tranny flush and filter change

[jimbo74]

i want to do a tranny flush and a filter change.... which should i do first?

i was thinkiing of gettign the power flush, then dropping the pan and changing out the filter

is this the correct way?

i plan on doing both, my truck needs it.....

i also am going to be installing a shift improver kit (not sure which one or even what is available yet) -- will be doing this when i drop the pan to do the filter....


i have a ford ranger, 3.0l, with the "t" tranny

 

[1998Explodasport]

Drop the pan and change the filter and gasket and then do a transmisison flush.

 

[jimbo74]

wouldnt that push gunky old stuff into my new filter?

 

[BrianDye]

If you flush first, the new fluids gonna be going through the old filter....id say its pretty much what you prefer.

*EDIT* DEFF. filter first, if you get the trans flushed, then you will be loosing all that new fluid when you drop the pan to change the filter.

 

[jimbo74]

either way, it has to have fluid in it to be driven..... so it doesnt matter which way i do it, at some point, it will be liek dumping new fluid in it to be wasted. usually both services aren't done at the same time

if i get it power flushed, then drop the pan, i will be filling it with new fluid until full

just as, if i drop the pan, i will fill it with new fluid that will get pumped out during the power flush

 

[BrianDye]

Well id say flush first, then take it home (With a couple gal's of new fluid) and change the filter.

 

[1998Explodasport]

wouldnt that push gunky old stuff into my new filter?

If you have that much gunk in your transmission fluid where you are worried about clogging up a new filter while driving it to a shop to have a flush done then I doubt a flush is going to help you.

 

[jimbo74]

If you have that much gunk in your transmission fluid where you are worried about clogging up a new filter while driving it to a shop to have a flush done then I doubt a flush is going to help you.

i'm just trying to figure out the way to do it, ultimately, i want as much gunk out as possible, as i also plan on installing a shift kit as well

my truck has a good amount of miels on it... and i want it to make it more, it's got no issues right now.... but improving it never hurts

 

[BrianDye]

Well if you have that many miles on it, id be weary of flushing it because I was thinking of having that done to my previous Explorer which was up to 150k, and I was reading up on possibly doing it myself, and found a lot of people saying that that "gunk" can be all thats holding your trans together still, and basically flushing theyre trans' was the death of theyre tranny.

 

[jimbo74]

yeah, that is for when people abuse their vehicles and don't have them tuned properly..... my tranny isn't having issues, and those people look at it as a solution of problems and it isnt.... my fluid on the dipstick is actually still really red and not burnt... still looks and smells new almost, i jsut want to do som pm instead of waiting for issues liek amny people do...

 

[1998Explodasport]

i'm just trying to figure out the way to do it, ultimately, i want as much gunk out as possible, as i also plan on installing a shift kit as well

my truck has a good amount of miels on it... and i want it to make it more, it's got no issues right now.... but improving it never hurts

I think either way you do it will get the same result.

 

[jimbo74]

I think either way you do it will get the same result.

i kinda think that too, but just want a more solid conscensus on it

 

[jimbo74]

any other opinions?

 

[sean99]

Drop the pan, add new filter then flush at home. Do not power flush. Add remote filter and drain plug too.

 

[jimbo74]

Drop the pan, add new filter then flush at home. Do not power flush. Add remote filter and drain plug too.

why not do a power flush?

how do you do a flush at home? a flush is not only dropping the pan, you only get out half of the fluid

 

[jimbo74]

anyone?

 

[TexasArmadillo]

I'm going to try Sea Foam's transmission treatment. Then I will drop the pan, change the filter, and fill her up with new fluid.

 

[sean99]

info for trans. flush...http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=200527&highlight=flush+transmission




I disconnected the “to transmission” hose from my remote filter housing. I plugged and clamped the disconnected line and added and hose clamped a 6 ft length of 3/8” line to the housing. The other end went into a calibrated water jug ( 1 gal size ).

We used 15 quarts of Mobil 1 ATF.

Even though this ATF ( Mobil 1 ) has about 40 k miles on it, it still looked remarkably good, slightly darker in color.

After the flush/fill was completed, I added a new K & N filter to the housing and reattached the hoses.

The procedure took my son and I about 20 minutes to complete. There was no mess since we were well prepared for the flush; nary a drop was spilled.
This procedure is so simple that I can hardly believe that I used to pay Jiffy Lube to do it.
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[jimbo74]

sean, want to help me do mine?

i am out in fairfield or fremont


i will probably be able to do it all myself now... although i haven't checked out that link yet, it looks promising

 

[sean99]

yes...bring the beer. 1qt = 1 beer