refill transmission
Edit: Here is the results; the dark is what I drained from the trans pan. The light fluid is what was left in the drain hose as it purged the last of the old trans fluid. Just like new. Total cost: 9qts @ $4.25ea = $40 with tax
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsdPAadc9fY
the job is done. It was very easy. Drop the splash guard under the engine, disconnect the driver's side hose from the transmission (this is the return line - going back into trans) and connect it to a 3' or longer length of 3/8 hose. Put the end of the hose in a bucket or jug as the video shows. Drain and refill the transmission oil pan with fresh fluid (3qts). But this time, over fill the trans with 1qt of fluid. Leave the funnel in the dip-stick tube cause you'll need to refill periodically. Now what was an unknown to me was just how fast the transmission would pump out the fluid. Its roughly 7 to 10 seconds per quart. Slow enough for you to push out 2 qts, stop the engine and refill and begin again. I had an empty 5qt motor oil jug from the previous oil change, so I use it to monitor the oil output. When 2qts filled the jug I shut it down and refilled. The pan always had at least 1qt+ to pull from so it never went dry. Continue this until the ejected fluid is clean. Plan on ejecting 4 to 5 qts from the trans, plus the 2qts removed from the trans pan drain. Then take count of how much fluid you removed and replace it. The last quart, use the dipstick for the exact amount. That's it. It now has new fluid even in the torque converter. I can't believe how easy it was.
Supplies:
10 quarts of Toyota T-IV ATF (you can always return what you don't use)
3+ foot of 3/8"IO hose. (Clear vinyl hose is best to monitor fluid)
Funnel to refill transmission
Edit: Here is the results; the dark is what I drained from the trans pan. The light fluid is what was left in the drain hose as it purged the last of the old trans fluid. Just like new. Total cost: 9qts @ $4.25ea = $40 with tax
Last edited by IM QUIKR; Feb 9, 2010 at 09:46 AM.
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