gearing up for transmission service.
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gearing up for transmission service.
well now that i've got the van back on the road i want to start fixing some of those issues that i've been "dealing with" thus-far.
i hope to throw on a mini-mod day in the near future. dropping my pan for a fluid and filter change. at the same time i'd like to add a tranny cooler and remove the complete A/C system. the system is already bypassed so it'* really just dead weight. i hope to make minor gains through the 30-40 pounds less and maybe additional airflow to the radiator.
my question (and the reason i put this in P&B) is are there a performance fluid like a synthetic that i can swap to for any small gains, or would a synthetic just be more expensive for the same effect?
anything else i can do whilst i'm in there?
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i hope to throw on a mini-mod day in the near future. dropping my pan for a fluid and filter change. at the same time i'd like to add a tranny cooler and remove the complete A/C system. the system is already bypassed so it'* really just dead weight. i hope to make minor gains through the 30-40 pounds less and maybe additional airflow to the radiator.
my question (and the reason i put this in P&B) is are there a performance fluid like a synthetic that i can swap to for any small gains, or would a synthetic just be more expensive for the same effect?
anything else i can do whilst i'm in there?
you know you hate me...
-Marik
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Overall...fluid is fluid. As long as it'* designed to work in the trans.
In this case..synthetic is really only more of an expensive fluid than much else. If you had a new trans, or were doing a full fluid change, maybe.
Honestly..why spend the extra. Put it in something else.
In this case..synthetic is really only more of an expensive fluid than much else. If you had a new trans, or were doing a full fluid change, maybe.
Honestly..why spend the extra. Put it in something else.
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The 4T60/65 sometimes don't like synthetic. They slip...
Some ppl. have done it and loved it. But most change back within a week or so, and the trans operates perfect after putting plain old fluid back in it.
If you want to put something in that will help prolong its life, put a bottle of Lucas Trans Fluid Stabilizer-that stuff is the shiznit!
Some ppl. have done it and loved it. But most change back within a week or so, and the trans operates perfect after putting plain old fluid back in it.
If you want to put something in that will help prolong its life, put a bottle of Lucas Trans Fluid Stabilizer-that stuff is the shiznit!
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