Transmission fluid change
Yeah, that TSB was introduced in 1996 as a service manual revision. Then it stayed the same for the rest of the model years.
Captain
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From: Georgetown Texas
^ +1 on that. then install a drain plug in the pan.
http://www.pavementsucks.com/tech-article-39.html
^when draining, note that the fluid level is above the rim of the pan. as you loosen the pan and crack the seal, fluid will run out everywhere. so put a BIG catch pan under the transmission. once it starts leaking out, stop and let it drain for awhile. you'll get one or two quarts out at this point. once the flood subsides, then slide the jack under the transmission pan and drop it. hold it nice and steady with all 3 hands as you lower the jack. or else...
http://www.pavementsucks.com/tech-article-39.html
^when draining, note that the fluid level is above the rim of the pan. as you loosen the pan and crack the seal, fluid will run out everywhere. so put a BIG catch pan under the transmission. once it starts leaking out, stop and let it drain for awhile. you'll get one or two quarts out at this point. once the flood subsides, then slide the jack under the transmission pan and drop it. hold it nice and steady with all 3 hands as you lower the jack. or else...
That additive does not exist.
Grand Champion
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From: Lee County, North Carolina
5.5 quarts seems right. how much more does the new pan hold?
when i dropped my pan the other day i put it back on without a gasket and just let the valve body drip into the empty pan for 3 days. it took a little over 8 quarts to fill it back up and that is with an oem pan and no check ball.
when i dropped my pan the other day i put it back on without a gasket and just let the valve body drip into the empty pan for 3 days. it took a little over 8 quarts to fill it back up and that is with an oem pan and no check ball.
All Star
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From: Near Lenior NC
If you don't have a torque wrench just use a 1/4 drive rachet and go around it very slow until snug, not tight.Just don't overdo it.As far as fluid goes, I used DEXRON III for 368,000 miles in the factory transmission so I don't think it hurt it any.
Champion
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From: Bay Area, CA
damn!!!
Champion
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From: Greeneville, TN
5.5 quarts seems right. how much more does the new pan hold?
when i dropped my pan the other day i put it back on without a gasket and just let the valve body drip into the empty pan for 3 days. it took a little over 8 quarts to fill it back up and that is with an oem pan and no check ball.
when i dropped my pan the other day i put it back on without a gasket and just let the valve body drip into the empty pan for 3 days. it took a little over 8 quarts to fill it back up and that is with an oem pan and no check ball.
I have the check ball delete and the new cooler.
In that other post about the cooler I believe it was you that told me to watch out. You said you got rid of the stock stuff and had temp issues. Did you do away with the stock cooler and the rad cooler or how did you do it that you had problems?
