pan capacity

[skip hartline]

I have looked through the searches and can't find any listing of how much tranny fluid I would expect to need with a filter change after letting it
sit over night to get the most out of the torque converter. Any one out there got any close numbers from experience. Thanks in advance. And before
someone mentions to make sure the tube is the correct size I was able to get hold of an original AC PF-169 filter.
Skip Hartline
--
74 Canyon Lands, FiTech,
3.7 FD, Manny Tranny,
Springfield Distributor,
2001 Chevy Tracker Ragtop Towd

 

[skip hartline]

I have looked through the searches and can't find any listing of how much tranny fluid I would expect to need with a filter change after letting it
sit over night to get the most out of the torque converter. Any one out there got any close numbers from experience. Thanks in advance. And before
someone mentions to make sure the tube is the correct size I was able to get hold of an original AC PF-169 filter.
Skip Hartline
--
74 Canyon Lands, FiTech,
3.7 FD, Manny Tranny,
Springfield Distributor,
2001 Chevy Tracker Ragtop Towd

 

[boybach]

On other vehicles I always measure what comes out and put the same amount back in.

HTH

Larry
--
Larry - Victoria BC -

1977 Palm Beach VIN TZE167V101295 - 39,000 miles

 

[Jim Hupy]

Buy 10 quarts of the ATF you want to use. Replace the filter, and inspect
the gasket on the pan. If it is intact, you can safely re-use it. Any
tears, or leaks, replace it. Replenish the fluid with the amount you
drained. Start and run the engine. After a couple of minutes, crawl under,
check for leaks. If none, remove the modulator. If no fluid comes, pour
more into until it does. Replace the modulator, and test drive the coach.
Check the dipstick and mark it. That's your full line.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Oregon

On Sun, Jan 10, 2021, 4:40 PM twlldeen--- via Gmclist <

> On other vehicles I always measure what comes out and put the same amount
> back in.
>
> HTH
>
> Larry
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>
> 1977 Palm Beach VIN TZE167V101295 - 39,000 miles
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[LarryW]

I posted this about 10yrs ago as a method to drain and refill ATF. So here it is. Hope it helps.

You can get most of the ATF fluid out of the transmission using the following procedure. Keep in mind, there are several (perhaps many) that would not
do this. (including IIRC Manny). I've done it many times with no ill results. Sooooooo.....

This is a very messy procedure; you're gonna spill fluid, so be prepared with dry rags and the like to clean-up afterwards.

1. Do this with the trans cold. Wait at least over night.
2. Raise the coach high enough to get a 5 gal pail under it with room to spare.
3. Disconnect both trans lines at the radiator, and be prepared to catch the fluid coming out of the cooler in the radiator.
4. Attach hose extensions to the lines and drop the lines into the 5 gal pail.
5. Using two people, start the motor for only couple of seconds. Do this to identify which line the fluid will come out of. Now you know which line
you *must* keep in the bucket.
6. Again, using two people, (one to run the motor, the other to watch the fluid) start the motor.
7. Run the motor until the fluid line begins spurting air. Shut motor off immediately! The fluid will get quite frothy.
8. Allow to stand without the motor running for 4-5 minutes. This will let excess fluid in the trans drain down into the pan.
9. Start the motor again for no more than 5 seconds. Shut off the motor. This will pump out that last little bit in the pan and make dropping the pan
a lot less messy.
10. Let the oil lines drip into the pail while you drop the trans pan.
11. Drop the trans pan, and replace the filter using two (2) "O" rings at the filter.
12. Hook up the two trans lines to the oil cooler at the radiator.
13. Fill the trans with about 7 quarts of trans fluid.
14. Start the motor and allow to idle for about 30 seconds or so before checking fluid level.
15. Check fluid level and add accordingly.
16. Once full, drive until normal operating temp is reached, and recheck fluid level. Add fluid to bring to "Full".

I've used this procedure on every auto trans that I've owned for .... well.... forever.

This is just the way I do it....your mileage may vary.

Just my relatively informed, off the cuff, back yard mechanic, gut level, eyeball it up and guesstimate, way of doing things....that's all...

--
Larry
78 Royale w/500 Caddy
Menomonie, WI.

 

[paul nadel]

Larry, I think your system of changing the ATF works. You may consider how ATF is changed on off-road equipment. The return line is placed in a 5
gal. pail of fresh ATF. The discharge line is placed in an empty bucket. Run the engine until fresh fluid is coming out of the return line. Shut
off engine. Check oil level then drive vehicle to operating temp. Pull modulator to set level. Real close to what you are doing, except for the
filter change. On the plus side all the ATF in the torque converter is changed.

 

[johnny]

Since you have the old which you caught in a pan,. put that much back, run it a bit, and check it using the dipstick cold mark. Then hustle it down
the road and back to get it up to operating temp, check again (Hot mark this time)and fill to the mark.

--johnny
--
Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell

 

[tom geiger]

I’ve been battling automatic fluid loss and would like to fill mine back to its proper levels. So just to understand after I drive it to operating
temps then I fill to the top mark of the dipstick? Assuming the dipstick fill marks are similar to the oil dipstick. Sorry the coach is in storage
and I just can’t remember how the marks are shown on the dipstick.

Thanks,
TG
--
Tom Geiger
76 Eleganza II
KCMO

 

[john r. lebetski]

All levels are checked engine running in park. Cold level check running in park level is a staring point. Then check it again running in park after
at least a 20 min drive. It should be at Full Hot but not ever over.
--
John Lebetski
Woodstock, IL
77 Eleganza II