2000 expy transmission question?
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2000 expy transmission question?
My expy has 83000 miles , nad has never had transmission fluid changed ,should I have it flushed or just change fluid and filter, I have heard of people having trouble after being flushed .Any ideas on this . Thanks
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definitely change it, and I recommend flushing it all, empty the torque converter, that way you are getting rid of all fluid. Drop the pan, clean it out and change filter too.
If you dont empty the torque converter, you are only swapping out about 40% of the fluid.
If you dont empty the torque converter, you are only swapping out about 40% of the fluid.
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From: VA
My Expy has 95K+ miles now. I've had it flushed twice, and no problems. However, I've been advised to stop doing that, as it will cause the transmission to have problems. The advice was to only change fluid as recommended by service manual.
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Originally Posted by Monsta
Why would a flush harm the system?
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From: macedon ny
I just changed mine. drain the pan pull the plug at the bottom of the bell housing there is a drain plug on the converter. Pull the pan replace the filter wash out the pan break clean works great. It will take 13 to 14 quarts to fill it . Put in 5 start it with the wheels off the ground put it in reverse then drive shut it doun put in 5 more and do it again. Now you can check the level top it off warm it up and check again.
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Transmission Flush?
I know from experience that by using a T-Tech Transmission flush machine that you are not putting any additional pressure into the transmission system while flushing it. Basically by using that machine (which is found at many different Quick Lube's and dealerships) you are hooking a big holding tank on wheels upto one of the cooling lines. Inside that holding tank (a big glass cylinder with a piston in it) goes the fluid from the cooling line being pushed in under the transmission's own power to the bottom of the cylinder causing the piston to raise in the cylinder, causing new fluid on top of the cylinder to go back into the other transmission line. There is no pump of any kind running when doing a flush with that machine. You run the vehicle and the vehicle pumps fluid at its own rate.
It really sucks on late model Explorers that have a transmission temp sensor that shuts off the flow of the fluid at certain temperatures, because you have to wait for the fluid to heat up again before you can finish flushing.
Thought I would let you know how a common flush machine works.
It really sucks on late model Explorers that have a transmission temp sensor that shuts off the flow of the fluid at certain temperatures, because you have to wait for the fluid to heat up again before you can finish flushing.
Thought I would let you know how a common flush machine works.
