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[alerored04]

/\ i think you hear that things break when pressure is applied to the wrong section of the valve body. If done properly it is fine.

[[ion] C2]

ah mmk, i'm not knowledgeable on trannies

Originally Posted by alerored04

proper way to do tranny service is to have the dealer flush the system, if you just pull the pan you will only drain 3 quart out the nine or so that are there. With plugs you need a specific gap, i beilieve it is .060. Auto store will have what you need, just tell them the what vehicle. I would do a fuel filter as well as at least checking your power steering fluid, it should be greenish, if it isnt i would drain that and replace it. There is just a tube on the bottom of the resevior that you pull off. Fill the resevior and start the car, turn the wheels lock to lock, refill the resevior and keep doing this until no more air comes out and the level stays the same in the tank.

i drained about 7-8 quarts when i did mine, no flush, new filter, 7 new quarts and shifted like a champ after that.

[Vinman]

with your plugs, unless you have a pure bred race car, and from experience, the best thing to get is the O.E plugs (in this case AC Delco)...and make sure they're gapped at .060, they should come that way but check to make sure.

[[ion] C2]

so you've tried all other plugs personally and can attest with dyno results comparing your experiments?

[Vinman]

no, what I'm saying is I used to have an eclipse, and I thought I'd be cool and get the "expensive" plugs (not the 24.99 a piece plugs) and the car ran like crap, i put the ones that were supposed to be with it and it ran beautifully. I didn't do a comparison test of all spark plugs..that would take a lot of money I don't have. I put the regular ac delco's in my 3400 and it runs beautifully (i know totally different beast) I just don't see spending a whole ton of money on the higher end plugs if they're not as efficient as the o.e's, unless its a "race car" or has some kind of forced induction.I donno..I just like to keep it cheap an simple i suppose....

[TheEdgeofSanity]

i'll agree that ac delco is the way to go....they're proven to be reliable and you know that they'll last just as long as the ones you took out

[[ion] C2]

maybe you put in plugs that were made for another application.. ex: colder plugs, gapped wrong, etc

[pawzbear]

Originally Posted by [ion] C2

Whatever... I read TONS somewhere but I can't remember where about transmission flushing resulting in the destruction of transmissions.. Maybe it was just high mileage transmissions that have this heightened risk of things. Care to explain your opposing side, Pawz? Or just get lulz at my dumb ideas.

My power steering fluid is brown too, they tell me it should be clear.

ehhhh im not the all knowing tranny guru, thats Mac or my dad...
But like alerored said, sometimes that 'gunk' MAY help them stick. However, if your tranny is on the outs, your just barely preventing the inevitable. Why drive the car til its falling to peices if you can plan around fixing it ahead of time?

there is no destruction that goes on with flushing, however...

Thats just my understanding.

oh and ur power steering fluid should be like... clear or red i think. If its brown its burnt lol. i think =-P

AC delco plugs are great, most aftermarket stuff is crap. autolights arent too bad we can get them a little cheaper for the thrifty folks

[[ion] C2]

burnt.. hmm.. maybe that's that smell.

i also know little of the power steering system, what burns this fluid o_O

[jackal2000]

Originally Posted by [ion] C2

burnt.. hmm.. maybe that's that smell.

i also know little of the power steering system, what burns this fluid o_O

probably the pump. i'd imagine that joker gets hot.

[alerored04]

and when the fluid gets too hot it breaks down and seizes the pump. Thats what happened to mine. Good think pumps are easy to change. Only cost me like $75.

[CharleyO99Alero]

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While some of you like other plugs and don't like Bosch, I do like the Platinum 2 plugs in my '99 with the L4 engine. It runs smoother and with more pep than the AC plugs that were in it.

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[alerored04]

the bosch plugs hate v6 engines. I have heard of countless people who used bosch +4's and had misfires which went away immediately after switching away from them.

[bryanska]

Originally Posted by pawzbear

there is no destruction that goes on with flushing, however...

Thats just my understanding.

Ask around for a shop with a machine that uses the tranny's own pump to flush the fluid.

With these machines the concept is like a blood transfusion. New fluid goes into the transmission input hoses. Old fluid leaves the transmission through the output hoses. It all happens at the same rate the fluid usually travels. No pressurized "flush" but more like pouring in fresh fluid at the same rate the old fluid drains.

However, you are not replacing the filter. So if you believe that's necessary, you may want to tackle a driveway fluid & filter change yourself and then go in for a flush.

[[ion] C2]

^Gotcha.

You've been on here for over two years and you've only made three posts?

[CharleyO99Alero]

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^^^ a man of few words?


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