Any experience with this Transmission Fluid Flush Machine?

[Arv]

bump! Anyone?

 

[shadow247]

I don't think they are a good idea. If the fluid pressure the machine exerts is more than what the trans pump normally exerts, it could free up sludge deposits inside the trans and possibly lodge in fluid passageways in the valve body causing issues. I'd much rather do it the manual method we show in the video.

Hey Tim. I'm kind of a junkie for service manuals, so I took a look at the manual for this one. It works pretty simply.

1. It sucks the trans fluid out of the dipstick tube until the pan is empty.
2. It then pumps new fluid back into the pan.
3. YOu turn on the engine, cycle the shifter through the gears.
4. The machine pulls 1 qt of fluid and exchanges 1 qt at a time until it has exchanged the preselected amount of fluid.

As far as I can tell, this is not a power flush machine. It simply drains the pan via the dipstick, then refills and uses dilution to exchange the fluid that remained in the rest of the trans. I would say this is not a power flush system, as it is not pushing fluid into the trans body, rather just sucking fluid out and then refilling it.

For a shop, this is a super quick and easy method of doing a trans fluid exchange. The 4runner is super easy to do using the trans cooler lines, and since most of us are DIYERS on here, your method is a quick and easy way for someone to do in their driveway. Love the videos by the way! I'll be using several to do my Valve Cover gaskets on my 388k rig!