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When you drain the transmission do you have to drain the torque converter too? I want to change to synthetic amsoil for the tranny withount a machine flush. So can I do 3 drains, once a week while putting in the amsoil to fully convert to amsoil? Will it be okay to mix the ATF IV with the Amsoil in this process?
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amsoil is too expensive to water it down with T IV. You need like 16 quarts to come out...imagine if you swapped 2 quarts at a time with ethe drain & fill how much you'd have to go through to get the fluid to be mostly amsoil.
BananaGS did a good write up how to flush out the old fluid with the new. I did the same flush method. unhook the tranny cooler and put the passenger side hose in a jug. drain & fill the tranny pan, start the car & shift back & forth til 2 quarts comes out & fill again. Rinse, lather & repeat til 16 quarts comes out. I still have trouble believing there's that much fluid. wow
Yes you do have to drain the torque convertor because its got quite a bit of old fluid in it too. Shifting the tranny while its sucking in new fluid should accomplish this.
BananaGS did a good write up how to flush out the old fluid with the new. I did the same flush method. unhook the tranny cooler and put the passenger side hose in a jug. drain & fill the tranny pan, start the car & shift back & forth til 2 quarts comes out & fill again. Rinse, lather & repeat til 16 quarts comes out. I still have trouble believing there's that much fluid. wow
Yes you do have to drain the torque convertor because its got quite a bit of old fluid in it too. Shifting the tranny while its sucking in new fluid should accomplish this.
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amsoil is too expensive to water it down with T IV. You need like 16 quarts to come out...imagine if you swapped 2 quarts at a time with ethe drain & fill how much you'd have to go through to get the fluid to be mostly amsoil.
BananaGS did a good write up how to flush out the old fluid with the new. I did the same flush method. unhook the tranny cooler and put the passenger side hose in a jug. drain & fill the tranny pan, start the car & shift back & forth til 2 quarts comes out & fill again. Rinse, lather & repeat til 16 quarts comes out. I still have trouble believing there's that much fluid. wow
Yes you do have to drain the torque convertor because its got quite a bit of old fluid in it too. Shifting the tranny while its sucking in new fluid should accomplish this.
BananaGS did a good write up how to flush out the old fluid with the new. I did the same flush method. unhook the tranny cooler and put the passenger side hose in a jug. drain & fill the tranny pan, start the car & shift back & forth til 2 quarts comes out & fill again. Rinse, lather & repeat til 16 quarts comes out. I still have trouble believing there's that much fluid. wow
Yes you do have to drain the torque convertor because its got quite a bit of old fluid in it too. Shifting the tranny while its sucking in new fluid should accomplish this.
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