12-21-2010, 12:58 PM | #15 |
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A drain plug is a good idea and reduces the mess when dropping the pan. What about changing the filter? Doesn't this trans have a filter like the older TH350/400 trans had that required dropping the pan to replace?
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12-21-2010, 01:08 PM | #16 | |
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12-21-2010, 02:30 PM | #17 |
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Why is the drain plug on the upper side and not on the lower side of the pan? Why is the fill-plug hidden from us? A shaddy design by GM who wants us to bring our cars into their service department in order to steal money our hard working dollars. It's the same tactic, well used by BMW and LEXUS, to lure us into their service department because we can't do it or lack the tools.
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12-21-2010, 03:06 PM | #18 | |
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A. 99% of the population never change the trans fluid themselves. B. GM recommends changing it every 100,000 miles. That's hardly a ploy to get you in the service department to make all kinds of money for GM. C. I don't see much point in CHANGING fluid by draining the pan when there's still a lot of fluid in the transmission. It's either a multi-step process or a trip to a transmission shop to do a FLUSH. |
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12-21-2010, 03:12 PM | #19 | |
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To the OP... Nice DIY post.. |
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12-21-2010, 03:49 PM | #20 | |
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Ditto the differential. People have reported dirty differential fluid, but it's supposed to look chalky due to the friction plates! |
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12-21-2010, 06:14 PM | #21 | |
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because its not a drain plug,, it is the fill level indicator plug! check out the pic i posted,, when fluid flows out of the plug the level is full
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12-21-2010, 09:01 PM | #22 |
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Camaro 1 is right.
Alot of the newer cars and the 97-now corvette's do not have drain plugs. Those are actually the fill plugs.To drain it you drop the pan. To fill you need the car running and start pumping tranny fluid into the fill (some people think drain)plug. It can get very messy. Car has to be level.I do it on the lift with someone in the car to hit it in gear ect to make sure it is full. |
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I agreed that taking the whole pan out will take most of the fluid out, but you can't never get 100% old fluid out unless one do a system flush. Tilting the head of the car up will yield another 1 qt or more (depend on your slope). By taking 3.5qt out of 6.7qt, you can reduce the wear and tear of the gears by 50%.
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12-22-2010, 09:26 AM | #24 |
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the total 6l80e system capacity is 10.9 qts
and why do you keep calling it a drain plug,, its not a drain plug!
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12-22-2010, 10:23 AM | #25 | |
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1) 2010 Camaro Owner's Manual page 11-3 states that V8 Engine 6-Speed Automatic capacity is 6.7qt http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33993 2) I'll call it an outlet-plug then, just to keep you off my neck. ? 3) Have you unplug (so called fill-plug) and try to put a tube through the hole to refill the pan? It's impossible because you will hit the fillter blocking the hole to receive any kind of inlet tubes or fluid in. That is why you need to use the fill-plug from the top of the transmission, not the bottom plug.
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12-22-2010, 11:40 AM | #26 |
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that is pan/ case capacity,, the total system capacity is 10.9 qts,, right from the gm service manual
i dont know of any auto trans that is only 6qts total capacity,, and i have built a few of them.
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12-22-2010, 12:33 PM | #27 |
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ill be adding a dipstick to mine this spring,, here is the info:
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/pontia...-36-6l80e.html
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