I'm going to do a tranny service and drain the converter too. I have a few questions.
1) My tranny has 177k on it, and I'm not sure how much longer it's going to last. Is it worth it to run Mercon V?
2) If I drain the TC, is there any special fill procedure? The last time I did this, I didn't do the TC, and when I filled the tranny, I just filled it until the dipstick said full, started the car, and kept filling it and checking it until it stayed on the full mark. Do I need to do anything different when draining the torque converter?
I'll also report my luck with the B&M drain plug kit that I picked up.
Interesting note: When I picked up the filter, the guy asked me if it was a 4 or a 5 speed AOD. I told him there was no such thing as a 5 speed AOD, and he showed me his computer, where it said 80-91 AOD (5 speed) and it had a different filter number than the one I ended up getting. I told him the computer must be wrong, and he said "they don't make replacement parts for stuff that don't exist!"
WTF? Is their computer just stupid?
BTW for anybody in this area, this was Baxter Auto Parts, and I have found them to be slightly more knowledgeable than the average parts store bear.
1) My tranny has 177k on it, and I'm not sure how much longer it's going to last. Is it worth it to run Mercon V?
2) If I drain the TC, is there any special fill procedure? The last time I did this, I didn't do the TC, and when I filled the tranny, I just filled it until the dipstick said full, started the car, and kept filling it and checking it until it stayed on the full mark. Do I need to do anything different when draining the torque converter?
I'll also report my luck with the B&M drain plug kit that I picked up.
Interesting note: When I picked up the filter, the guy asked me if it was a 4 or a 5 speed AOD. I told him there was no such thing as a 5 speed AOD, and he showed me his computer, where it said 80-91 AOD (5 speed) and it had a different filter number than the one I ended up getting. I told him the computer must be wrong, and he said "they don't make replacement parts for stuff that don't exist!"
WTF? Is their computer just stupid?
BTW for anybody in this area, this was Baxter Auto Parts, and I have found them to be slightly more knowledgeable than the average parts store bear.
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