Flush Transmission and Radiator?
Hey All, I have a 2006 Chateau Sport (Class C) Chevy Express RV with about 60,000 miles on it. The previous owner took pretty good care of it, and I picked it up with about 38,000 miles on it. It's...
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As mentioned, the quick oil change place said I needed a trans oil flush, and I checked with my garage who freaked out at the idea of "flushing" to scatter any shavings etc around in the transmission.
After reading this thread, I checked with the oil change place to see what they actually do. He said they have a machine that takes the hose from the tranny pump and matches the same pressure the tranny pump uses for your vehicle, and just does an oil exchange at that pressure.
I asked about the mud in the pan and shavings. He said the stuff in the pan gets there, and any other gets caught in the filter (at your pump's pressure--same as their's) They change the filter.
So no harm done. Might be better not to call that a "flush" as was suggested.
I didn't ask my garage how they do it, but they don't "flush" it. You do get a new filter out of it with them apparently. :) In the case of my Chev Sonic, the garage said the trans oil (6 yrs old) was so horrible, I would need a second run at servicing, since their one service does not get all the old oil changed out.
I don't know if the quick oil change place's "machine" gets it all in one go, so it would be cheaper to get it done there if your trans oil is as horrible as that.
It is all a mystery for we civilians not in the business! Just have your Visa at the ready. :)
After reading this thread, I checked with the oil change place to see what they actually do. He said they have a machine that takes the hose from the tranny pump and matches the same pressure the tranny pump uses for your vehicle, and just does an oil exchange at that pressure.
I asked about the mud in the pan and shavings. He said the stuff in the pan gets there, and any other gets caught in the filter (at your pump's pressure--same as their's) They change the filter.
So no harm done. Might be better not to call that a "flush" as was suggested.
I didn't ask my garage how they do it, but they don't "flush" it. You do get a new filter out of it with them apparently. :) In the case of my Chev Sonic, the garage said the trans oil (6 yrs old) was so horrible, I would need a second run at servicing, since their one service does not get all the old oil changed out.
I don't know if the quick oil change place's "machine" gets it all in one go, so it would be cheaper to get it done there if your trans oil is as horrible as that.
It is all a mystery for we civilians not in the business! Just have your Visa at the ready. :)
