Great job lighting the work areas and placing and focusing the camera so that everyone could clearly see and understand exactly what you were doing; thanks also for the excellent narration of a simple process that GM decided to make very tedious to undertake.
That's what happens when you have master degree college boys designing our vehicles...they have never touched a wrench or got a drop of oil on their hands in their life..I swear that these guys design this shit like this to piss us off.
They do this on purpose. You do something to your vehicle like changing your trans fluid. It pissed you off. Now next time you go to do something you say, ah hell with it, I'll pay someone to do it. They just hope it's the dealer you pay. Its all about the money.
Good video. Bringing the engine up to temp, the transmission fluid will lag engine temp by 40-50F. According to GM SI, the fluid needs to be at least 175F when checking. Your scan tools will tell you the transmission temp. If you drive in 2nd gear in low speeds for 10-15 minutes this will usually bring the fluid temp up to spec. Idling will not do it.
Finally someone who is able to tell me how to get my transmission oil to the correct temperature, pity my second gear is too short for driving , all revs and no speed , a hazard on the road for other users unfortunately.
@@tssci6774 Funny you should say that, I got the problem that after a 45 minute drive on the highway I can't get the temperature above 165 deg , checked using a scan tool ! I don't have answer as yet as to how to reach proper operating temperature as stated in the GM Service Manual. Any other suggestions are welcome.
Let me get this straight: Just put the car into a shop, jack it up. Remove the tire, use the worlds longest ratchet extensions,cycle through all the gears with the car running then have seven people assist you to fill transmission fluid into your car with a customized funnel through a network of hoses and engine components until you drip fluid all over the place. Then once your floor is completely soaked in transmission fluid, fiddle with the customized one of a kind plug and somehow snake your arms into the transmission and get the piece back in without dropping it into the huge puddle of transmission fluid on your shop floor. Drive the car for three days until you have noticed that most of the fluid you out in has leaked out, and repeat the process! EZ PZ.
This is the alternate method for people who don't have the dipstick. There is a dipstick that you can buy for $15-20, it replaces the knob on top that you see in the video and has a braided wire type of dipstick attached to it. The dealership and most transmission shops will have one of these and can do the service very quickly and easily with only one person. Again, the method shown here is for someone who is doing the service at home, this way they don't need to buy the dipstick. The transmission service is recommended every 100K miles, so it's not often that you need to do this.
I'm old enough to remember when we just pulled the dipstick out, checked the level, added as needed and moved on. All done with the wheels on the ground. No help needed. SMH
So did you drain all the fluid first then add some new fluid to the level plug. Then cycle gears then add fluid till it comes out? Or was this just more of a top off video?
Very good video for the 2017 Chevrolet Equinox lt 2.4l. Thank you. Since it sounds like you did a fluid change, it would be helpful to me (and others) if you could make a video showing how to do that. Then you can link this video to that and cover it all. Thanks again, ZMan
Just did a flush at home. Highly recommend getting the tool that will open the clip for the trans line. Used 3/8” hard plastic tubing pushed into the upper trans cooler port on the rad AFTER doing a drain and refil of the trans, ran the car until air started coming out, refilled trans again, re-ran car until nice red fluid came out. Reconnect trans cooler line. Refil trans, run thru gears, recheck oil level.
How come he says to only put enough in it so it tears out but as soon as I start to pour the fluid in it pours out the drain hole like a sieve. The book says it takes two chords
Hey bro thanks for the video The service manual does not say how much transmission fluid you have to put in right ? Or if you have to have it at some specific temperature right ?
what did you torque that check/overflow plug? i can't find this specific torque spec anywhere. haynes.com/en-us/tips-tutorials/2005-17-chevy-equinox-2010-17-gmc-terrain-and-2006-09-pontiac-torrent-routine
This is ridiculous lol I we own an equinox and it’s been making a winding noise that has slowly gotten louder and louder and it sounds exactly like an empty gear box! I’ve never seen an AT that does NOT have a dip stick ORRRR a dip stick built into this ATF “oil cap” and having a drain/fill method as if it’s a manual trans. This has caused us to continue driving the suv until I said ITS GOT TO BE THE TRANS. I just don’t understand WHERE the fluid has gone and why there was oil vapor contaminates surrounding the cap and trans surface hear the cap. Almost like it evaporated.
Jiffy Lube changed my transmission fluid long before the maintenance schedule. Low milage too. So they advised me not to return the next day as they did a test run and the transmission functions fine. Well I trusted them and a year later I said wow I forgot to check their work with manual transmission “M” gear when you use the shift button on the stick shift. Automatic Drive works fine but when I changed it to “M” manual drive the engine revs up but the gears won’t shift. Is this a result of their work, low fluid or anything you can think of. Thank you.
Wonder who makes the ac delco trans fluid? I know its not ac delco. I switched over to amsoil. Costs a lot but I've not had any issues with anything I put amsoil in. And yes, I've had issues with other oil manufacturers in engines.
No, they are metric. In this case, it’s an 11 mm but a 7/16 is 11.13 so as long as the plug isn’t super tight you could get by with a 7/16 if you don’t have an 11mm socket.
Thanks for doing this video. I was wondering about my 2016 Equinox. Other videos show a hard to access transmission fluid dipstick and fill port. I was nervous I had Vavoline Instant oil change do this a few months ago. I located the fill port cap just like the one in your video. . They stuck a straw in and pumped out brown fluid and put in the new fluid. The question I was wondering. If you look to the 4' o clock position off the fill cap in this video at 3:39 there is a hole that looks like it has some screw threads. What is that for?
Hi, I'm your local Chevrolet representative. For $10 we can add a dipstick, or.. you can learn to be a mechanic and check your own fluid level. What will it be? Total bullshit, no dipsticks! Great video though, thanks for uploading!
Here's what I did. It's cheap and easy. My equinox 2015. I drained the old transmission fluid at 56k miles. It was bad!! Step one. Find your drain plug and your fill cap. "UA-cam" Step two. Buy five quarts of dexron VI full synthetic. Step three. Open the drain plug and drain all the oil out in a oil pan. Step four. Put plug back in and fill with the exact amount of oil removed with new oil. Step five. Drive 1k miles and repeat. That's it. $80 in fluid and 45 minutes of your time. You just made your transmission fluid like new.. if you want do it again 1k miles later. It's like new at that point. You will be at $110 in oil still less then a shop and you know its done right.
Hey George , excellent video on topping the transmission fluid , I have a 2011 Chevy equinox, almost the same engine. I wanted to know if you know the location of the TCM
Forgive me but what do you mean when you say CYCLE the Transmission through the gears??? I know I need to drive it to bring the fluid up to temp .. is that what you mean buy cycle thru the gears?
Cycling through the gears means to go from Park to Reverse to Neutral to Drive pausing from 5 to 10 seconds in each position. The vehicle is sitting still with the engine running.
@@LucasGarrow Yes I called the transmission shop and they said they don't change the filter. Found out you have to do it twice to clean it out. They charge $150 to change the fluid so I decided to just do it myself. So I changed it, drove it 1000 miles, then changed it again. Trans shop would probably charge you $300 to do it twice.
Who in there right mind would engineer such a contraption. O.m.g take tire off to see if it's leaking out. No dipstick & look where filler cap is. Someone with no mechanical experience will nvr know how to do this. Crazy man
or, you can use your noodle and drain the fluid, measure how much came out, and put the same amount in through the top fill cap hole...........and never have to worry about pulling off the tire and the side level plug
NEVER run the car thru gears without sufficient trans fluid, there are zero 7/16" bolts on a gmc terrain (it's an 11mm) and its called an extension not an adapter....
The Transmission internal components have a coating put on by the manufacturer that turns the fluid dark I was told this by a local transmission repair shop. this is normal and changing the fluid frequently can lead to premature failures, as it is washing away this coating. If anyone knows something different please let me know. I know when I changed my fluid I drained and filled per the owner manual, then later on found out about the overfill plug. 200 miles later when removing that plug fluid was dark brown. And I drive it like an old lady would.
You can do it with a standard 12" extension. I had no problem reaching in there. Car wasn't jacked up when I did it. Cut the wheel all the way. Easy to see overflow plug. Piece of cake. Great video.
This is FWD not AWD. IT does not have front diff. These newer transmissions are madet to last for its life. There is no trans oil pan on the bottom. It has excess cover up front.
So ,what ever happened to just putting a dip stick on the transmission ?????????????????????????? G.M. going cheap on us !!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Great job lighting the work areas and placing and focusing the camera so that everyone could clearly see and understand exactly what you were doing; thanks also for the excellent narration of a simple process that GM decided to make very tedious to undertake.
Thanks for this invaluable public service! You are the best! Thank you!
Thanks for this service my dear. This video had help me
Dude thank you so much I been looking for a video like this for my equinox thank you brother
Chevy made the most practical thing completely complicated...
That's what happens when you have master degree college boys designing our vehicles...they have never touched a wrench or got a drop of oil on their hands in their life..I swear that these guys design this shit like this to piss us off.
David Coronado , it’s what they do best.
They do this on purpose. You do something to your vehicle like changing your trans fluid. It pissed you off. Now next time you go to do something you say, ah hell with it, I'll pay someone to do it. They just hope it's the dealer you pay. Its all about the money.
Buy a Toyota made in Georgetown, Kentucky. My HHR was made in Mexico... Toyotas and Hondas are 'more made in USA' than Chevrolets, Fords, Etc. Absurd!
Wait until you see some other cars lol
The Haynes manual says a drain and fill =5.2 quarts. Thoughts?
Good video. Bringing the engine up to temp, the transmission fluid will lag engine temp by 40-50F. According to GM SI, the fluid needs to be at least 175F when checking. Your scan tools will tell you the transmission temp. If you drive in 2nd gear in low speeds for 10-15 minutes this will usually bring the fluid temp up to spec. Idling will not do it.
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Brian I did my research your so right
Very important information
Also great tip on how to get trans up to temperature
Finally someone who is able to tell me how to get my transmission oil to the correct temperature, pity my second gear is too short for driving , all revs and no speed , a hazard on the road for other users unfortunately.
@@nickl2548 4th gear on the highway for 20 minutes
@@tssci6774 Funny you should say that, I got the problem that after a 45 minute drive on the highway I can't get the temperature above 165 deg , checked using a scan tool !
I don't have answer as yet as to how to reach proper operating temperature as stated in the GM Service Manual.
Any other suggestions are welcome.
Let me get this straight:
Just put the car into a shop, jack it up. Remove the tire, use the worlds longest ratchet extensions,cycle through all the gears with the car running then have seven people assist you to fill transmission fluid into your car with a customized funnel through a network of hoses and engine components until you drip fluid all over the place.
Then once your floor is completely soaked in transmission fluid, fiddle with the customized one of a kind plug and somehow snake your arms into the transmission and get the piece back in without dropping it into the huge puddle of transmission fluid on your shop floor.
Drive the car for three days until you have noticed that most of the fluid you out in has leaked out, and repeat the process!
EZ PZ.
If your small enough you don't have to remove the tire..
This is the alternate method for people who don't have the dipstick.
There is a dipstick that you can buy for $15-20, it replaces the knob on top that you see in the video and has a braided wire type of dipstick attached to it. The dealership and most transmission shops will have one of these and can do the service very quickly and easily with only one person.
Again, the method shown here is for someone who is doing the service at home, this way they don't need to buy the dipstick. The transmission service is recommended every 100K miles, so it's not often that you need to do this.
That was about as twisted and wrong as you can get.
I know right. Whoever engineered this was on drugs. For real
@@hawleywood1979 I just did the flush and fill on an Equinox in my driveway. It was EASY. OP ranted a bunch of BS.
I'm old enough to remember when we just pulled the dipstick out, checked the level, added as needed and moved on. All done with the wheels on the ground. No help needed. SMH
So did you drain all the fluid first then add some new fluid to the level plug. Then cycle gears then add fluid till it comes out? Or was this just more of a top off video?
Thank you George. Great video. Good lighting and preparation .
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Great video and easy. One question at what time exactly do you cycle the transmission.? After drain or right before draining trans oil?
Very good video for the 2017 Chevrolet Equinox lt 2.4l. Thank you.
Since it sounds like you did a fluid change, it would be helpful to me (and others) if you could make a video showing how to do that. Then you can link this video to that and cover it all.
Thanks again,
ZMan
Just did a flush at home. Highly recommend getting the tool that will open the clip for the trans line. Used 3/8” hard plastic tubing pushed into the upper trans cooler port on the rad AFTER doing a drain and refil of the trans, ran the car until air started coming out, refilled trans again, re-ran car until nice red fluid came out. Reconnect trans cooler line. Refil trans, run thru gears, recheck oil level.
Temp of oil is supposed to be between 180-200° while checking fluid level via that hole correct?
Man, I'm missing the days when you could use a dipstick, just like the engine oil.
How come he says to only put enough in it so it tears out but as soon as I start to pour the fluid in it pours out the drain hole like a sieve. The book says it takes two chords
Perfect video, thanks for sharing!
This sounds like this was filmed in Wisconsin
Well done video. Thanks.
Thank you for doing this video it's very helpful did you have the engine running while you were doing this.
He said it was running and anytime you a trans check you always have the car running.
Well done Sir, Thank You!
Hey bro thanks for the video
The service manual does not say how much transmission fluid you have to put in right ?
Or if you have to have it at some specific temperature right ?
what did you torque that check/overflow plug?
i can't find this specific torque spec anywhere.
haynes.com/en-us/tips-tutorials/2005-17-chevy-equinox-2010-17-gmc-terrain-and-2006-09-pontiac-torrent-routine
have you tried the latest DEX VI synthetic fluid?
sorry all the time the oil is changed the car must be running or only when you are going to change the oil? thanks ps very good videos and tips
Chev couldn't put a F'n dipstick next to cap ?
This is ridiculous lol I we own an equinox and it’s been making a winding noise that has slowly gotten louder and louder and it sounds exactly like an empty gear box! I’ve never seen an AT that does NOT have a dip stick ORRRR a dip stick built into this ATF
“oil cap” and having a drain/fill method as if it’s a manual trans. This has caused us to continue driving the suv until I said ITS GOT TO BE THE TRANS. I just don’t understand WHERE the fluid has gone and why there was oil vapor contaminates surrounding the cap and trans surface hear the cap. Almost like it evaporated.
Jiffy Lube changed my transmission fluid long before the maintenance schedule. Low milage too. So they advised me not to return the next day as they did a test run and the transmission functions fine. Well I trusted them and a year later I said wow I forgot to check their work with manual transmission “M” gear when you use the shift button on the stick shift. Automatic Drive works fine but when I changed it to “M” manual drive the engine revs up but the gears won’t shift. Is this a result of their work, low fluid or anything you can think of. Thank you.
It’s most likely unrelated but check the fluid level like the video and then you can rule out fluid level being an issue.
Are there any option to change the filter too? Do it have a filter? I'm learning, regards
When you cycle gears? Is that before or after?
After you drain fluid, first fill few quarts then cycle thru gears.aprox 10 sec per gear then check fluid level and top off if need to
Nice work
Very helpful
Great video
Wonder who makes the ac delco trans fluid? I know its not ac delco. I switched over to amsoil. Costs a lot but I've not had any issues with anything I put amsoil in. And yes, I've had issues with other oil manufacturers in engines.
Are all the bolts on this car standard, not metric? Also do you leave the engine running while you are filling the transmission with fluid?
No, they are metric. In this case, it’s an 11 mm but a 7/16 is 11.13 so as long as the plug isn’t super tight you could get by with a 7/16 if you don’t have an 11mm socket.
Thanks for doing this video. I was wondering about my 2016 Equinox. Other videos show a hard to access transmission fluid dipstick and fill port. I was nervous I had Vavoline Instant oil change do this a few months ago. I located the fill port cap just like the one in your video. . They stuck a straw in and pumped out brown fluid and put in the new fluid.
The question I was wondering. If you look to the 4' o clock position off the fill cap in this video at 3:39 there is a hole that looks like it has some screw threads. What is that for?
Thanks George.
Buit the drain plug is on the bottom of the engine, right? Also, is there a filter you have to change when you change the fluid?
No filter.
Hi, I'm your local Chevrolet representative. For $10 we can add a dipstick, or.. you can learn to be a mechanic and check your own fluid level. What will it be? Total bullshit, no dipsticks! Great video though, thanks for uploading!
Here's what I did. It's cheap and easy. My equinox 2015. I drained the old transmission fluid at 56k miles. It was bad!! Step one.
Find your drain plug and your fill cap. "UA-cam"
Step two. Buy five quarts of dexron VI full synthetic.
Step three. Open the drain plug and drain all the oil out in a oil pan.
Step four. Put plug back in and fill with the exact amount of oil removed with new oil.
Step five. Drive 1k miles and repeat.
That's it. $80 in fluid and 45 minutes of your time. You just made your transmission fluid like new.. if you want do it again 1k miles later. It's like new at that point. You will be at $110 in oil still less then a shop and you know its done right.
Dextron VI or better yet APPROVED synthetic oil. Dextrose is sugar. 🙃
@@TheBeingReal I didn't realize it auto corrected! 😂 Good looking out.
@@maces1405 😆. Probably happens to most of us! Have a great day!
Does the car have to be on?
Yes
How many quarts!?
Why does the engine need to get running ?
Hey George , excellent video on topping the transmission fluid , I have a 2011 Chevy equinox, almost the same engine. I wanted to know if you know the location of the TCM
inside the transfront
Thanks George, heaven forbid they put a dipstick in place so you don't have to put your vehicle in a jackstand smdh
Is the SUV has to be running while changing
How do I reset the warning light for the “change transmission fluid” ?
You should be able to hit the menu or select button and it’ll ask if you want to reset day way you do the oil
Forgive me but what do you mean when you say CYCLE the Transmission through the gears??? I know I need to drive it to bring the fluid up to temp .. is that what you mean buy cycle thru the gears?
Cycling through the gears means to go from Park to Reverse to Neutral to Drive pausing from 5 to 10 seconds in each position. The vehicle is sitting still with the engine running.
So you never have to drop the pan and change the filter, right?
No pan, Filter is buried inside the transmission, only way to changes is completely rebuild it.
@@LucasGarrow Yes I called the transmission shop and they said they don't change the filter. Found out you have to do it twice to clean it out. They charge $150 to change the fluid so I decided to just do it myself. So I changed it, drove it 1000 miles, then changed it again. Trans shop would probably charge you $300 to do it twice.
Why not swap out drain bolts for stainless/bronze ones ?
I'm guessing the bolts/plugs have a magnet on the end of them to catch fine debris. May be hard to find stainless or bronze with a magnet on them
Fluid was also black good job not replacing it
Check the oil level while the engine is running?
yes
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My 2015 Chevy Equinox has a transmission dip stick and cap instead of just a plain fill cap.
Thank you
If your suspect the fluid is low how do you know how much to add?
Can over filling hurt it? Then drain until it comes to a slow drip.
Does the car have to be running when checking the drip?
MobiusStrip001 yes, running warm engine. Preferably warm transmission, checked using a scanner temp sensor.
Who in there right mind would engineer such a contraption. O.m.g take tire off to see if it's leaking out. No dipstick & look where filler cap is. Someone with no mechanical experience will nvr know how to do this. Crazy man
or, you can use your noodle and drain the fluid, measure how much came out, and put the same amount in through the top fill cap hole...........and never have to worry about pulling off the tire and the side level plug
@@mptr1783 still to much fucking around when all ya need is a dipstick
Do traction light come on
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Where is transmission filter at?
In the transmission. Cannot access it without pulling the transmission. The newer cars are going to this style transmission
NEVER run the car thru gears without sufficient trans fluid, there are zero 7/16" bolts on a gmc terrain (it's an 11mm) and its called an extension not an adapter....
You forgot to mention that the car is idling when you check the level
So i did this and about less the half came out now my gf is worried I'm fucking something up plz let me know
did you take off the drain plug UNDERNEATH the vehicle or just the plug on the drivers side by the tire?
All the cars in last time are built in metric system. No 7/16 dimension in the car. Wrong information.
It would have been nice to hear it without the talking for a minute
How many quarts needed for a fluid change
6
Actually only 4 because 2 won't come put.
For a change and flush it took me 10 qts
Do you let the engine run while you add the fluids
Yes
And what about the filter
Can you mix Dexron VI with dexron VI full synthetic?
I wouldn't
Yes you can. I run dex 6 full synthetic in our 2012 equinox.
Does it not have a damn dipstick?
it does not...........but some have said you can buy an aftermarket dipstick that will replace the black cap on top of the trans
Da Bears
is this guy in Fargo?? that accent!!
sounds more like Dan Akryod
it looks dirty , you should replace it :-)))
Why is that oil black
The Transmission internal components have a coating put on by the manufacturer that turns the fluid dark I was told this by a local transmission repair shop. this is normal and changing the fluid frequently can lead to premature failures, as it is washing away this coating. If anyone knows something different please let me know. I know when I changed my fluid I drained and filled per the owner manual, then later on found out about the overfill plug. 200 miles later when removing that plug fluid was dark brown. And I drive it like an old lady would.
Doesn't appear to be too difficult.
But for god's sake, you don't need a 30 in. extension for sure.
That's plum silly.
You can do it with a standard 12" extension. I had no problem reaching in there. Car wasn't jacked up when I did it. Cut the wheel all the way. Easy to see overflow plug. Piece of cake. Great video.
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This has to be the most ridiculous way to check transmission fluid. I may be a woman but I know good and well this was terrible engineering 🤦🏽♀️
This looks like front differential fluid change I thought transmission was take the pan and changing filter
This is FWD not AWD. IT does not have front diff. These newer transmissions are madet to last for its life. There is no trans oil pan on the bottom. It has excess cover up front.
@@melniksmotors screw that design
@@melniksmotors George where can someone get information on Toyota obd2 paper clip trick to which pin holes do what
What does the paperclip trick do?
@@matthewthibodeaux9830 you can read codes without a scanner and program keys and module and other programs
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Any1 els think chevy completely fucked up ??
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