Transmission flush question / concern...
Apr 24, 2008 | 09:06 AM
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Transmission flush question / concern...
Ok today i set out to change my transmission fluid and filter. (94 runner 3.0 4x4 auto) I cracked open the line at the transmission cooler like the guy at the auto shop said. no matter if the truck is running or not I only got a few drips of fluid to come out. the fluid looked NEW, bright red and thick. so not being able to get anything out here i went to open the transmission pan drain. the fluid here was thin and black. (i knew it needed changed) so should i be concerned that the fluid in these two locations is drastically different, and if so how should i proceed? Thus far all i have done is drain about 4qts out of the pan.
Apr 25, 2008 | 09:20 AM
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big mistake, please help
The pan that I pulled was the rear transmission pan, 11 bolts. There is an auxiliary cooler beneath the frame which is what I drained. My question is does this rear pan fill when you fill the transmission or is there a separate fill for the rear pan?
Apr 25, 2008 | 10:33 AM
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This should answer a lot of your questions about refilling: https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116/a340h-fluid-86460/
Here's the main point if you don't want to read the whole thread:
https://www.yotatech.com/50654038-post16.html
Here's the main point if you don't want to read the whole thread:
https://www.yotatech.com/50654038-post16.html
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Apr 27, 2008 | 05:55 AM
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Well after an entire day of work that should have taken two hours... everything is finally back together. (as it turns out it's a bitch to remove the transfer case pan) Actually my tranny seems to be preforming much better after the flush. The only other question i have is, does anyone else have any trouble reading the transmission dipstick on these model trucks? I'm pretty sure that for every one quart out i put one back in, but when i go to read the dipstick it isn't all that clear where the fluid actually stops.
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Apr 27, 2008 | 06:38 AM
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The only other question i have is, does anyone else have any trouble reading the transmission dipstick on these model trucks? I'm pretty sure that for every one quart out i put one back in, but when i go to read the dipstick it isn't all that clear where the fluid actually stops.
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f2/a...pacity-143365/
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