This Is What Happened When I FLUSHED MY TRANSMISSION FLUID!!
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- Опубліковано 15 тра 2019
- This Is What Happened When I FLUSHED MY TRANSMISSION FLUID!!
In this video I'm going to answer one of the most asked questions I received after I flushed my transmission fluid on my 24 year old 1995 GMC Suburban k1500 with the 4L60E; "how's it shifting now?"
This is how my tranny is shifting after the full fluid flush.
This is why I chose to flush my transmission fluid.
This is what happened after a transmission fluid flush.
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Fluids are the life blood of a vehicle - great to keep older vehicles running for years to come. Best wishes from the UK.
THAT'S WHEN GM WAS STILL MAKING SOLID SUBURBANS👍
They still do buddy lol
livin life not like they used to
@@mattieso1790 I beg the differ, if anything you can get far more miles out of the new ones than the old ones not that the old ones aren't great, I own a 2001 with 277k no major repairs but the new ones are so much more precisely built
so uhh whose gonna tell him@@livinlife8269
I know a guy that has four of them for delivery vehicles it’s nothing to put a half 1,000,000 miles on one
I have always flushed or drained/refilled my transmissions with no issues. On my Olds I change out the filter every 2 years. And I have found bolts in the pan from the valve body! So if you can drop the transmission pan re- torqe the valve body bolts. Great advise.
Flushed or drained robert? Do you do both. Again, big diff between the two. Just sayin. I, like you, drop the pain, replace the filter(s), refill and I'm good to go. I do everything I own every 2 years (30,000 miles) whether it needs it or not. I sometimes unhook the lines coming off the cooler and run it in neutral for a short time which gets some of the fluid in the torque converter also.
About Bolts - great tip agree, What Moment is in EU standard use ? ( Newton )
When my 97 suburban had 140k I put two bottles of seafoam in the trans and drove it for about 4k miles until it started slipping. Changed the filter and flushed the fluid and it feels like a bran new transmission...the sea foam breaks up all the gummed up trans fluid and cleans the clutch packs and passages. It's at 190k now and still shifts like a bran new trans.
I’ve never flush none of my vehicles transmissions that I own. I just change the filter and fluid and I put in over 570,000.miles on both of my 88 Ford Ranger. Even if you didn’t flush your transmission you’ll still be good. After changing the fluid it did make a difference on the shifting and made the shifting shift smother .
The fluid was flushed, and his transmission is great.
He's lucky man lol
@@tqdinh2 why’s that?
@@tqdinh2 the manuals on the most cars say to change it at 60k. the problem with transmission and fluid change comes when the vehicle has over 120k miles with the same liquid.
Thanks Jimmy, enjoy watching your journey of working on your K1500. I'm not a mechanic just a 95' owner, your a great help friend
My '95 Suburban C1500 had over 330,000 miles on it when I bought it, so I was pretty hesitant to change it since it did not look too good. Since it seemed to shift very well, I had the idea of replacing fluid. Ever 500-1000 miles I have been pumping a quart out through the dipstick hole and replacing it with new fluid, and it seems to be shifting better and better. So when the color on the dip stick starts to look red again, I will do a full change.
Im Planing to do the same thing i thinks its the better idea like you said my friend even if our car has alot of miles and the Fluid oil is pretty bad in shape just take some old fluid out in put some new untill it gets better and better with red or pinkish color little by little is going to get better!!!!!!👏👍👍👍
@@clementegarcia8394 As long as it is not slipping, it's a great course of action.
I did eventually do a full fluid change on my transmission and it drove great for about 5K. Then I blew a transmission seal (something I should have replaced when I changed the fluid) and lost all the fluid killing an otherwise good transmission.
I ended up swapping in a used transmission and selling the truck.
It is one of the cheapest things you can do to improve the driving of any vehicle.
It is also a good idea too. Your transmission will last longer.
Cool-I had the fluids flushed in my 78 Jeep CJ7 and it runs well.
Nice!
Mr. J nice video
Mrs. F welcome to 1 ROAD videos
Thumbs up for one of my favourite channel's 👍👍👍
God bless you 🙏
Thank you and God bless you too!!
Well an automatic does have a fluid clutch so it's bound to only get better. New fluid has more compressibility, fluid dynamics.
Never thought of checking the valve body bolts. Got fluid change in 500 miles , think ill check them out. Judging by the freeway and background, howdy neighbor. Not saying were cuz of privacy... but you know. Thanks for another great vid.
Nothin like having a beauty give the intro and ending to get your likes and subs up!!! I appreciate the update anyways, thanks.
@Brandon S nothing to do with care, but just noticed the difference between this video and others. Merely pointing out the obvious. Nothing wrong with marketing... like the suggestive title to catch the attention.
Good video Jimmy! Loved seeing Farris! Miss your old vlog channel.
I can only imagine how clogged the old filter was! Your solenoids are thanking you!
I have a 17 year old Hyundai with a well-maintained 50K on it. It drives great, but I plan on doing a 1 Road style DIY ATF flush this summer. Great update!!
Nice engine sound! Addictive! Mrs F should be on more videos!
I bought a jeep commander with the Nag 1 granny. I drove it for 3 months notice a clunking as I was driving. After looking a power train. I came to the conclusion it was transmission. It didn't have the dipstick. so I drop the pan twice change the fluid and filter 6 months apart. Lastly added an inline filter. The clunky stop it shifts better. Thanks for the update.
Wow Great Video Jimmy. My 2002 Silverado 2500 HD just turned 80K. It has the Allison 5 speed. I've changed the fluid every 40K my self plus the external Filter every 10K. So far it's Bullet Proof. Thanks again. Bill
Appreciate the follow up!👍🏾 Love your videos💪🏾
Thanks!
Great ff up ! Always do a ff up to test your work and we will watch it...thanks for sharing!!!
give it some beans.......lol, someones been watching sarah n tuned
congrats on breaking 50k subs, love your vids, helps a bunch on my 95 tahoe
Haha, thanks so much! I actually first heard that on TFLTruck. I'll look up Sarah N Tuned...
Isn’t that from south main auto?
@@ax2music could be, sarah's channel is just the first place i heard it, shes all about givin it beans and bad chickens
Sarah has no beans to give! They were removed when he had the transition surgery..... Yes. It's true 😱
I hear that most from Hoovies Garage
I agree.. Good for you man. I think changing trans fluid can only HELP, you lose so much flow etc on the old bad stuff.
The thinking on this is if it's bad after the fluid change, the transmission is bad. Fluid doesn't have anything to do with it, but it's maintenance for sure does 💯
I ditto your sentiments & have done so on all my vehicles with same results, I love keeping my vehicles as long as possible. My twist is that I added a remote oil filter & added a remote trans cooler from a dodge Dakota. I live in So Cal so bypassed using the factory cooler in the radiator. It runs way cooler even pulling my boat so much so I can grab the oil filter and for about 5 seconds! So every other oil change to my motor I also change my tranny fluid, pull remote filter run in park about 2 mins, retain & measure spent fluid add new fluid & filter keeps it like new for little time. I have done this to my last five trucks & two work vans!!
Yeah, that's my experience after every ATF change. But I change it often because I burn it often. In the GMT400's I've owned.
I changed my fluid to amsoil at 250k in an Astro.. same 460le.... Total improvement... No issues
Mobil1 is best
I'm at 288k on an 02 avalanche and terrified to flush it.
My Tahoe is coming up on 250.000 , thinks it a good idea?
Thanks for the follow up vid Jimmy!
Yes sir!
These GMT400 series trucks are the absolute best- I have a 99 "Burb with 236k and it runs like new!
I love hearing that!!
hankgs 98 k1500 with 240k miles. Running strong and it works hard for me pulling trailers with hay or the boat/Camper. Best overall truck ever.
That's not a flush, it's a standard service. Flushing requires a flush machine connected to the cooler lines. Flush it with a flushing machine and it won't fair out so well.
They run engine with line off cooler while pouring fluid in as it ran. This allowed all the fluid to be replaced jast like a machine would do.
Then they swap out filter.
I drive an '88 Toyota Land Cruiser with just shy of 300K miles that just recently I added an auxiliary transmission cooler to, and in the process did a drain and fill of my transmission. Since it was just a drain and fill, the torque converter didn't get flushed out. But even then after buttoning everything back up and driving it, my last two tanks of gas averaged 14 MPG versus the 11-11.5 MPG that I used to get. The only thing that happened was new transmission fluid (despite the old stuff still being clean and not smelling burnt, though it was about 10 years old) and I spent the money and used Schaeffer's All-Trans. No affiliation, but a very happy customer.
Tightening the valve body bolts probably helped more than the new fluid and filter. Personally, I like a firm shift, "buttery smooth" to me says slippage which equals heat. Heat is what kills automatics. If it was my truck and didn't have any trans problems before, I'd have added a "shift improver kit" while I had it open.
All you really need to do is turn the line pressure up a little bit to get crisper shifts. His transmission isn't slipping though, that's just how they were originally set up. That's also probably why the fluid was so dark. I'm sure it runs a bit hot. The synthetic fluid will help with the thermal breakdown issue.
Not changing the fluid causes heat also go test drive a NEW car or truck they shift like butter
Adding Lubeguard is a good idea too. Helps breakup sludge and hold the viscosity if you stress the transmission towing etc.
Yup; LubeGard is one of a few good additives and is probably about the next best thing for regular fluids like Dex/Merc to top quality synthetic fluids like AMSOIL. As far as sludge & varnish, if your trans has much sludge & varnish it is probably already shot. I have had many auto transmissions & transaxles apart with 200,000+ miles on em with one broken component or bad clutch pak, and you wouldn't believe how clean they actually are inside. The sludge & varnish thing is kind of a marketing ploy by a lot of additive makers I think. Most properly blended ATF's are high detergent so do a good job of keeping things clean by themselves. That and you aren't burning fuels like in an engine that create carbon & deposits. Fluid & filter changes and trying not to get em too hot when pulling or hauling heavy loads or beating on em, like getting stuck in the mud or snow, most will last pretty good. From my own experience, if you get stuck, try to get a tow or get out a shovel, jack, winch or call a tow truck, or what ever you can come up with, because if your sit there and grind away trying to get out you can brake something or wreck your trans, axles or other driveline parts. Been there, done that myself. ha ha
Who cares if it's a 95! Those were great truck's! They didn't rust as fast as the newer truck's the sheet metal was thicker.. that drive train should last you 300,000 miles. My buddies 96 GMC Sierra has 560,000 miles on the original 350..
Keep it forever!!
I have a ‘94 Suburban C1500 with almost 400,000 miles. I have changed the engine and transmission, but the nice thing is good, inexpensive used engines and transmissions for these trucks area easy to find.
@@rontiemens2553 what happened to the original engine?
@@philllsxga.7737 After about 260,000 miles the compression was pretty bad. So I swapped it out for a motor that had 140k on it that I got for $500. I took the old engine apart intending to rebuild it but then it sat in my garage disassembled for several months. I sold it to a guy whose kids are all grown up and out of his house and he actually had time to rebuild it.
I have 98 Chevy Tahoe 350,00 plus on original transmission an engine these are the best Chevy or GMC truck setup
I got a 1995 Suburban C1500 with 332k on it and its still on it's original engine/trans. The trans may have been rebuilt, but I see no evidence of that. It still seems to shift pretty well, but you can tell there is some wear. If you took care of them, these TH700R4/4l60's could last a very long time.
Awesome video on the fluid exchange did you choose the same brand name or did you just choose the ATF specified type
I flushed my cvt transmission at around 120 000 miles and it was never done before it drives better now since it was flushed. It is malarkey to say it will wreck the transmission. Make sure you flush it no matter the miles. It drives super smooth I agree 100 percent!!
I flushed the fluid in my 2004 Trailblazer at 165,000 miles. I was not the original owner, but the fluid was a very light pink/a touch of light brown mixture, so I had assumed it had been changed at least once before. Same 4L60E as yours. Hell, it ran like a champ after the flush.
UNTIL ......... 1 year later...... the pump exploded. I had to rip it out and do a total rebuild.
I fully believe the full fluid flush is what did it. Let us know in a year how that tranny is doing.
Thanks for sharing
@@whyjustwhy2168 I reread my post after your reply. I should have added that I seriously believe that if I had just done a simple pan drop, filter change and refilled with about 5 quarts of fresh dex vi, my transmission would have never failed.
I have a 1997 Ram 1500 with a 360 V8 and auto trans both original to the truck and right now it has 265,205 miles on it. When I first got it I just flushed the trans fluid, not a fluid and filter change, I flushed 8 quarts or 2 gallons and it ran good for 55,000 miles and then I done a fluid and filter change and I flush about 4 quarts about every other month and so far I've put 73,000 miles on my truck myself and the trans changes smooth and still running strong to this day. If you don't take care of the engine and trans then they will not run for very long. I'm hoping to get a few more 1000's of miles out of my truck.
I have a '99 Ford Ranger XLT , I had the transmission fluid changed at around 100 k , because of your video on your doing your transmission , I had my transmissions filter replaced ( my spine won't allow me to get on my back anymore ) , my truck is at 245 k , I hope to see at least 300 k , the order was to replace the fluid too , the mechanic said it was good , I had both pumpkins flushed , and the transfer case , they said that the transfer case fluid was just black , so changing it was a good thing , with the shop doing the service , when they replaced the transmission fluid that was lost , they added a conditioner too , nice and smooth , I can't feel the shifts anymore , before , oh yeah , I most definitely could feel the OD shift , I have to say , thank you for your videos , from a Happy '99 Ranger !
Glad it worked for you! How much OLD fluid was still in Torque Converter? I heard there could be as much as a gallon? Very few converters have a drain plug. I suggest you get a vacuum fluid pump and suck out as much as you can, re-fill it. Do it twice after driving about 100 or so miles between. Then hope seals don't leak.
If your transmission fails from a fluid change it's because the only thing holding it together was dirt and metal particles. I have a 03 Ford that has 189k with orginal fluid and I'm just waiting for it to fail on it's own cause I know if I change the fluid it will die lol
Miss my parents 95 Yukon bought it new and sold it with 300,000 miles on it and still had the original transmission and engine.
Do you think the tighting of the valve bolts to 8 pounds also made a big difference!
Here’s the deal: in some cases there is a varnish build up on the surfaces that seals, some o rings and some lip type, run against. When the fluid is changed the detergents wash this off abruptly and you lose sealing because there is a gap between old hardened seal and the surface it should contact to seal. You can’t know if you have the deposit build up or not. Fluids improved over time and electronically controlled transmissions are far kinder to their fluid. The risk if the fluid is not
What I would expect. Good tip on the bolts. Nice 'burban.
Other: One thing I thought I've noticed is manual downshifting messes up transmissions. I swear I've done this with two trucks and one car (to save brake heat and wear), and shortly afterward each had slippage symptoms. I just use the brakes now.
Brakes are always cheaper than trans.
droped the trans pan in 2011 at 118k on my 97 gmc k1500 350 and just replaced that fluid and new delco filter, now at 160k trany is still great shifting,
So here is my experience with changing trans fluid. If the fluid is still red a flush is fine. A flush is when new fluid is pumped trough a transmission without removing the pan by the way. If the fluid is starting to loose color drop the pan change the filter and replace the fluid with new. If the fluid is a orange color or darker leave it because the transmission already damaged. Drive it till it breaks then replace it. As a general rule though I don’t like flushes, yes the pump new fluid though all the transmission until everything is clean but you are leaving that old filter to pig up or fall apart. If the pan comes off replace the filter. Oh and something else sometime doing a flush cleans the transmission too well removing some of the slime that is keeping the transmission working.? Just my experience
Does it work all the time no. I had trans slip from the get go to later on.. it all depends some fair better than others. How bad are the clutches?
My 96 Honda accord has 45,000 original miles and the transmission fluid is still pretty red should I replace it anyways?
Love this. I am highly considering keeping my 93 k1500. How did you do the trans flush?
I did this on a '78 Nova with 125k on it & could not believe how smooth it shifted after the flush & it ran & shifted like a tank up to the last day I drove it.
Thumbs up for the hottie - better than clickbait
It IS bait.
She's a model. She was a Tic Tac commercial lady.
Bruh
So Its Been like 4 Months since you Flushed her.
How is she running? Still shifting Smooth?
You can undue the trans cooler lines and flush it like that. Just do not run out of fresh fluid while you are in the process. Do this after the filter and gasket. A quart of Lucas trans fix is always a good idea for a little extra insurance.
Did Farris and Jimmy move back to Los Angeles? Happy to see you guys having some UA-cam success.
I have 2012 GMC Yukon with 6 speed transmission. It has 150k miles and never changed the fluid before.
I want to change it or (flush it), but I am little scared.
What is your opinion?
That buttery smooth shifting on such a heavy vehicle scares me. More slippage equals higher trans temps and more material being worn away on the clutches. I have a Corvette servo on mine with a remote spin on transmission filter. My shifts are quick and crisp.
I did the vette servo on my Colorado. Made a world of difference towing. Plus I drain and change filter every 50k
Flushed all transmission fluid out of my Pontiac Vibe. . . .213,000. Transmission feels bran new. Its simply incredible.
With a pan drop and filter change done often enough it will eventually dilute the residual (converter) fluid not able to get drained the first time. Ultimately 99.99 % ( never a hundred since some of the original fluid will linger in ever decreasing amounts) of the fluid will be fresh when changed.
I went to a transmission shop and get a service on my Mercedes E270cdi. It's a lot smoother now. But it's still not perfekt. Maybe because of some engine problem or a bad ECU chiptune. But its still a lot better than befor.
Ketil Lund Sørensen how much did you pay?
Scotty Kilmer gave
the first 👎
paul austin make sure you buy a 94 celica
He is right about one thing though, Toyota is the longest lasting vehicle on the road in the states, also elsewhere in the world. My Tacoma creeping to a million miles still on original engine transmission just the routine maintenance and changing parts as they wear
reaper-999 you can do the same thing on a chevy vortech or almost any American Diesel
@@dakotasilverman7915 not the newer ones, the older trucks oh hell yeah but the newer one the quality literally just isn't there. Bought a 17 chevy Silverado and within a month cv axles blew, all the lights were on and the engine seized, never again will I buy a new chevy. And there's a dodge in my shop right now needs a transmission only has 80k on it, so you tell me they're worth having, because I say not.
@paul austin Who hives a fuck what you Brits think. Also Scotty said to use AT-205 as a spray to saturate your rubber components in your suspension. He never said to use STP you lying fuck stick.
I had GM flush mine every 45k miles on my 2004 1500 and never had a problem I did 4 services over the time of ownership. It had 220k when I traded it. I always noticed it shifted better and was more sensitive after every service. I do this with all my vehicles and I personally have not had transmission problems. My wife's 2020 Camry SE is going in for its 1st service soon. It has the 8-speed so I am going to do it every 40k and see how far it will go.
Neat to see who polishes your tool
just had my 2011 Honda Civic flushed with 232k miles, not knowing it can have adverse effects... going to pick up car today from mechanic, hopefully no issues, wish me luck.
Once in a while a piece of dirt might get stuck in a spring causing neutralizing but putting it in passing gear 2-3 times blasts it out and it will go many miles trouble free.
A pan drop is more necessary when u have a old truck with a lot of miles and don’t know the history of when the transmission fluid was changed. That’s when u have to worry about doing a full flush
The school of thought on the no flush I believe originates from people with high mile already malfunctioning transmissions. You flush a trans with worn out clutches it will slip more, since the old dirty fluid was actually thicker with metal and clutch particles making things work. New thin fluid = less friction more slipping
How's she shifting now that it's been some time? I have an ole 98 z28 with 151k on it, I've owned it since 98k and it's been in mothball for several years it was my youngster car. Shop told me not to mess with the tranny since it's shifting strong and so old/high miles and just save for an eventual new tranny. Any advice would be appreciated.
Looks like it worked GREAT! My belief is better to change than not. Never believed in the never change it philosophy. Thanks for providing an update. Too often viewers want a follow up on whether it worked or not. Please continue your updates to your viewers
Good job my friend thank you so much for your videos 👍
Would you recommend I do this I have same year lifted Silverado has rebuild trans about a year ago I don’t know the history on the changes and I’m worried I shouldn’t even though I want to
You should in include mrs. 1road in more vids !!
Ya i bet ya get a lot more subscribers lol
I think everyone that’s watched it is thinking the same 😁👍
Make her the thumbnail. She's worth 10k subs easy.
Disgusting
WOW you got so excited you couldn't write a sentence! You might want to seek help with desires over another man's wife like that!
That was a replacement not flushing.
Did you watch the original video in the description? I'm about know. Just curious
He's a dumbass
Huge difference between a flush and replacement that was replacement
Mike Bennett exactly, the flush machine would of destroyed that old transmission.
@@zacharywhite8230 & Mike Bennett....so you're saying a FLUSH would involve a flush machine but someone dropping a trans pan, changing filter and fluid would be considered a fluid replacement? Wanted to confirm terminology since it sounds like some use these terms interchangeably. thanks
Flush machines do NOT use pressure to flush your transmission. There is a fluid container on the machine with a bladder inside. You fill the bladder with fresh fluid, when you hook it to your vehicle the pressure side of the cooler goes into the container outside of the bladder pushing fresh fluid from the bladder into your vehicle, so it's nothing more than normal transmission pump pressure. The reason transmissions fail after flushes is because the transmission was already junk before the flush, it was being kept alive by all the clutch material in the fluid helping to take up extra space between the clutches. He never actually showed what he did but that was a very full pan of fluid, he probably got 80% or more I'd call that great, normally I just take the li e off the cooler and start the vehicle and wait for it to go empty, it gets more fluid out than just dropping the pan and since I don't have access to a machine anymore that'll have to be enough.
Edit: I've had a few transmissions start slipping in the past, sometimes a quart of gear oil in the transmission will stop it, an old 700R4 I had went 9 months like that without an issue and drove to the junkyard.
Thanks for the good video, I'm doing a fluid and filter change
I also flushed and it improved considerably. The filter had clogged and ithe vehicle would literally stop on the road when changing gears.
Any thoughts on performing the same procedure on a '99 GMC Suburban 1500 with 215k?
No shifting problems so far, but the fluid is probably original.
Here's kind of the way I think... If your transmission already has issues then doing a full fluid flush may bring those issues out. Which would suck of course. But, on the other hand they're issues your tranny already has just being covered up by the extremely dirty fluid. Apparently all of the clutch material and who knows what in that fluid is what's allowing your trans to shift properly. So, swapping out all that old crusty fluid for brand new stuff may then cause it to slip but that's only because it was bad anyway. It's totally up to you but just know that doing something like this could reveal an underlying problem that may need to be fixed or replaced. Not much help, sorry.
It's fine to flush your system as long as your fluid is still red but if it is black you can only drain what is in the pan and leave the rest of the fluid in the torque converter because it still contains minut particles of your clutch plates
Jimmy, That was not a flush was it? I thought a flush was a Power Flush where they use a specific machine to force the fluid out. I am not a mechanic but you filled and refilled and replaced the filter. I would like to get mine emptied and refilled like you did on yours. But I will not use a power flush. Am I just confused? Thanks
Correct. Not a flush. Just a drain and fill. With automatic transmissions, if it ain't broke don't fix it might be good rule.
I mixed dexron 3 and sp3 atfs is that fine or I should do a flush?
My 4L60e in my 2002 Sierra did not like MaxLife. I changed it at around 50K and about 5k miles later it started a triple hit on the 1st gear shift after driving for a while in 4th. Went back to Dexron but still ended up having to remove the valve body and go through it. I'll never use MaxLife in a 4L60e again.
I just did a drain on my Nissan Sentra 2005 today. It didn't have any issues and still doesn't have any issues, thank God. I was worried.
This topic is worthy of some followup every few thousand miles. My last flush is still holding up after 18k miles. Let's see how the 1Road flush holds up after 15k miles or so.
It didn't blow cause you did retighten the valve body bolts. Loose bolts fluid leakage out of the intended passage means the gear or band will not be held as firmly allowing slipping. And putting thicker fluid will reduce the amount of leakage and flow. But less flow will be required so it can be held more firmly.
I've heard a flush like that starves the lube circuit for the transmission. But at idle in park, not much is moving and what is moving isn't moving fast, so it's probably a non issue.
Did this to my 1998 olds a month ago and replaced coil packs be sure to clean m.a.s. and throttle body and clean the egr next on my. To do list is spark plugs and wires new struts and shocks and shes all good
I’m gonna see what happens. My fluid looks like oil (but not black) and there’s definitely metal build up. It took over a gallon of fluid after I purchased it, I’m assuming a previous driver didn’t check his fluids regularly. It’s got 255K on it so it’s not break-in particles on the magnet unless it’s never been changed before. I need to find torque specs to see about tightening my valve body bolts too.
Lol your coolant isn't even in the middle when you gave it the beans. Those electric fans really work good
those are the very best trucks....not like the new one's. People can still work on them.
Andrew Rodden I never had a problem with any 4L60.
Andrew Rodden 320,000 miles on mine and never had a problem. Had it since new.
@@elcaminosunlimited Know of one that died in my son's Trailblazer, over 250K miles. i can live with that, the fluid had never been serviced but early 4L60E's had some issues. They are stout Transmissions if well maintained and not abused.
I have a 2005 Acura RL all wheel drive.... I got the transmission flush cost at 169k... It was kind of brown..... On this car I felt a difference... It shifts quicker through all five gears..... It's an automatic 5-speed.... I used to get this flashing D which meant something about the transmission solenoid..... But after they change I haven't seen that anymore so maybe that helped it out....
How bout my cousins saturn with 260k miles and factory trans fluid? Flush or nah? I've told them not to but they seem to want to.
never flush-n-fill your transmission....drain-n -fill it with a filter change...the chemicals in the flush will loosen the varnish on your interior components and damage parts....you flush-n-fill your radiator.
I agree drain all you can and then fill it back up
Thank you, enjoyed the video a lot.
Age won’t really matter more as miles. Yes the fluid got old old but since he did it before 150k fluid wasn’t black or thick so fluid was still good now if you had done it on black fluid that’s 200k miles that’s something different
The ideal way of doing this. First remove the pan and collect the old ATF in a measuring container. Replace the old filter with new one. Then fix the pan back. Check the quantity of old ATF in the container and pour exactly same amount of new ATF into the transmission via dipstick hole. Then disconnect the feed line and make arrangements to collect the ATF in a container. The ATF coming out should be visible to us. Now start the car and let the ATF come out from the supply line. At the same time start pouring new ATF into the transmission via dipstick hole. When the color of the ATF coming out of the transmission is same as that of the ATF being poured in, stop pouring and switch off the ignition. Check the ATF level with the dipstick. Then drive for around 10-20 minutes shifting through all the gears. Then check the ATF level again. Then pour ATF upto the recommended level if needed. Thank you.
That's exactly what he did in another video.
Great video!!
Are you guys in Colorado?
The most important factor to a ATF change is to do it only if the transmission is working flawlessly.
It all boils down to one word maintenance it don't matter if you've got $175,000 truck or a $1,500 truck if you do the maintenance you're going to make that truck last a whole lot longer versus somebody that acts as if it is a company truck LOL haha by the way happy holiday continue these informative videos because I am wanting either a Tahoe Yukon Yukon XL suburban Chevy or GMC no older than a 92 I would love to get in the '96 or a little bit newer but I have to go with what the wallet says LOL
Thank You!!! Nice ride, for being and girl....