Transmission Flush Question

[Mikeys00vx]

Thats a good question. The shop that I took my VX into was insistent on using the BG family of products and that the flush was sufficient vs a fluid/filter change. I look forward to hearing what the board has to say!

Mikey

[MZ-N10]

i personally wouldnt feel like a flush is sufficient to a fluid/filter change. i mean the filter and the drain plug both catch alot of teh stuff floating around in there. if u dont change the filter, well then the stuff is still caught in teh filter.

[Joe_Black]

Unless they've got little faeries in the flush machine to remove particulates from the filter it's just a bogus claim. Kinda like extended-interval oil. Sure, the oil may be good for a ton of miles but where does all the contaminants go?

[Tone]

I STRONGLY recommend the flush as it is the only way to change the fluid in the converter. Then I would add one of the new tranny filters I found at SEMA to filter down to 15 microns - the pan gasket only filters rocks 60 microns and larger. Filter is $25 and simply mounts in the tranny cooler line. It's not on my website yet but I have them ready to ship.

[Joe_Black]

Tone, do you know if the 4L30E generates enough pressure to consistently flow through a 15 micron element? It'd be a good idea to upgrade the stock clamps and hose to avoid a line popping off or rupturing, just in case.

[Tone]

Filter has a bypass built in so it only filters a portion of the fluid each time to allow proper flow. Standard screw clamps are all that is needed. I spent a good deal of time with their engineers @ SEMA as it seems like such a simple but effective solution. There are other filters out there but they don't incorporate a bypass valve and use inferior filter media. Good question!
http://www.epntz-filter.com/sect2a.asp

[BigDave]

Hi,
Ive just had mine done, the full monty for $NZ375. There is a magnet in the JDM version that collects metal bits in the pan. I had about 5mm of metalic sludge on mine, something that my box can sure as hell do without.

Go for the pan removal, new filter, and flush.

Cheers.....