[MBZ] OT: List wisdom re: Sub tranny flush

[redghost]

Did the ATF change on the e300d sunday and it came out as clean as the 
day it went in. I think I had the shop change the fluid in Charleston 
in 2004 after about 9k on the original filter/ M1 transition from 
whatever lived in there before.  What came out had 20k on it, so I am 
thinking that I just change fluid and filters at the same time and no 
intervening fluid change.

On Thursday, June 1, 2006, at 08:04 AM, Levi Smith wrote:

> To the best of my knowledge, changing fliud by hand is only going to 
> change
> about half the fluid (what's in the pan), unless there's a drain on the
> torque converter.  So besides not getting nice clean fluid through the
> cavities, you'll probably never get all the burned stuff out.  (though 
> after
> a few changes, one would think you might be up to a decent 
> percentage)...
>
> Levi
>
> On 6/1/06, Rich Thomas <richthomas79TD300 at constructivity.net> wrote:
>>
>> Took my 2000 Suburban 102k miles in the other day for a recall fix 
>> (fuel
>> sender wires or something), they did a general inspection (to get me 
>> to
>> OK them having at it $$$, no doubt).  One of the points was that it
>> needed a tranny flush (burned fluid).  Reasonable enough I suppose,
>> though I did change the tranny fluid a year and half ago or so.  I 
>> know
>> that does not get the TC fluid out, which continues to be old stuff.
>> There was a bit of discussion on this flush technique a few weeks ago,
>> sounds like an OK procedure.  I am wondering though, how the tranny is
>> set up -- does TC fluid actually mix with the pan fluid in some 
>> fashion
>> while operating?  Is draining/refilling a time or two a close enough
>> approach to cleaning out the TC?  Tranny fluid is cheap enough 
>> compared
>> to the flush cost ($50), seems like it might do pretty close if just
>> cleaning the fluid is the main benefit.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>> --R
>>
>>
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