Tranny fluid change?
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Tranny fluid change?
I was gonna do a search, but the option is not available right now, so. I was thinking about changing the fluid in the tranny of my 89. I thinks it's AOD. Anyway I have heard that if you have not changed it regulary that it's not a good idea to do so. I'm not having any trouble with it now, but thought it might be a good idea to go ahead and change it. I would like to get some input from those of you that have done this. And I was thinking of maybe of going to a synthetic. I have 116,000 miles on it.
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Tranny fluid change?
Go ahead and change it. It should be changed at regular intervals, and if you happen to miss one or overshoot it, that's just more reason to change it. To do a thorough change, you should also drain the torque converter. It's not too dificult to do, and will ensure more new fluid and less of the old stuff. While I was at it last time, I installed a pan drain and a B&M Shift kit.
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Tranny fluid change?
>Go ahead and change it. It should be changed at regular
>intervals, and if you happen to miss one or overshoot it,
>that's just more reason to change it. To do a thorough
>change, you should also drain the torque converter. It's
>not too dificult to do, and will ensure more new fluid and
>less of the old stuff. While I was at it last time, I
>installed a pan drain and a B&M Shift kit.
I intend to drain the torque converter. Tell me more about your shift kit and how tough it was to install. And did you go with synthetic fluid?
>intervals, and if you happen to miss one or overshoot it,
>that's just more reason to change it. To do a thorough
>change, you should also drain the torque converter. It's
>not too dificult to do, and will ensure more new fluid and
>less of the old stuff. While I was at it last time, I
>installed a pan drain and a B&M Shift kit.
I intend to drain the torque converter. Tell me more about your shift kit and how tough it was to install. And did you go with synthetic fluid?
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Tranny fluid change?
ummm, how would i go about draining torque convertor? Can you do this on E4OD? I am gonna do a service on my grandma's 1990 Town Car (302 with AOD), and this sounds interesting.
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Tranny fluid change?
Yeah, you can do it to an E4OD.
There is a rubber plug on the bottom of the transmission near the front. Remove that, then you can get to the drain plug that is in the torque converter itself.
Drain the fluid from there and the pan, then change the filter. Put everything back together, add fluid, and then idle the engine and continue adding fluid until it's at the correct level. (Idling the engine is the only way to refill the torque converter, FYI.)
There is a rubber plug on the bottom of the transmission near the front. Remove that, then you can get to the drain plug that is in the torque converter itself.
Drain the fluid from there and the pan, then change the filter. Put everything back together, add fluid, and then idle the engine and continue adding fluid until it's at the correct level. (Idling the engine is the only way to refill the torque converter, FYI.)
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