11 Burb 4x4 Transmission fluid change

[guy from norcal]

Helps to buy a new trans pan with a drain plug for future flushes.

 

[SwedeBurban]

Thank you all for your inputs
Ive bought this ATF fluid.
http://www.wolfshead.com/universal-synthetic-atf-qt.html
http://www.wolfshead.com/assets/3b_wolfshead-univsynatf-030515.pdf

Is it ok?

 

[yugrus]

The fluid is fine, meets Dex VI.

 

[SwedeBurban]

Should 12 quarts be fine? Just a quick flush whitout filter change? I'll do a filter change later on...

 

[yugrus]

That's the system capacity, you will use all of it. Then get some for the filter change.

 

[SwedeBurban]

Just bought an 09 Thaoe with 55.000 miles.
Have done some towing and the trany have never been serviced.
Fluid looks red but a little dark.
Should I just drop the pan, change the filter and then top it up whit 4-5 quarts?
Or should I "flush" it whit the cooler line?
Dont want to ruin my working transmission.

 

[swathdiver]

Take your pick. The old manual says to drop the pain, replace the filter and use 6 quarts to of DEX VI to refill it. The dealerships have mostly all moved to doing a fluid exchange where the TransFlow machine back flushes the pick up screen, the lines are reversed and all 12 quarts exchanged with DEX VI. The newest trucks have sealed transmissions, no more dipstick, no more service.

Since it's a pain to work around the exhaust, the fluid exchange worked for me.

 

[SwedeBurban]

Take your pick. The old manual says to drop the pain, replace the filter and use 6 quarts to of DEX VI to refill it. The dealerships have mostly all moved to doing a fluid exchange where the TransFlow machine back flushes the pick up screen, the lines are reversed and all 12 quarts exchanged with DEX VI. The newest trucks have sealed transmissions, no more dipstick, no more service.

Since it's a pain to work around the exhaust, the fluid exchange worked for me.

Okay, thanks.
The fluid exchange, how many quarts do you need?

 

[swathdiver]

12.4 quarts is what the book says. I reckon 12 or 13 would be fine if you use the buckets.

 

[techbiker]

Take your pick. The old manual says to drop the pain, replace the filter and use 6 quarts to of DEX VI to refill it. The dealerships have mostly all moved to doing a fluid exchange where the TransFlow machine back flushes the pick up screen, the lines are reversed and all 12 quarts exchanged with DEX VI. The newest trucks have sealed transmissions, no more dipstick, no more service.

Since it's a pain to work around the exhaust, the fluid exchange worked for me.

I've never heard of a truly "lifetime" transmission fill. No dipstick just means the manufacturers save $5. Imo, you need to service the transmission just as frequently. Only now it's more of a pain!

Reminds me of GM deleting the radiator petcock. lol