Radiator and Transmission Flush
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Originally Posted by corvettecrazy
Recently I dropped the trans pan and replaced the filter and gasket. It does seem to shift a little nicer. It is another option if you dont want to flush.
as for the coolant flush. Personally I dont think that could hurt anything. It is also pretty easy to do yourself if you are even slightly mechanically inclined.
as for the coolant flush. Personally I dont think that could hurt anything. It is also pretty easy to do yourself if you are even slightly mechanically inclined.
Draining and flushing the antifreeze is fairly easy to do if you can take off the lower radiator hose or find the drain valve on your radiator.
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I had the Tranny fluid flushed in my '90 LE at 180,000 miles. I did it because the tranny was acting up (harder shifting, kicked out of overdrive). The flush really smoothed the tranny. I figured it would either take care of the problem or make it worse. I was quite pleased with the results. I had it flushed again at 275K with similar results. I now have them flushed every 50K or so.
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Originally Posted by imidazol
Originally Posted by corvettecrazy
Recently I dropped the trans pan and replaced the filter and gasket. It does seem to shift a little nicer. It is another option if you dont want to flush.
as for the coolant flush. Personally I dont think that could hurt anything. It is also pretty easy to do yourself if you are even slightly mechanically inclined.
as for the coolant flush. Personally I dont think that could hurt anything. It is also pretty easy to do yourself if you are even slightly mechanically inclined.
Draining and flushing the antifreeze is fairly easy to do if you can take off the lower radiator hose or find the drain valve on your radiator.
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Some folks who have problems after a flush may also have this problem -
The trans may be burnt to hell. The fluid, the clutches, bands, converter, seals...
What happens in such a case is the new fluid with it'* detergents and what not basically washes off what is left of the friction linings.
This is a worst case scenario.
But anyways, that is why some folks have problems when having the trans flushed. If it is already beyond the point of a flush helping, then doing the flush may make things worse. As long as the trans like a 60 or 65 is not run real hard very often, it should do fine.
Some trans are doomed to failure like ford'* AX4N or AXOD. Ours are not if taken care of.
The trans may be burnt to hell. The fluid, the clutches, bands, converter, seals...
What happens in such a case is the new fluid with it'* detergents and what not basically washes off what is left of the friction linings.
This is a worst case scenario.
But anyways, that is why some folks have problems when having the trans flushed. If it is already beyond the point of a flush helping, then doing the flush may make things worse. As long as the trans like a 60 or 65 is not run real hard very often, it should do fine.
Some trans are doomed to failure like ford'* AX4N or AXOD. Ours are not if taken care of.
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Originally Posted by willwren
Keep in mind that a pan drop and filter change only gets 1/3 of the fluid.
So I'd say the fluid/filter route gets close to 2/3 of the fluid out.
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Originally Posted by 95naSTA
Originally Posted by willwren
Keep in mind that a pan drop and filter change only gets 1/3 of the fluid.
So I'd say the fluid/filter route gets close to 2/3 of the fluid out.
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Originally Posted by 95naSTA
When I did my fluid filter change, over 7 quarts drained out. I pretty sure corvettecrazy had the same results. And tech info says 11 quarts is the capacity.
So I'd say the fluid/filter route gets close to 2/3 of the fluid out.
So I'd say the fluid/filter route gets close to 2/3 of the fluid out.
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Originally Posted by willwren
Originally Posted by imidazol
Originally Posted by corvettecrazy
Recently I dropped the trans pan and replaced the filter and gasket. It does seem to shift a little nicer. It is another option if you dont want to flush.
as for the coolant flush. Personally I dont think that could hurt anything. It is also pretty easy to do yourself if you are even slightly mechanically inclined.
as for the coolant flush. Personally I dont think that could hurt anything. It is also pretty easy to do yourself if you are even slightly mechanically inclined.
Draining and flushing the antifreeze is fairly easy to do if you can take off the lower radiator hose or find the drain valve on your radiator.