AT filter replacement on flush&fill
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AT filter replacement on flush&fill
I'm at the stealership yesterday getting crush gaskets for my diff. & TC flush and I wanted to pick up a tranny filter to replace. The parts person told me they dont replace the filter rather they backflush it. I know you can clean the filter with brake fluid but I alson know for a fact you can get the filter and seal at your local autoparts store. Is cleaning the filter with brake fluid good enough? Anyone else with similar experience?
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Some of the newer vehicles use a fine mesh screen istead of a traditional paper syle filter. Flush with brake fluid?? Never heard of that. Sure it wasn't brake cleaner? That is a fast evaporating solvent that leaves no residue. That would make more sense to me.
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You're right, sorry, I'm actually trying to get some work done today. I think amsoil recomends replacing the filter (detailed on their site). thanks for replying.
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After removing the twenty some odd bolts to drop the pan, the 3 to remove the transmission filter is easy. :pat:
The only pain that I went thru was removing the form-a-gasket from my pan. It appears that the last person who worked on it (stealership) thought that would work without the gasket.
While I was unhitching my boat I noticed it was shiny, along with the backside of my 4runner along with this stringy red stuff coming down from the side of the transmission pan.
After that, I decided I could do a lot more than change the oil!
My luck has held, and I haven't had any problems in 15kmiles.
The only pain that I went thru was removing the form-a-gasket from my pan. It appears that the last person who worked on it (stealership) thought that would work without the gasket.
While I was unhitching my boat I noticed it was shiny, along with the backside of my 4runner along with this stringy red stuff coming down from the side of the transmission pan.
After that, I decided I could do a lot more than change the oil!
My luck has held, and I haven't had any problems in 15kmiles.
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Did an AT flush n fill this past weekend
My brother brought over his 98' runner from atlanta and we did a full flush via the cooling lines. Then we drained the AT pan, remove such pan and filter. The pan had no gasket, just RTV all around. It was a major pain to clean, but we had a gasket and filter from the local auto store. Dont forget that filters for 2wds are different from the 4wds.
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