new tranny fluid

[AeR0]

just wondering what everyone thinks my car has 170,000 kms on it and ive never had the transmission fluid changed should i get it done or should i just get the pan dropped? i dont know the diff between the 2
but i hear some ppl say dont do it and others say to do it?


and what should i switch it with?

[RocketFast321]

droping the pan removes about 7qts of fluid. droping the pan is what most are going to say to do. A tranny flush cleans out all the fluid. not recommended unless you had a rebuild did.

[AeR0]

so why just drop the pan ?? why not get it all out and get all new tranny fluid?

[Gimli]

Actually a power flush get's about 3/4 of the fluid changed, a pan drop about 1/2. With a power flush you can't change the filter though, which causes a lot of debris to relocate within the tranny and often cause problems. A pan drop also includes a filter change and new pan gaskets.

Like william said, unless you're having major work done a flush isn't necessary, a pan drop would be better.

[rixGAphx]

Originally posted by AerosGA
so why just drop the pan ?? why not get it all out and get all new tranny fluid?
There isn't any way to drain it ALL the fluid (by gravity) since a quart or two is inside the non-draining torque converter.

The best change for an older tranny, IMHO, is two fluid/filter changes, about 2 months apart.
Not too expensive if DIY, and this results in replacement of 3/4 of the fluid without risking blow-out of older/harder seals that IMO can occur with a power flush.

Good luck.
-Rick

[AeR0]

thanks for the help everyone i think im going to just get my pan dropped.