4x Tranny Flush by Gil - Page 7

spcgloc13 · 12-16-08, 10:48 PM

Anyone who decides to do this flush will be amazed!! It took me almost 4 hrs to do this, but it was well worth the work. My car feels like a brand spanking new legend!! By the way while your at this you might as well change the filter. My car has 97k miles and when I took out the filter it was freaken black as hell. So yeah you might as well replace it.

whats77inaname · 12-16-08, 11:20 PM

Manor! All right, another person nearby!

The next Tx meet should *rock*!

Bocsta · 01-12-09, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maytagman

alternate tranny flush method:

my mechanic just suggested this method...
disconnect the two tranny cooler lines from the rad.
fill a bucket with atf and stick the return line into the bucket.
get an empty bucket and put the send line into it.
run the car and watch until the fluid that comes out is clear.
apparently his old shop had a machine that did basically this.
im sure a bucket of dexron would suffice. walmart sells it for about $35 for a bucket i think? (canadian dollars)
then i guess you would drain and fill with honda and lubegard/smart blend.
anyone want to try this?

maytag

tegowner · 02-06-09, 10:01 AM

After talking with the Acura dealership, they suggessted against using Ford tranny oil. In their opinion, they have seen too many people burn their trannys up, even after several miles using the wrong type of fluid. After inquiring about a filter, the guy says he hasn't sold a tranny filter for a legend in the 4 years he's been there, and advised not to change it. After asking somebody else, they said that the tranny flush might work, but that it could clog the filter up real bad, causing serious harm.

So, what's the chances of my tranny burning up using the Ford tranny oil? Or what's the chances of the filter getting super clogged, or will that not happen? I just want to make sure I don't tear my car up. How many people have been successful?

Mike Diaz · 02-06-09, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tegowner

After talking with the Acura dealership, they suggessted against using Ford tranny oil. In their opinion, they have seen too many people burn their trannys up, even after several miles using the wrong type of fluid. After inquiring about a filter, the guy says he hasn't sold a tranny filter for a legend in the 4 years he's been there, and advised not to change it. After asking somebody else, they said that the tranny flush might work, but that it could clog the filter up real bad, causing serious harm.

So, what's the chances of my tranny burning up using the Ford tranny oil? Or what's the chances of the filter getting super clogged, or will that not happen? I just want to make sure I don't tear my car up. How many people have been successful?

I would definitely not use Ford transmission fluid. Use Dexron III or VI and add a bottle of black Lubegard.

Jahseed · 02-07-09, 12:34 PM

will this work for the G1 as well?

Fity · 02-11-09, 12:47 PM

ok, here is my question. im going to be replacing my trans fluid, i know how to drain it i just dont know how to fill it up. where do i put the new AFT in? does anyone have pics? do i have to drop the pan to replace the filter?

Goatman · 02-11-09, 04:46 PM

Remove dipstick from transmission (NOT ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK!!!).
Insert funnel.
Pour transmission fluid into funnel.
Check fluid level before driving.

To replace the filter, you will have to drop the pan as far as I know.

Dexron 3 over Ford. Dexron 3 is far more similar to Honda ATF.

As far as what the mechanic said about flushes clogging things, that's a no. He's thinking of what some ripoff mechanics and places like Jiffy Lube or EZLube try to scam you into, where they hook up a machine to your transmission fluid cooling lines, and either suck the fluid out with a vaccum or else blast some kind of cleaner all through your transmission. It costs like $200 and it DOES destroy transmissions.

BC-BUD-420 · 03-04-09, 05:12 PM

I just called my local Acura dealership and they told me that

91308-pa9-003 for the o-ring gasket
25420-py4-000 for the transmission screen
21813-PY4-000 for the oil pan gasket

would cost me 160 along with the 4L of Honda ATF which is 40 bucks so its 200+... is there a cheaper way to do this for us Canadians out there? please help... I do want it to be OEM though

Thanks in advance

Goatman · 03-04-09, 06:41 PM

One guy told me to pull the ATF cooler tubes, turn on the car, let it drain some fluid, turn it off before it sucked air, fill the transmission with fluid again, and repeat. He said to do that until it ran clear (e.g. all the dirty fluid was out). He said that'd use approximately 20% less fluid than this process.

Probably not the safest method, but it's a bit cheaper.

BC-BUD-420 · 03-04-09, 10:49 PM

ya... but no... you would have to be really cheap and desperate to do that..

11454 · 05-03-09, 11:21 PM

I got a question.
I just change my transmition filter and gasket. but i forgot about the O-ring. i am going to go to kragen to get some more tranny fluids tomorrow while intalling my O-ring. will there be a problem with my tranny and filter when i drive to kragen and back ? or i can drive without the O-ring for a while? and is the gasket still good even after take out the fluid pan, gasket and strainer? or i got to get a new gasket? should just use my sister car to go buy the fluids?