You are doing what I do....replace the filter and what is in the pan.
The lube shops are selling a ‘total fluid exchange’.
Say you replace 4 quarts when you drop the pan...there may be another 7 in the transmission...they are trying to scare people into exchanging all of this fluid.
I have operated on the notion that changing out some of the fluid with every filter change will be sufficient...but apparantly some new cars don’t even have changeable filters and pans.
I would never do the ‘transfusion’ the shops offer...seems like alot of stuff can go wrong.
I think you mean pints, not quarts.
Most transmissions that I’ve changed fluid on, or added fluid to were spec’d in pints.
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yeah, you cant get it all, cause you have approx 3 to 4 quarts in the torqe converter- i always just drop the pan and change filter, and add oil thats needed.
this is the 67 camaro i built for my son, and me behind the wheel- it has th 350 trans with 375 hp 350 engine— it’s quick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IVu9tu9UCI
I own a repair shop and have a transfusion machine. I warn may customers that if there car has never had a trans fluid change and have over a 100k there taking a risk. I have had cars that would not even back out of the shop after a flush.
If you have done regular changes you should fine.Places like jiffy lube are not your friend.
Like burning up the front pump in the transmission. Been there, done that, got the t-shirt.
I do my own, now days. Fluid & filters are available at Walmart, Autozone, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Chief, NAPA, and others. It's easy enough, even on my sloping driveway. Just bought a large flat pan at Walmart to keep the drips off the drive... Should make cleanup easier.