by Quadcams on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:06 +0000
Craigs Automatics at Chipping Norton.
Proberly one of the best Auto trans specialists in Sydney.
I actually had a full flush new better oil and filter in my 5sp auto today.
No service on the auto, they are off there heads, the oil will definately not last forever.
Here's a good write up on how to flush your auto properly, by your mechanic of by your self.
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To change and flush your auto oil perfectly you should go to your mechanic and have the auto flushed with a flushing machine, then have the pan dropped and change the filter and oil topped up again.
However, if this to too costly, we have a much cheaper way that will be for better than just not changing or changing oil without flushing.
With the auto warm, remove the bottom hose in to the radiator (think this is the return to the box in most cars) and fit a plastic tube on to the bottom hose on the radiator, put the other end or the hose in to a 20 Litre bucket in front of the car.
Start the engine and the auto’s oil pump will pump all the old ATF fluid in to the 20 Litre bucket, flick through the gears until the vehicle doesn’t try and move, now you have most of the oil from the auto in the 20 Litre bucket.
Only idle the car to do this.
Refill your auto with new oil and repeat the process about 3 times or until the oil comes out of the plastic hose from the auto clean, or the same colour as it’s going in.
You just flushed your auto without jacking the car up.
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Quadcams on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:19 +0000, edited 2 times in total.