Draining and refilling the the transmission
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i dont know if its such a good idea to put a drain plug into one...the only reason i say this is because once u drop the pan u can look at the magnet to see if its covered with shavings or not, it just gives u a better idea if theres any problems with the internals and such
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Re: Have any of you installed a drain plug?
Originally Posted by WalterMitty
This weekend will be the first time I've serviced the transmission on this car. I like drain plugs for a variety of reasons. I'm thinking of putting it on the trailing side of the pan, but I won't know if it will fit until I get the pan off. Has anyone else installed a plug and do you have any advice?
Granted, looking at what'* stuck to the magnet gives you a better idea of how things are acting, it would still make it a lot easier to get to that point.
Main thing that'* holding me back is how hard would it be it ensure you have it 100% sealed, without contaminating the fluid?
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Originally Posted by c0rsa180
i dont know if its such a good idea to put a drain plug into one...the only reason i say this is because once u drop the pan u can look at the magnet to see if its covered with shavings or not, it just gives u a better idea if theres any problems with the internals and such
Likewise, if you drain and refill the transmission every 3rd - 4th oil change, you'll see chips in the fluid you drain out (if you're making them) long before you drop the pan again for another 30k - 50k filter change.
This car has almost 110k miles on it and I'm the first to crack it open. It'* running and shifting just great. If I don't find any problems now I'm probably good for a while. On the same token, since they quit putting drain plugs on torque converters, it will take me 3 - 4 fluid changes to get a respectable amount of the old fluid flushed out; which will give the whole system a nice gradual transition period from 8 year old fluid to new.
Then I'll put it on an annual drain and fill with filter changes when I feel like it. Maybe every 5 years or so (if it goes that long). With a dose of fresh clean fluid every now and again, the typical transmission will outlast the rest of the car, excluding abuse or fluid failure of course.
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Re: Have any of you installed a drain plug?
Originally Posted by MOS95B
Originally Posted by WalterMitty
This weekend will be the first time I've serviced the transmission on this car. I like drain plugs for a variety of reasons. I'm thinking of putting it on the trailing side of the pan, but I won't know if it will fit until I get the pan off. Has anyone else installed a plug and do you have any advice?
Granted, looking at what'* stuck to the magnet gives you a better idea of how things are acting, it would still make it a lot easier to get to that point.
Main thing that'* holding me back is how hard would it be it ensure you have it 100% sealed, without contaminating the fluid?
Of course, if you use one of the gasket sealer products on the gasket it'* not going to hurt anything to have some on a plug.
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Originally Posted by wf2tm51
when done draining what troque should i set the wrench at when i bolt it back up
My friend and I were both doing fluid changes at the same time. He was using a poor quality torque wrench, over-tightened , and ended up with two broken bolts. (one broke while tightening and the other broke while re-removing all the pan bolts to replace the rest of them after the over-tightening fiasco. It had been stretched by the over-torquing and broke when trying to remove it). So, on my car, I finger-tightened all pan bolts, first, in a criss-cross fashion, then I went back and tightened the bolts in the same fashion with the torque wrench to 10 ft. lbs. Only, then, did I reset the torque wrench to 12 lbs. to tighten to final spec.
The following "Techinfo" article has specs and tips too:
http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/...de=article&k=9