Darren, I have a 2005 Chevy Cavalier with 77,000 miles. I was supposed to get a Transmission flush at 50,000 miles but didn't. My transmission doesn't have a dipstick. You have to flush out the transmission fluid and measure the exact amount of Dextron transmission fluid to use.
Would you recommend me getting a Transmission flush?
I'v spoken to a few people who said getting a transmission flush now might mess up the transmission. What do you recommend?
I was just thinking of this method on how you let the car do all the work. But if you have gravity pull the new fluid into the transmission, will it be sufficiant enough because it is usually under pressure, and the pressure end is pointed in a bucket.
I wanted to do this to my 1998 528I bmw, but it has no check tube. So if I fill the transmission at a slower rate (gravity) than it is pushing out on the pressure side into the bucket, I risk running the transmission low.
Good info, thanks! I did this and I have a question. When I read the trans oil on the dipstick what is the correct level to have? Is best to have the level at the first hat mark, in the middle between the 2 hot marks or all the way to the very top hot mark?
@123rupp Depending if the transmission is hot, warm or cold, if it's cold fill the fluid to the cold hatch mark,If the transmission is warm fill half way between the hot & cold hatch marks.The transmission fluid will expand when it gets hot,when it's hot the fluid should be at the top of the hot hatch marks,do final check when hot. Do not over fill.
Darren, I have a 2005 Chevy Cavalier with 77,000 miles. I was supposed to get a Transmission flush at 50,000 miles but didn't. My transmission doesn't have a dipstick. You have to flush out the transmission fluid and measure the exact amount of Dextron transmission fluid to use.
Would you recommend me getting a Transmission flush?
I'v spoken to a few people who said getting a transmission flush now might mess up the transmission. What do you recommend?
DanKelso 2 months ago
I was just thinking of this method on how you let the car do all the work. But if you have gravity pull the new fluid into the transmission, will it be sufficiant enough because it is usually under pressure, and the pressure end is pointed in a bucket.
I wanted to do this to my 1998 528I bmw, but it has no check tube. So if I fill the transmission at a slower rate (gravity) than it is pushing out on the pressure side into the bucket, I risk running the transmission low.
Will this method work?
idusclothing 3 months ago
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123rupp 5 months ago
Good info, thanks! I did this and I have a question. When I read the trans oil on the dipstick what is the correct level to have? Is best to have the level at the first hat mark, in the middle between the 2 hot marks or all the way to the very top hot mark?
123rupp 5 months ago
@123rupp Depending if the transmission is hot, warm or cold, if it's cold fill the fluid to the cold hatch mark,If the transmission is warm fill half way between the hot & cold hatch marks.The transmission fluid will expand when it gets hot,when it's hot the fluid should be at the top of the hot hatch marks,do final check when hot. Do not over fill.
rhinodarren 4 months ago
Great video. Thinking about doing a tranny flush on my truck this weekend. Would like to see a tranny rebuild video if possible. That would be cool.
moos209 8 months ago
awesome man now I'm going to go flush my transmission out thanks man
rhinodarren 10 months ago
@rhinodarren lol are you the author of the video replying to yourself? :) your too awesome man.
moos209 8 months ago