[Shotimes] Tranny flush

[Paul L Fisher]

Depends. 15 quarts of a good synthetic costs over $100. If they use cheap
non-synthetic, then no.


Paul L Fisher

1999 Ford Taurus SHO TR 68K - Kirk'ed 2/29/04.

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-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Carl Prochilo
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 8:28 AM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Tranny flush

I've heard one shop here quote $120 for flush and filter change.  Is that
reasonable?
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Thu, August 12, 2004 1:35 am, Paul Nimz said:
> After running the fluid till it quits coming out he cooler line the tranny
> pan will not be empty.  It will still have about a gallon in the pan.  But
> this is the time to drop the pan and change the filter.
>
> Paul Nimz
> '97 TR
> '93 EG mtx
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeremy" <jeremy@carrieandjeremy.com>
> To: "'ROBERT SCHIRMER'" <1surferbum@msn.com>; <SHOTIMES@autox.team.net>;
> <bjshov8@comcast.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 9:22 PM
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Tranny flush
>
>
>> One thing about the ATX SHO's - It's easy to change the fluid yourself!
>> Disconnect the input line to the tranny cooler up front (probably on the
>> drivers side; though mine was on the passenger for some reason), and
>> point
>> it to a pan or jug.  I use a gallon jug so I know how much fluid comes
> out.
>> Once you've drained a gallon, button her back up and dump a gallon of
>> new
>> fluid down the dipstick tube.
>>
>> I use SuperTech ATF (might switch to synthetic after a rebuild, not
>> sure),
>> so changing a gallon of ATF every oil change only adds 10 minutes and
> about
>> $5 to the oil change.
>>
>> Another tip I'm going to try:  Once you've drained that gallon or so of
>> fluid out of the tranny, the pan should be pretty much empty.  This
>> would
> be
>> a GREAT time to drop the pan and change your filter if you are so
> inclined.
>>
>> Hope this helps. :)
>>
>> Jeremy
>> '94 Opal ATX 116k
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ROBERT SCHIRMER [mailto:1surferbum@msn.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 5:10 PM
>> To: SHOTIMES@autox.team.net; bjshov8@comcast.net
>> Subject: [Shotimes] Tranny flush
>>
>> Any thoughts on getting a '93 ATX POWER flushed, with 130,000+ miles on
> it??
>> It has had the pan dropped and a new tranny filter placed a couple of
> times,
>> but nothing recently. Am I living on borrowed time with the original
> tranny,
>> and should I just let life take its course on the tranny??  I thought I
> had
>> heard not to flush the tranny once it got a certain mileage/age on it,
> cause
>> it will dislodge some sludge that may get caught in places it doesn't
>> belong???
>>
>> Thanks
>> Bob
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