trany flush woes

[LittleBeast]

Sounds like the exact thing that happened to me..... Do some searchs or just know that you need to get this taken care of or save up $4K for the rebuild

[Francesco Rizzo]

I guess forget the delaership, I'm gonna go buys some vexron vi and thorw a quart or 2 in there. I read all over the interent that it's backwards compat since the dexron iii is going no longer going to be produced. I will double check with the usermanual, but just wanted to say thanks for the input.

[nfpgasmask]

I guess forget the delaership, I'm gonna go buys some vexron vi and thorw a quart or 2 in there. I read all over the interent that it's backwards compat since the dexron iii is going no longer going to be produced. I will double check with the usermanual, but just wanted to say thanks for the input.

Yeah, the pump method Ldub was talking about works, but it can get really messy and frustrating. If you have a helper, the funnel method works like a charm. If you go to Wal*mart look near the trans fluid, you should find a funnel thing that has a lid and a tube attached. Buy that, plus some extra clear tubing from Home Depot (I think 3/4" is the size, iirc) and cut about 4 feet of that, and connect it to the funnel. You need a helper, but this way you can syphon the fluid right up through the fill port with little mess and no dreaded up-side-down, inverted, under the running, hot VX hand pumping.

Bart

[Ldub]

Not sure what pumping apparatus you're familiar with Bart, but with the one I use, the qt. sits upright on the ground, the hose friction fits into the fill/check hole & you pump it until the juice back flows into the hose...done.
I usually find working with a helper to be more frustrating.

[nfpgasmask]

Not sure what pumping apparatus you're familiar with Bart, but with the one I use, the qt. sits upright on the ground, the hose friction fits into the fill/check hole & you pump it until the juice back flows into the hose...done.
I usually find working with a helper to be more frustrating.

Well, then you found a better pump than I did. The one I found, basically fits onto a quart jug, but the threads aren't quite right and it doesn't create a good enough seal. You can still pump a good amount of fluid up into the tranny, but a lot spills out from underneath the cap, since it doesn't thread right. I'd like to know what type you have, because it does make doing it yourself a little easier. Luckily for me (and CrnCnn) we did our tranzies together in one day. In this case, the help was good

Bart

[Ldub]

The threads on an Amsoil qt. may be a different pitch?...not sure.
But the one I have doesn't depend on being sealed at the top, it sucks from near the bottom of the bottle. There is always some left in the bottom, when it won't pull any more up. I just set the empties aside as I fill & combine them later.

In any event, it's messy & not my preferred method of having fun.

[nfpgasmask]

The threads on an Amsoil qt. may be a different pitch?...not sure.
But the one I have doesn't depend on being sealed at the top, it sucks from near the bottom of the bottle. There is always some left in the bottom, when it won't pull any more up. I just set the empties aside as I fill & combine them later.

In any event, it's messy & not my preferred method of having fun.

That must be it. The pumper I have just plain doesn't work with Mobile-1 quarts. And yes, the tranny is a freakin' whore of a job. Its not really all that hard, just messy, uncomfortable and time consuming.....and trans fluid makes the skin on my hands feel weird after they have been soaked in it for long enough

Bart