Re: [MBZ] Topsider and ATF
Good idea. But you still need to take off the pan and see what is in there and put on a new filter. What's in the bottom of the pan will tell you a lot about the condition of the tranny. Maybe drop the pan first, clean it and put a new filter on and then do the cooler line thing. I like that idea, never did it on the line but makes a lot of sense on your own car. Manfred Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 08:24:12 -0400 From: Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] What I'd do on a new to me car with unknown crap in the pan: I'd buy a filter/gasket kit. Unhook the cooling line into the radiator. Maybe give the radiator a shot of air to blow the oil in it back to the pan. Put a clear hose on the cooling line, start the car, and run it until bubbles appear. Shut off the car, pull the pan, change the filter, dump a gallon of fluid in. Run the engine until the fluid comes out clear, now you've got a converter full of new fluid. Hook up the line to the radiator, finish filling the tranny. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Topsider and ATF
MG wrote: Maybe drop the pan first, clean it and put a new filter on and then do the cooler line thing. I do the cooler line thing first and last. Change the filter in between. More pleasant to remove a mostly empty pan IMO. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Topsider and ATF
OK Mitch, if I could remember what I read then I wouldn't have to repeat what you already said. Sorry about that, Manfred Good idea. But you still need to take off the pan and see what is in there and put on a new filter. What's in the bottom of the pan will tell you a lot about the condition of the tranny. Maybe drop the pan first, clean it and put a new filter on and then do the cooler line thing. I like that idea, never did it on the line but makes a lot of sense on your own car. Manfred Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 08:24:12 -0400 From: Mitch Haley mlh at voyager.net What I'd do on a new to me car with unknown crap in the pan: I'd buy a filter/gasket kit. Unhook the cooling line into the radiator. Maybe give the radiator a shot of air to blow the oil in it back to the pan. Put a clear hose on the cooling line, start the car, and run it until bubbles appear. Shut off the car, pull the pan, change the filter, dump a gallon of fluid in. Run the engine until the fluid comes out clear, now you've got a converter full of new fluid. Hook up the line to the radiator, finish filling the tranny. Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Topsider and ATF
MG wrote: That said, no matter if you take the pan off or suck the oil out you still won't change any more oil than about 1/3 to maybe 1/2 depending on the size of the converter. What I'd do on a new to me car with unknown crap in the pan: I'd buy a filter/gasket kit. Unhook the cooling line into the radiator. Maybe give the radiator a shot of air to blow the oil in it back to the pan. Put a clear hose on the cooling line, start the car, and run it until bubbles appear. Shut off the car, pull the pan, change the filter, dump a gallon of fluid in. Run the engine until the fluid comes out clear, now you've got a converter full of new fluid. Hook up the line to the radiator, finish filling the tranny. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Topsider and ATF was Re: SOS - Sluggo 1985 300CD
Have not tried it but do want to change out the fluid so may do so shortly. Plan, however, to change filter so will pull pan anyway. Might be a shortcut method if one just wanted to swap fluid on occasion and not the filter. Would think that one could either sort of measure what came out and put back in a similar amount or add some, fire it up and then check the dipstick to get pretty close to normal. Then watch the level for a day or two to be sure it was OK. Randy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Donald Snook Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 3:00 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] Topsider and ATF was Re: SOS - Sluggo 1985 300CD Randy wrote: Don't you just use your $2 super sucker and clean it out through the fill tube? This raises a question that I had the other day. Somebody mentioned using the topsider to change transmission fluid. But, how do know how much to put back in? Do you have to take a quart measuring device to figure how much you sucked out? Also, you are only going to get out whatever was in the pan, do you then just change it a few months later to ensure that you have changed most of the fluid? I am interested in doing this on my $500 Buick. P.S. I don't have the two dollar super sucker, I have the hand pump self-contained Top Sider. I assume it will work also. It worked to change the oil in my 126 and to change the power steering fluid both of our cars. Donald H. Snook ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
