How To: Transmission Fluid Change

[timot_one]

Those methods will also work fine.  Status, there are fluid pumps that you can use.  It's a hand pump that has a hose on both ends.  One end goes into the bottle of transmission fluid and the other end goes into your transmission fill hole.  The rest is magic as you pump the handle.  I think there's gnomes or something that transfer the fluid.  Either way, I've used these pumps to fill my transmission fluid and it works like a charm.  I've also used the methods that Mike and Z have mentioned and it works just as well.

[status]

so the hand pump sucks balls, i ended up switching to a funnel. so now when i drained it only about 2 quarts came out and when i began to fill it only took about 2.5 quarts. i ended up with about 8 ounces left. i thought it was suppose to be 3 q?

[757k24]

Quick newbie question here. Should I always change the filter when I do this? Dont think the tranny on my car has been serviced for a while, I think its about time for a change, so I will probably change the filter out anyway, but just for future knowledge.

[Mike]

Quick newbie question here. Should I always change the filter when I do this? Dont think the tranny on my car has been serviced for a while, I think its about time for a change, so I will probably change the filter out anyway, but just for future knowledge.

I would. The filter is fairly cheap so you may as well

[Jeff Likes Bagels]

Can the tranny filter be replaced while there is fluid in the system, or does it need to be drained first (the inline filter)? The last time I did it, it was when I had the tranny fluid drained, so I wasn't sure. I'm thinking about picking up another Magnefine filter.

[Mike]

Can the tranny filter be replaced while there is fluid in the system, or does it need to be drained first (the inline filter)? The last time I did it, it was when I had the tranny fluid drained, so I wasn't sure. I'm thinking about picking up another Magnefine filter.

is the filter on top in the 4cyl? I assume you would only lose fluid due to gravity

[nuxbag]

Not sure if i should post in and old thread or not, but I've seen it done using the return hose to drain while running the car on idle and filling at the same time. They say you can get more then half the fluid changed that way. Sounds like I could damage the trans that way if I'm not fast enough pouring it in. Does
this sound right to anyone here?

[ikethegreat]

I wouldn't take the risk.