Transmission Drain Plug????

Mike@Appliancep · 09-12-2006, 10:12 PM

So is that nut on the bottom of the transmission on my 2003 Express van a drain plug???? And who the **** made it that tight??

Mike

bradrhale · 09-13-2006, 11:02 AM

you dont want it coming out do you?? any particluar reason why you ask?? if you are planning on changing the fluid, id go ahead and take the pan down and change that filter. by doing that, you can look around in the bottom of the pan and see what your transmission is up to.

scottie · 09-13-2006, 12:34 PM

just remember to flush the tranny only when needed, ive heard you can damage it by flushing it too often or when not necessary

chevyguy · 09-13-2006, 01:26 PM

i dont agree with that completely. Fresh fluid is always a good thing. Sorry scottie. I like the drain plug. Makes dropping the pan alot cleaner experience. But definately drop th epan after draining it. If you cant get thedrain plug out, Then just drop the pan. Great way to clean out all the wear material in the bottom of the trans and have a good look inside.

scottie · 09-13-2006, 01:37 PM

my bad, thats just what ive heard

bradrhale · 09-13-2006, 02:35 PM

if you do have to drop the pan, loosen all the bolts and take out the ones towards the back. it will drain all the fluid to one side so you can catch it and not have it dump all over the place.

Mike@Appliancep · 09-13-2006, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bradrhale

you dont want it coming out do you?? any particluar reason why you ask?? if you are planning on changing the fluid, id go ahead and take the pan down and change that filter. by doing that, you can look around in the bottom of the pan and see what your transmission is up to.

I thought it would be nice to change just the trans fluid only every other service. I'm putting in a fresh transmission and was kinda surprised how ugly the fluid got in 15,000 miles. I tow a trailer around, I have a large oil cooler but I'm in Florida and it gets HOT! PLUS...I do normally drop the pan and seems it might be easier if the fluid was gone already.

03 Express van with a hard 150,000 miles..sofar

Mike

bradrhale · 09-14-2006, 11:01 AM

very understandable. unbolt and lower one side of the pan to direct it into a bucket. you wont get it all over you that way if you dont get the plug out. ive never messed with the plug before. anytime i wanted the fluid out, i dropped the pan. new fluid aint going to do you a bit of good with a dirty filter. like changing engine oil and not replacing the filter.

gejandsons · 09-15-2006, 08:29 PM

instalube has a pump that connects to cooling lines at the radiator. It inputs new oil & extracts old oil at the same time . you can watch the oil in a sight glass to see when it cleans up. This removes oil from tranny & torque converter.

bradrhale · 09-16-2006, 12:32 PM

my statement still stands about the filter.

09-12-2006, 10:12 PM	#1
Mike@Appliancep Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 8	Transmission Drain Plug???? So is that nut on the bottom of the transmission on my 2003 Express van a drain plug???? And who the **** made it that tight?? Mike

09-13-2006, 12:34 PM	#3
scottie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South Florida (Palm Beach), originally from south of BOSTON Posts: 644	just remember to flush the tranny only when needed, ive heard you can damage it by flushing it too often or when not necessary __________________ im a straight shooter with upper management written all over me

09-13-2006, 01:26 PM	#4
chevyguy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: ALABAMA Posts: 3,160	i dont agree with that completely. Fresh fluid is always a good thing. Sorry scottie. I like the drain plug. Makes dropping the pan alot cleaner experience. But definately drop th epan after draining it. If you cant get thedrain plug out, Then just drop the pan. Great way to clean out all the wear material in the bottom of the trans and have a good look inside. __________________ When i die, i dont want to walk gracefully thu the pearly gates and turn in a unused body. i want to go sliding thru sideways and turn in a body that has been completely used up.

09-13-2006, 01:37 PM	#5
scottie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South Florida (Palm Beach), originally from south of BOSTON Posts: 644	my bad, thats just what ive heard __________________ im a straight shooter with upper management written all over me

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09-13-2006, 11:02 AM	#2
bradrhale Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,605	you dont want it coming out do you?? any particluar reason why you ask?? if you are planning on changing the fluid, id go ahead and take the pan down and change that filter. by doing that, you can look around in the bottom of the pan and see what your transmission is up to.

09-13-2006, 02:35 PM	#6
bradrhale Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,605	if you do have to drop the pan, loosen all the bolts and take out the ones towards the back. it will drain all the fluid to one side so you can catch it and not have it dump all over the place.

09-14-2006, 11:01 AM	#8
bradrhale Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,605	very understandable. unbolt and lower one side of the pan to direct it into a bucket. you wont get it all over you that way if you dont get the plug out. ive never messed with the plug before. anytime i wanted the fluid out, i dropped the pan. new fluid aint going to do you a bit of good with a dirty filter. like changing engine oil and not replacing the filter.

09-15-2006, 08:29 PM	#9
gejandsons Full Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 21	instalube has a pump that connects to cooling lines at the radiator. It inputs new oil & extracts old oil at the same time . you can watch the oil in a sight glass to see when it cleans up. This removes oil from tranny & torque converter.

09-16-2006, 12:32 PM	#10
bradrhale Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,605	my statement still stands about the filter.

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