I have just hit the 15k mark with my car and I am ready to put in my Redline Synthetic Tranny Fluid. I, of course, don't trust my dealer because I am pretty sure they didn't put in the Mobil 1 I brought in when I got my oil changed. I had it looked at by a local mechanic when I got my next oil change and he said it wasn't synthetic.

Anyway, the point of my post was that I cannot find a shop (inlcuding the local mechanic mentioned above) that will flush out the old and put in my Redline. They all say that they don't have the machines to flush out all the old fluid to put in the new. What's up with that?

I think I'm the only one active on the board who lives in St. Louis, but if anyone has ever lived here or been here or knows anything about here, I need some help finding someplace to do this because I really want it done.

Thanks,

Matt

 

Do it yourself. Remove the return line to the trans and put it in a catch pan. Run the engine for 20 sec., shut off, pour in 1 qt new fluid and then repeat cycle until you've reached 10 qts. Check fluid level when done. No as easy as a machine, but really the same thing (the pump in the trans does all the work, even with the machine). Just takes a little longer and saves some $$.

 

I thought Jiffy Lube can do it, dont' you have Jiffy Lube at your location?

Tim

 

I don't know what happened to my post - but thanks for replying it. Is in the first in first out method? So, the old fluid just comes out of the return line everytime you run the car and I put in 10 quarts of new stuff and I should have it all flushed out. Is that what you are describing? Sounds easy enough. I may give it a shot.

Thanks again.

Tim, sorry - it seems that I can't reply twice to the same thread because I replied to your post and then to this one and it erased my reply to yours.

Anyway, I do have a Jiffy Lube in St. Louis so if they do that thing, I will look into it, but I feel a little bit like mdeal - I am wary of anyplace that works on cars.

Thanks for the info, guys - I appreciate the help.

 

Some local guy actually said he found a K-Mart that had some fancy machine to do his. He went to a reputable shop, but they wanted alot more money to use the same equipment and same process. I'd be leary of K-Mart, myself, but I am leary of most anyplace that works on cars.

 

Yes, the tranny is pretty much first in, last out. The line out of the tranny is from the torque converter. When you pour it in the filler tube (or into the return input) it goes into the pan. When I did it there was very little mixing of the fluid. Just do it a quart, or two at a time (so the pump doesn't go dry), and you won't hurt anything.

 

Thanks again - I will try next weekend. I really appreciate the help.