Re: O/T Auto transmission service

Posted by Brokenwrench on February 02, 2007 at 15:58:29 from (69.128.199.192):

In Reply to: O/T Auto transmission service posted by 37 chief on February 02, 2007 at 13:28:47:

What type of vehicle is it? Most fords have a drain plug in the converter, if that`s the case you can get most of the fluid out by dropping the pan, changing the filter and draining the converter. Most of the rest don`t have a drain plug so you`ll only get about 1/2 the fluid out. Flushing isn`t really flushing anything it`s just exchanging the fluid. With the shops that flush be sure and ask if they`re changing the filter or not. The price will probably reflect that. Flushers tie into the cooler lines and exchange the fluid, so dropping the pan isn`t necissary. That`s how some of the quick lube places can advertise a $50.00 trans flush special. To me not changing the filter is kinda like taking a shower and puttin dirty underwear back on.
I don`t have a fluid exchanger(flusher) here cause alot of shops I work for do.
I don`t see a problem with doing it either way, if you`re gonna just drop the pan and filter, do it alittle more often.
Like someone mentioned earlier I advise people to just periodically check their fluid. If it`s nice and red it`s still ok, if it`s real burnt changing it probably ain`t gonna do much good.
ATF will start to break down and not really burn, it turns a kinda amber/brown color. That`s a good indication it`s time to change fluid.
I haven`t seen any problems happen from someone changing fluid on a good working trans as preventative maintainance.
The guy that comes into my shop smokin mad cause the shop down the road did a fluid change and now his trans slips is usually not telling the whole truth. They end up admitting that, well it was slipping alittle, so I thought I`d get the fluid changed, but now it`s worse.
Unless it`s a vehicle that has an issue with sticking valves, changing fluid after the first signs of a problem is pretty much a waste of money. Anyway, get me talkin transmissions and I`m like the energizer bunny, just keep goin and goin. Good luck Brokenwrench

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