If only they let us go on the "road test" with them..
Transmisison Oil Flush
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Transmisison Oil Flush
So my Lexus is already 4 years old and has 55K miles and decided, why not Flush out the WS lifetime fluid? I ended up going to Lex Service for this. I was watching the mechanic while they were pumping the old fluid, and damm!! that fluid was the same color as my motor oil when I replace it after 5K, no red color what so ever. It was nice seeing that fresh red fluid being pumped back into the tranny!! Once I got the car back, I just loved how smoothly the tranny shifted!!!! I know there are a lot of you guys will say it's a lifetime fluid, its a waste of money. So be it, I had the time and money to do it and was my choice. A choice well spent on it!! I just wanted to share my experience on how much better the tranny is shifting after the fluid was replaced.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/6654640-post14.html
I would be surprised if your car and transmission started performing noticeably better after they replaced only 21.5% of your transmission fluid, but congrats if it is.
I would be surprised if your car and transmission started performing noticeably better after they replaced only 21.5% of your transmission fluid, but congrats if it is.
So my Lexus is already 4 years old and has 55K miles and decided, why not Flush out the WS lifetime fluid? I ended up going to Lex Service for this. I was watching the mechanic while they were pumping the old fluid, and damm!! that fluid was the same color as my motor oil when I replace it after 5K, no red color what so ever. It was nice seeing that fresh red fluid being pumped back into the tranny!! Once I got the car back, I just loved how smoothly the tranny shifted!!!! I know there are a lot of you guys will say it's a lifetime fluid, its a waste of money. So be it, I had the time and money to do it and was my choice. A choice well spent on it!! I just wanted to share my experience on how much better the tranny is shifting after the fluid was replaced.
Which makes me very curious where they supposedly hooked this pump to, since the transmission has no external connections.
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Wonder how fast he/she was driving...lol
My friend works at a BMW dealership. When he does road test.. it is basically pedal to the metal..
I'm pretty sure Lexus dealership does the same thing. My car was averaging 15MPG when I picked up the car after valve spring recall. There was also an additional 15 miles on the ODO..
I'm pretty sure Lexus dealership does the same thing. My car was averaging 15MPG when I picked up the car after valve spring recall. There was also an additional 15 miles on the ODO..
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So my Lexus is already 4 years old and has 55K miles and decided, why not Flush out the WS lifetime fluid? I ended up going to Lex Service for this. I was watching the mechanic while they were pumping the old fluid, and damm!! that fluid was the same color as my motor oil when I replace it after 5K, no red color what so ever. It was nice seeing that fresh red fluid being pumped back into the tranny!! Once I got the car back, I just loved how smoothly the tranny shifted!!!! I know there are a lot of you guys will say it's a lifetime fluid, its a waste of money. So be it, I had the time and money to do it and was my choice. A choice well spent on it!! I just wanted to share my experience on how much better the tranny is shifting after the fluid was replaced.
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There are machine to do a trans flush. It uses about 12 qts. of trans oil to do the flush. It is expensive. It probably can flush almost 100% of the fluid. It works like this, you have two tanks. 1 for the old fluid and one for the new fluid. The machine is connected between the oil cooler lines and uses the trans pump to do the work.
There are machine to do a trans flush. It uses about 12 qts. of trans oil to do the flush. It is expensive. It probably can flush almost 100% of the fluid. It works like this, you have two tanks. 1 for the old fluid and one for the new fluid. The machine is connected between the oil cooler lines and uses the trans pump to do the work.
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This is the drain and refill method..
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/6654640-post14.html
I would be surprised if your car and transmission started performing noticeably better after they replaced only 21.5% of your transmission fluid, but congrats if it is.
I would be surprised if your car and transmission started performing noticeably better after they replaced only 21.5% of your transmission fluid, but congrats if it is.