tranmission flush

[skycam_313]

okay.... ive been searching a little bit and ive found out that dexron 3 is a bad thing (atf-z )and that i might be able to salvage my tranny by flushing......... but i dont have a shop manual, can someone help? (88 lx auto carb) if this has been posted already please tell me

[MessyHonda]

the transmission flush is a machine that they hook up to the tranny and they flush it. but you can replace the oil in your driveway. and yeah Honda ATF is good for the auto trannys.

[Cheeseburger]

ive heard that flushing old trannys isnt that good

[skycam_313]

my friend was telling about a "bucket trick" for flushing.... but i dont know how to do it

[skycam_313]

ya but i dont have first gear.... so its flush or replace...

[ghettogeddy]

my friend was telling about a "bucket trick" for flushing.... but i dont know how to do it

well unless hes talking baout puttinga bucket under the tranny drain plug then running a few quarts throught he tranny before pluging and filling it

[MessyHonda]

eh...its like 70 bucks at any oil stop...my mom did it on her mini van and it helped smooth the shifts...but i think any tranny with new oil would do that..lol

[Jasonf860]

I'm thinking the "Bucket trick" is the way to completely change the fluid in the auto tranny. On my SHO, there was a great trick to completely change the fluid. First, you would drop the pan, change the filter, refill to normal level. Remove the tranny cooler return line and attatch a 5 foot hose and place in a bucket. Add 3 quarts of tranny fluid, start car. the old fluid would pump out of the cooler line. as soon as it started to trickle, turn off engine and add 10 more quarts to the tranny. start engine run until the fluid starts to trickle. add the remaining 3 quarts to bring it up to full, and reattach the cooler line. Complete fluid flush.
I'm sure it's possible to do onb the Honda, but i would rather pull a plug, drain 3 quarts, and refill a couple times a year than go through the hassle of all that.

Edit: i was a little off on the SHO procedure, here is the link to explain in more detail the Ford "Bucket method"
http://v8sho.com/SHO/atxfluid.html

[Cheeseburger]

ya but i dont have first gear.... so its flush or replace...

do u have a 5-speed?

[MessyHonda]

do u have a 5-speed?

naw he has a auto....sucks cuz thoes are harder to work on.

[Cheeseburger]

what do u mean by lost 1st gear, i really dont think by changing fluids ull get it back. but when i was finding a tranny for my car i found out that its a bit easy and cheaper to get a auto tranny then manual

[skycam_313]

i mean the valve stuck (or so i think) cuz there is some dirty dexron 3 and its low.... and i was gonna put atf-z

[russiankid]

I read that you can put Honda ATF in there, drive it around for 500 miles or less, drain, put Honda ATF in there again drive it around then drain it and refill it and you should be good.

[CALM01]

I read that you can put Honda ATF in there, drive it around for 500 miles or less, drain, put Honda ATF in there again drive it around then drain it and refill it and you should be good.

He's totally right.

i know exactly what you mean mate. My Accord 2.0Si lost 1st gear like 2 years ago, and then within 2 weeks of losing 1st, when ever my car was cold (ie the first 10 min running time) it would start in 2nd then pretty much slip through straight to 4th, without changing back down again, and i used to have to do a U-turn not far from my house and starting in 4th when you want to do a quick U-ey is sh*t scary when it happens the first time.

Have it power flushed and then when you drive away it won't feel any different, and within 2 days you'll realise its working fine again. i've gone through this process twice now with success both times. Everywhere i go (transmission "specialists") people tell me that flushing is no good etc, but it damn well works. That said, you'll find that when the car/transmission is cold you'll experience the slipping a little. i find if you just take it really easy initially instead of mashing the accelerator and hoping it'll change down for you, then after only a few minutes you can feel it holding gear a lot better, and by the time your engine is at running temp the gear box will be good to go.

Although not perfect and sometimes frustrating when you just want to unleash on the bloody lancer next to you, its a lot better than forking out the truckloads to get it re-built or another put in. Through my experiences over the years i've found that the less mechanics touch the car the more likely it is to live a long life. They never seem to be able to put anything quite the way it used to be, and the gear box is a little too important to risk.

[snoopyloopy]

about this tranny flush. have you guys heard of/tried trans x for auto trannies? it's by the makers of seafoam, so i was thinking i'd run it through how the instructions say. but i was wondering if anyone has any experience with this additive? i know seafoam is usually good to us, so maybe this might be too.

[88Accord-DX]

There is a flushing machine that hooks up to the cooler lines to get all the transmission fluid out. That "bucket trick" is basically unhooking the lowest cooler line on the radiator & flushing out the torque convertor. Then adding way to much tranny fluid while running the car a little at a time. It will probably get 85-90% of the oil changed out without a transmission flush machine.

With the Trans-X additive, it works pretty good. It's good on a leaking transmission & for getting by on avoiding a rebuild for some time. (in some situations)

[snoopyloopy]

sweet, that's all i need. i just need enough time until i get the tranny swap then b20a swap going in full force.