transmission flush and oil change
05-20-2003, 12:23 AM
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tranny flush (auto tranny) : drain it, take off the pan, take off the hose to the radiator, start the car to flush our more ATF in the torque convertor. put the hose back, pan back with a new gasket, add ATF....drive around and measure the level of ATF.
oil change - check your user's manual.
powersteering - not sure if you can take off the hose and turn on the engine and pump out the rest of the fluid. I just take off the hose and drain whatever I have in the reservoir. then add new power steering fluid.
oil change - check your user's manual.
powersteering - not sure if you can take off the hose and turn on the engine and pump out the rest of the fluid. I just take off the hose and drain whatever I have in the reservoir. then add new power steering fluid.
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05-20-2003, 05:23 AM
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Re: transmission flush and oil change
Originally posted by scopium
anyone know how to tranny flush and oil change
and power steering flush too
anyone know how to tranny flush and oil change
and power steering flush too
Not to be mean, but if you have to ask about an oil change you should consider using a shop. If you do decide to do it make sure you have a more mechanically inclined buddy there with you. Either way check the how to section for some pointers.
05-20-2003, 05:30 AM
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I have learned that these are not the easiest cars to work on. So it is not a good car for a beginner to learn on. Learn and get practice on something easier to work on. Until then let someone else work on your Max. I learned on my Jeep Wrangler. There is alot more room to work and very easier for beginners (less electric computer stuff, mostly mechanical). After owning and working on my Jeep for years when I looked under the hood of the Max I was amazed at all the stuff under there!! I can't imagine it being the first car I ever worked on.
05-20-2003, 06:11 AM
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Auto transmission is easy, if you are only doing a flush. Take Train Plug off, Let it drain, Then fill through dipstick hole, drive around and check level.
Oil is not hard either, Filter on left side of engine from front behind front right wheel. Take oil cap off engine, drain oil from engine, Remove filter, Reinstall filter, put oil plug back on, Fil 4.3qt of oil.
Power steering is not too hard. You Need 2 People for this job, I will tell you why... Jack front of car in air so both front wheels are in the air. On the power steering bottle, You have 2 lines, One on the bottom, one on the side. The one on the bottom goes to the Rack, the one on the side comes out of the rack and fills into the bottle. Disconnect this line, The one that feeds into the bottle. Get yourself a clear 3/8th rubber pipe that you can stick inside this hose and put it in a clear plastic bottle.. Milk Jar, 2liter bottle of coke or whatever. Now, Get yourself some clean ATF or power steering fluid... This is where the 2nd person comes into play.... Start the car, and turn wheel side to side all the way left, all the way right. As you do this, the oil will flush from the rack into your clear bottle, While you are doing this, make sure you keep topping the bottle in the car so you don't build any bubbles in the system or cause air to get into the system. do this until the plastic bottle goes from Dark Black/red Fluid to Clean fluid. ONce you see steady clean fluid in bottle, The Rack is Flushed. Put all the hoses back the way they were, drive the car, top off as needed. Good Luck
Oil is not hard either, Filter on left side of engine from front behind front right wheel. Take oil cap off engine, drain oil from engine, Remove filter, Reinstall filter, put oil plug back on, Fil 4.3qt of oil.
Power steering is not too hard. You Need 2 People for this job, I will tell you why... Jack front of car in air so both front wheels are in the air. On the power steering bottle, You have 2 lines, One on the bottom, one on the side. The one on the bottom goes to the Rack, the one on the side comes out of the rack and fills into the bottle. Disconnect this line, The one that feeds into the bottle. Get yourself a clear 3/8th rubber pipe that you can stick inside this hose and put it in a clear plastic bottle.. Milk Jar, 2liter bottle of coke or whatever. Now, Get yourself some clean ATF or power steering fluid... This is where the 2nd person comes into play.... Start the car, and turn wheel side to side all the way left, all the way right. As you do this, the oil will flush from the rack into your clear bottle, While you are doing this, make sure you keep topping the bottle in the car so you don't build any bubbles in the system or cause air to get into the system. do this until the plastic bottle goes from Dark Black/red Fluid to Clean fluid. ONce you see steady clean fluid in bottle, The Rack is Flushed. Put all the hoses back the way they were, drive the car, top off as needed. Good Luck
05-20-2003, 11:11 AM
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Re: transmission flush and oil change
Originally posted by scopium
anyone know how to tranny flush and oil change
and power steering flush too
anyone know how to tranny flush and oil change
and power steering flush too
05-20-2003, 11:33 AM
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I was trying to help dam it. I was saying that it might be hard for someone to work on a Max if it was the first time they had worked on a car. Everyone had already helped tell him how to do it so i didnt feel that i needed to. Why is it that someone asks a question and ten people answer the question with the SAME DAM advice. Once is all it takes people. So I was giving different advice. I was just giving some advice before he tackles the project.
05-20-2003, 12:54 PM
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Originally posted by jttaylor155
I was trying to help dam it. I was saying that it might be hard for someone to work on a Max if it was the first time they had worked on a car. Everyone had already helped tell him how to do it so i didnt feel that i needed to. Why is it that someone asks a question and ten people answer the question with the SAME DAM advice. Once is all it takes people. So I was giving different advice. I was just giving some advice before he tackles the project.
I was trying to help dam it. I was saying that it might be hard for someone to work on a Max if it was the first time they had worked on a car. Everyone had already helped tell him how to do it so i didnt feel that i needed to. Why is it that someone asks a question and ten people answer the question with the SAME DAM advice. Once is all it takes people. So I was giving different advice. I was just giving some advice before he tackles the project.
05-20-2003, 01:01 PM
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I wasnt coming down on the guy who asked the question just the people that gave the same advice that was already givin then got on to me for giving different advice. I made a valid point. It will be hard to work on a Max if it is the first car you have worked on.
05-20-2003, 01:23 PM
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Originally posted by scopium
thank you for the people who actually tried to HELP me
thank you for the people who actually tried to HELP me
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