New tranny flush method - super easy

[BTO]

I had done this on my '07 Tacoma and spent all night pumping in 3 gallons of atf with a small hand pump. Told myself there has to be a better way and this is it! Holy crap this is so cool.

I picked up this cheap chemical sprayer at WalMart for $8.50. It works better than I even hoped for pumping ATF. All you do is give it a few pump, turn it on and kick back, pop open a cold one and let the pressure do the work. I have it plumbed into the atf lines that go to the tranny cooler. Simple.

 

[BillIam]

you do this with the engine not running correct?

 

[BTO]

I turn the engine on to pump out 1/2 a gallon then turn it off and pump in 1/2 a gallon of fresh ATF. Repeat till the ATF coming out is bright red. I have a piece of clear tubing at the end of the output line so I can monitor the color.

After that I run the engine, cycle through the gears and heat up the tranny. I top off the ATF to the correct level using the sprayer pump into the ATF dipstick pipe.

 

[LittleCaesar]

Just like the Motive brake bleeder. It looks good.

I have to ask how much of a PITA it was on the sealed tranny of your Tacoma (I have never done one)?

 

[BTO]

Just like the Motive brake bleeder. It looks good.

I have to ask how much of a PITA it was on the sealed tranny of your Tacoma (I have never done one)?

I also own a motive bleeder but I only use it for brakes. I looked at it thinking it may work but decided against it for a couple of reason. The motive does not have the nice on/off valve and the hoses are terrible and hard to work with.

The Tacoma was very easy. I have the towing package and it has a stock tranny cooler that is easy to use the line going to it. Only real difference is having to crawl underneath to top off the fluid.

 

[eatmorechickenx]

Hi everyone. New to forum. I got a suggestion from a guy who does the flushes at my local Pep Boys. Pull the return line from the cooler. Put it in a bucket. Have someone start the vehicle until it just starts to gurgle and turn it off. Fill the pan back up through dipstick tube. Repeat a couple times and the fluid will change color all of a sudden then your done. I gave it a shot and it worked fantastic.