How to: Flush your ATX fluid and change your internal filter

[ProwlerGT]

BigTyla - So given my suggested procedure of draining: Draining, filling with cheap fluid and sea foam trans tune, driving around a few miles manually changing gears, then draining again and filling with good stuff; That would probably not help to flush out MORE of what is stuckin the converter? or do you think there is a chance some of the fluid in the converter will have exchanged out of the converter to the rest of the tranny in the test drive and that maybe on the 2nd drain you'll get more of that older fluid that was sitting in the converter out of there?

I understand that "some" fluid will always be trapped in the converter, but I'm wanting to know if the chances are better on the 2nd drain if I will have removed some of the exchanged fluid that would've been sitting in the converter on the 1st draining. All of this is because I don't know if the fluid in the converter is actually circulated "constantly" throughout the tranny or not rather than it just being ALWAYS stationary.

IE: If the converter holds 1 quart when you go to drive the car does that 1 quart definitely circulate thru the transmission when the car is in motion and changing gears? or does that 1 quart of the same old fluid just always stay stationary in the converter never circulating thru the rest of the tranny?

[BigTyla]

Your procedure would help to make sure the older fluid might be diluted by the newer fluids you would put in. Fluid doesn't just go to the converter and stay there; it travels throughout the transmission.

[Mitsugirl3kgt]

The only way of removing ALL of the fluid is by completely replacing the TC.

[ProwlerGT]

Thanks for the patience and information. I believe this matter is CLOSED. Now everyone SOAK THIS IN!
For some reason I didn't get a CLOSE thread option on this post. Can someone do that for us?

[JoshAnker]

Originally Posted by ProwlerGT

Thanks for the patience and information. I believe this matter is CLOSED. Now everyone SOAK THIS IN!
For some reason I didn't get a CLOSE thread option on this post. Can someone do that for us?

I'd actually like to keep the thread open, since it's a great place (THE place, now) To talk about tranny flushes/fluids for our ATX's

[Mitsugirl3kgt]

Originally Posted by JoshAnker

I'd actually like to keep the thread open, since it's a great place (THE place, now) To talk about tranny flushes/fluids for our ATX's

[ProwlerGT]

Originally Posted by JoshAnker

I'd actually like to keep the thread open, since it's a great place (THE place, now) To talk about tranny flushes/fluids for our ATX's

Yeah, Josh is right. Lets leave it open. Its just in my nature to want to "close", "finish", "complete" stuff.

I'd actually like to bring up an extended topic:

Air Pressure Powered Tranny Flushing Systems - I spoke with Matt Weber (#069 for the drag event at ng05; Black 1st gen VR4) about how some shops have a technique where they can flush out everything in the tranny including the torque converter juice (lol) with an air pressurized flushing system. IE: Output Hose end with a bucket to catch and measure all the fluid that comes out, Input Hose end with a bucket (or container) of new fluid to suck in, or just pour the new fluid in after the "vacuum suck out" of the old fluid.
Matt and I were talking that we didn't know how to do this on our own and he said he liked to leave this to the shop to do, but I wonder if you could just do this with a regular air compressor? The key would be to measure the amount of fluid forced out to make sure that you did in fact get all fluid including the juice from the torque converter out.
What ya'll think? Am I missing something or would it be this easy? Is it easy? LOL

[ProwlerGT]

Hey, look what I found:

http://www.autoprofit.com/faq.htm
http://www.autoprofit.com/flushdemo.htm

The idea is like this, but for the tranny. They have engine, tranny, and radiator flush type systems with the tranny system not yet available. I've got an email in to the guys there asking if their system positively removes the oil from the torque converter in our cars and any other.

Anyone find anything else like this that may be better?

[Mitsugirl3kgt]

That's all peachykeen and such but you will still have old leftover fluid left in the TC that will mix with the new fluid anyway. 'Flushing' the transmission system is pretty pointless unless you are:

1.) Replacing the ENTIRE transmission

or

2.) Replacing the TC with a new one and changing the fluid & filter at the same time.


.02

Originally Posted by ProwlerGT

Hey, look what I found:

http://www.autoprofit.com/faq.htm
http://www.autoprofit.com/flushdemo.htm

The idea is like this, but for the tranny. They have engine, tranny, and radiator flush type systems with the tranny system not yet available. I've got an email in to the guys there asking if their system positively removes the oil from the torque converter in our cars and any other.

Anyone find anything else like this that may be better?

[ProwlerGT]

Originally Posted by xSabrielx

'Flushing' the transmission system is pretty pointless unless you are:
1.) Replacing the ENTIRE transmission
or
2.) Replacing the TC with a new one and changing the fluid & filter at the same time.
.02

Please extend your .02 cents and explain why "FLUSHING" the transmission system is pointless unless you are doing 1 of the 2 reasons you mentioned.

I can't see how it would be pointless if you do manage to get ALL of the oil out with the pressure flush system including the oil in the TC. Thats why I asked, "Am I missing something?" - I mean if the pressure flush DOES force the oil out of the TC then how is it pointless? If the pressure flush WOULDN'T flush it all out of the TC, then I can see why a pressure flush would be pointless, but I'm not sure I understand why flushing is pointless from what you said.