jcb928

For a Auto trans service how many quarts of ATF fluid will I need to order?

atb

JB,

I believe it is 9 if you are planning on draining the converter.

djantlive

If you just drop the pan, you'll probly get about 75% of the fluids. Guessing somewhere about 5-6 qts. Are you using Mobil One ATF or OEM? Mobil One ATF are sold at autoparts stores at about $5.5 each.

jcb928

I ordered 10 Mobil 1 ATF quarts just in case. I looked on www.mobil1.com and the only retail store that carried it around Seattle (2 hours away) is Pep Boys. I found it online at www.autobarn.com @ 5.99 each plus shipping.

Thanks for the help.

atb

That oughta do it. Make sure to get one of them oil pumper thingies, and take the screen out of the reservoir or you'll be there all night. You will get to a point where the reservoir is full but you don't have all 9 quarts in. Start the car on jackstands, make sure the E-brake is on, and ratchet it through the gears, about 15 seconds per gate. That will fill the valve body and converter. You may need to do this a few times before the tranny is truly full.

Ed Scherer

Since I alredy had a Mityvac, I rigged up an el-cheapo ATF pumper for the cost of the plastic tubing when I did my ATF fluid/filter a few months ago.

If you do this, just make damn sure you deburr the holes you drill in the container cap and assure that no plastic shavings get into the ATF.





Also, when you are refilling, don't leave the resevoir cap off when you shut off your engine. When I did that on mine, the fluid overflowed the reservoir. (That 10th quart of ATF is good insurance in case you mess up like I did!)