do-it-yourself transmission fluid flush?

I went to the Auto-RX website, and noticed that it's possible to put Auto-rx in the transmission too. And from the instructions, it seems critical to flush the auto-rx out after it's finished treating.

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(begin quote) For Do-It-Yourself Mechanics Only (technical expertise required)

If you are willing to do it yourself here's our recommendation. Install

6 oz's of Auto-RX and run 1000-1500 miles to clean the transmission.

THEN drop pan, change filter, reinstall. Measuring the old fluid in pan into a milk bottle type container, install that amount of new ATF back into transmission. Disconnect BOTH ATF cooler lines at radiator and place a container or pan under each line end (helps to have an assistant). Start engine, shut down after 1 or 2 quarts have come out one of the lines. Refill exact amount of fresh fluid in transmission (this keeps air out of the system).

Start engine again and repeat until clean fluid is coming out of cooler line. This is messy and time consuming but will purge all old ATF from transmission and torque converter. Reinstall cooler lines and start car, cycle through gears, place in park and check level per owners manual. Check for leaks. Top up as necessary after driving and heated up. Don't overfill.

You just safely flushed the whole system, no T-TEC $ cost and Auto-RX has removed the dirt and contamination from your transmission.

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A few comments though:

Wouldn't this leave some coolant inside the radiator?

To remove the coolant from the radiator, it makes sense to disconnect only ONE ATF cooler line from the radiator. One end should be the suction, and the other should be the drain.

Let's say you disconnect the ATF cooler line on the RIGHT side. (Right side from looking at the car from under the hood.) The metal tube leads to the tranny, and the rubber hose leads to the radiator. Would the coolant be pumped out from the metal tube, or from the rubber hose?

Would it be safe to simply run the car, put a gallon of ATF on the suction end, and collect the old ATF until it runs clear into a basin?

Reply to
mrdarrett
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its messy, time consuming, and on a older car might do more harm them good. Why bother?

Reply to
justinm930

You can harm it by moving the crud around to where it is not presently, Pull the pan , clean the magnets and replace the filter, if fluid gets dirty change it when its dirty, dont wait.

Reply to
m Ransley

personally, I would not use auto-rx in the transmission. transmission fluid already has a high concentration of detergents just keep your existing fluid clean by draining more frequently - that way you have no worries about getting the auto-rx out after use

Reply to
Daniel

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