When changing your oil, Don't forget about ur tranny, Even tho its a PITA. I'm still in the process of rebuilding my car, and I was finishing up some loose ends today. I changed my tranny fluid, filter, and pan gaskets, It WAS DIRTY! sooooo dirty. Lots of little bits of metal, and tons of crusty dirt and junk. The filter was just FULL of junk.

So I just wanted to share to everyone dont forget about your tranny, it needs fluid and maintence too.



Joe

 

yup. its always a good idea. and if you have a standard (like i do!) then its even easier.

 

I might do that soon, my transmission fluid level is low anyway.

 

It's even easier if you install a drain plug:

 

Plug makes all the difference in the world IMO.

 

Well I had to change the filter, and the gaskets, so not droping the pan just wasn't an option. I wish I had picked up a drain plug, I got it all put back in now

 

you can add anti freeze and rear end to the fluids to the list that need serviced but seldom if ever are

 

Just another note about trans fluid. If you check it and its black and full of metal, you might not want to change it. Theres a chance the trans wont run at all. Your pretty lucky daishi. Play the lotto lately?

 

Well heres the story.

The first owner of her, Put in the 350, new rear end. New tranny, driveshaft, etc. Everything but the interior. Just before that project was completed he sold it to the 2nd owner. Who VERY quickly patched the remaining pieces together, and Drove it for a few weeks, until he got in an off road accident, and had to sell a bunch of his stuff to pay off some bills, Cause he couldn't go back to work. Then I got it, and Proceded to un-do everything the 2nd owner got, and restore it back to working order.

So now I am at the point where It's almost completed, and I'm just finishing up some junk. My car Insurance runs out on my other car March 28th. So March 28th will be the day My Camaro goes on the road.

Anyway, the car is in tip top shape, just had to un-do all the stupid junk the previous owner did.

 

dankhound, i had that happen to me once. had a trans that didn't seem quite right so i changed oil and filter and it didn't last but a few miles before i needed a new trans.

 

As much as you try and scare me, The tranny is working great, just took a little abuse from the gimp who I bought it from. So far so good.

 

heres another good oil change tip that everyone should already be doing.



fill the new oil filter before you put it on....pour a lil over half a quart (or until its full) in the filter.. then screw it on.


otherwise, your motor gets zero oil until the filter fills up. (other then what slips thru the bypass, if you have it)

 

you could add wheel bearings to that list 2

 

i replace my bearings everytime i replace my rotors... athough with the 3rdgen hub-in-rotor, its easy to remember.

 

I do a 10k or once a year service, everything gets drained changed repacked or replaced. Its the only way to keep anthing running reliable. IMO the drain plug I installed on the 700 was the only thing I thought wasent a waste of money.

 

i HAVE to do that everytime i change my oil or my startup knock will be even louder and longer. i even started priming the motor by removing the fuel pump fuse and cranking it for a few seconds.

 

And of course, all of us are lubricating all the body seals, weatherstrips, body mountings and bushings with silicone oil or silicone grease every year, right? I know that most of us probably do that at the same time we perform the other factory required cleaning and lubricating of lock, latch, and hinge mechanisms.

Just as we all walk around our vehicles at least monthly with a tire pressure gauge, and inspect for irregular wear - probably at the same time we walk around checming lamps.

It's all in the service schedule, just like the seat belt testing and inspection, hose inspection, fuel cap inspection, and all the other routine things we do.

 

I hope thats not some kind of joke/sarcasm.. I do all that stuff!

 

LOL at the tranny fluid...


Tranny "experts" will tell you that changing the fluid is a good thing, even if it's been a long time...of course most of the experts just happen to own / run a tranny shop that rebuilds / replaces them..lol

If it's really bad, and you actually have metal pieces, not the normal shavings / alum looking gunk etc, then you're going to have issues...


What normally happens is the fluid change will knock loose some crap that's been stuck in the valve body, and this will sometimes clog a valvebody passage or sep plate hole....


As for easy fluid changes, buddy of mine has it licked....

He makes up a fitting, that he then screws into the place of the drain plug he installs...this fitting hooks to an evav pump...


Laziness at it's finest.. I love it..

Works great on all fluids...




HTH

 

Great, you all reminded me that my tranny fluid is like, BROWN... Doesn't smell terrible, but I got money earmarked for a fluid change... (must not forget to change tranny fluid and filter...)

 

It was a bit tongue-in-cheek, because I do all that "stuff", too. It's all in the owner's manual, and to me, is the difference between an average used car that is slowly driving toward the wrecking yard, and a good used car that actually has some value. Of course, I also paint the undersides, suspensions, steering, frame stubs, and all components that may rust (except for driveshafts because of balance issues), and keep the interior and exterior clean and dry. That includes under seats, behind kick panels, inside AC ducts, engine compartments, trunks/wells, lubricating the jack, cleaning out light fixtures when relamping, etcetera.