Trans fluid change
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Trans fluid change
I read the post where the DIY changed his trans fluid by removing a hose on the rear of the radiator, extending it into a container and started the car and let 1 quart run out, then turned the car off and added a quart, and then did this 7 more times, using 8 quarts total to get the fluid to turn red. I looked in my manual and it says that the trans fluid capacity is 1.8 quarts. So my question is, was his the same capacity, and it just took 8 quarts to clear up a 1.8 quart system, or did he have an 8 quart system?
I used a pump to suck it out from the top, through the trans fluid dipstick tube,
and ended up sucking out almost 3 quarts! I thought that it must have been overfilled, but this idea was negated when I put 2 quarts in it when refilling, and it still showed the level being at the second mark on the stick and not the top mark which I expected from a 1.8 quart system! Doesn't add up?
I used a pump to suck it out from the top, through the trans fluid dipstick tube,
and ended up sucking out almost 3 quarts! I thought that it must have been overfilled, but this idea was negated when I put 2 quarts in it when refilling, and it still showed the level being at the second mark on the stick and not the top mark which I expected from a 1.8 quart system! Doesn't add up?
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Shartney,
I made the post. I would guess that you would get about 2 quarts just draining the pan. The 8 quarts comes into play when you use the trans pump to cycle the fluid for the change. It took me 8 quarts to get the outcoming fluid to look brand new. I think some of the new fluid gets mixed with the old fluid during the exchange so it takes a little more new fluid to clear out the old. I don't know the capacity of the trans.
I made the post. I would guess that you would get about 2 quarts just draining the pan. The 8 quarts comes into play when you use the trans pump to cycle the fluid for the change. It took me 8 quarts to get the outcoming fluid to look brand new. I think some of the new fluid gets mixed with the old fluid during the exchange so it takes a little more new fluid to clear out the old. I don't know the capacity of the trans.
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