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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 11:12 PM
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Yep, had one of my techs do my Jeep today and added some conditioner.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 11:37 PM
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Valvoline is the way to go. Your shifts will be so much smoother
 
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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 11:58 PM
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Has anyone used Castrol ATF +4 ? Any opinions ?
 
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 08:28 AM
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OK,, with all thats been said,,, syn fluid is REQUIRED ,, so its not likely that p-owner mixed fluids. BUT if I do a tranny fluid change (atf4+) &filter myself, theres ALWAYS that gamble .
Last question,,, is there a drain plug on torque convertor.
To eleminate the gamble have it power flushed, right!!!!!
 
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 09:08 AM
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It's not a 'power' flush. The fluid is pushed out and pulled in by the trannys pump. A cleaner is added to help break up dirt in the filter and throughout. This flush is really a complete drain and fill.
The common misconception is "this power flush will cause stress on my tranny internals then cause problems."
The truth is, some tranny problems are hidden by dirt and build up and after a flush is done and all the dirt is gone, these problems start to show. If you have had no tranny problems and been having it serviced regularly, there will not be any problems with flushing, every 30k or 5 years.
 
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