Re: Flush & Fill Trans - 5kTQ

[Michael Spiers <mikes@specnet.com>]

> I didn't flush the tranny, I simply warmed it up before draining and left
> it drain for a few hours.  Are you planning on doing the rear diff as well?
>
OK, that's what I was planning on doing, good to hear someone else is thinkin'
along the same lines!  Yes, I am planning on doing the rear diff.  I haven't
inspected it too closely though, so I'm not too sure about it's invlovement...

> - Make sure that you can get the fill plugs out before even attempting
>    the drains!  You might even want to think about putting some penetra-
>    ting oil on the threads well beforehand ...

Hmmm, sound advice (and some I probably wouldn't have thought of 'till it was
too late!)

> - There may be a separate drain for the center diff, but there is only a
>    single fill port.  I opened both drains on mine, and when I filled it,
>    I waited for a couple of hours with the fill hole open, and then topped
>    it up before putting everything back together again.
>
OK, I'll look for a separate drain.  Did you do anything like put the car on an
incline to let the fluid flow towards the rear of the trans (hopefully getting
to the centre diff?)

> I'd be interested in hearing whether you think the stuff you drain out was
> synthetic or not (can you tell by how bad it smells?).  I had heard that
> the newer cars came with synth from the factory.  I haven't done the '88
> yet, but if I hear that yours had dino I will plan to do mine too ...
>
Actually, I _had_ this done last year at a garage.  They said what was in there
was NOT synthetic, so they replaced it with synthetic.  The previous owner was
the original owner of the car, and had it serviced RELIGIOUSLY at the local
dealer, so I have to assume that they'd put in whatever cam in the car, which
is apparently dino.  Of course, YMMV.

-- 
-Mike
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87 5000CS TQ
84 5000S (2,000 miles away and a mile high)
90 80 (sibling's mode of transportation I get lynched into working on)