Changing Tranny oil.
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Changing Tranny oil.
Should I just drain it then fill it like it says in the manual? Or should I drain it. fill it, then play with the gears then check it?
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Originally Posted by buzilanga,Aug 12 2004, 12:12 PM
Or should I drain it. fill it, then play with the gears then check it?
1. Get 2 qts. of tranny fluid
2. Remove fill bolt first(to make sure you can even refill in the first place)
3. Remove drain bolt
4. Drain old fluid
5. Put back drain bolt and torque to proper spec
5. Put one entire bottle and 3/4 of the other in the tranny.
6. Level out car(aka lower jack) and let excess drain out of fill hole.
7. Put back fill bolt and torque to spec
If you need pictures you can reference this thread and thank xviper for his invaluable contribution to the forum.
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.ph...opic=83577&hl=
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I don't bother with step 6. If you use a pump to pump the oil in, the amount of oil that the pump will extract from the 2 bottles is just right for the fill. A slight overfill is a good thing anyway.
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Originally Posted by gernby,Aug 12 2004, 02:37 PM
I don't bother with step 6. If you use a pump to pump the oil in, the amount of oil that the pump will extract from the 2 bottles is just right for the fill. A slight overfill is a good thing anyway.
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You definitely have to replace the drain bolt before refilling, or it will just drain right back out. The reason why I don't let it drain back out after levelling is because I want a slight overfill. Our tranny is notorious for grinding when the oil gets hot, so more oil volume helps. It is also documented to have loss of oil pressure under certain conditions due to the placement of the oil pump inlet so a slight overfill helps with this too. A transmission is not like an engine where the oil gets whipped up by the crank if there is too much oil.
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Originally Posted by xviper,Aug 12 2004, 03:33 PM
BTW, the "drain" bolt is always put back on before filling. It's the "fill" bolt that is left off till the job is done.
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I'm about to do a tranny fluid change this afternoon and try GMSFM for the first time. I think I'll try the slight overfill method this time to see if I notice anything.
Xviper...do you have a guesstimate as to what 200cc would equate to in quarts?
The Helms manual states 1.56 qts. at fluid change and 1.71 at overhaul. Would 1.75 qts. be a bit too much? The reason I ask is because I don't have a pump. I run a tube from the engine bay down to the tranny housing and just use a regular funnel to refill.
Xviper...do you have a guesstimate as to what 200cc would equate to in quarts?
The Helms manual states 1.56 qts. at fluid change and 1.71 at overhaul. Would 1.75 qts. be a bit too much? The reason I ask is because I don't have a pump. I run a tube from the engine bay down to the tranny housing and just use a regular funnel to refill.
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Originally Posted by honda606,Aug 12 2004, 01:57 PM
I'm about to do a tranny fluid change this afternoon and try GMSFM for the first time. I think I'll try the slight overfill method this time to see if I notice anything.
Xviper...do you have a guesstimate as to what 200cc would equate to in quarts?
The Helms manual states 1.56 qts. at fluid change and 1.71 at overhaul. Would 1.75 qts. be a bit too much? The reason I ask is because I don't have a pump. I run a tube from the engine bay down to the tranny housing and just use a regular funnel to refill.
Xviper...do you have a guesstimate as to what 200cc would equate to in quarts?
The Helms manual states 1.56 qts. at fluid change and 1.71 at overhaul. Would 1.75 qts. be a bit too much? The reason I ask is because I don't have a pump. I run a tube from the engine bay down to the tranny housing and just use a regular funnel to refill.
BTW, 1.75 qt. would be real good.