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Old 02-01-2010, 07:04 AM
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DRAINING more qts of trans fluid?? HOW

what ways are there two drain more than 7 qts of trans fluid out , before or after pulling pan , i would like to get most out if i can.

would some come out if i drained pan (i have b&m plug installed) put truck in neutral and cranked truck over without truck starting, would that circulate more to the pan.

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Do a search, there are a couple posts on this topic. When I changed my fluid, I dropped the pan and changed the filter. Added 6 qts and pulled the return line at the tranny. Ran a hose into a 5 gal bucket, started it up and put it in nuetral. Pumped about 5 qts (watched for it to start slowing down), shut it down and added the same amount I pumped out. Ended up changing about 14 qts when the fluid pumping out started looking nice and clean.

Most say just drop the pan, but I can tell you my tranny is shifting smoother and not getting as hot by changing more than 6 or 7 qts. It was super easy and did not add more than 10 minutes time vs just dropping the pan.
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^^^^^agreed...........pulling the line takes 2mins. connect a 5/8 clear hose to the end and your gtg.
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What hose is the return line?
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Back of the tranny on the drivers side.

FYI, I pumped out about 4 qts before dropping the pan. It made it much easier to keep from getting fluid everywhere.
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Originally Posted by 05HDRAM
Back of the tranny on the drivers side.

FYI, I pumped out about 4 qts before dropping the pan. It made it much easier to keep from getting fluid everywhere.
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