I use an old transmission line with a hose slipped over the end to get it below the bumper.
The upper transmission line on the radiator is the line that returns the oil to the transmission, I just pop off that return line and pop in my line with the hose and stick a bucket under the hose.
Then I start it and run it until the line sputters, that means the pan is dry so I can drop it without mess and replace the filter.
Then I dump 4 quarts in the pan and start the engine again, I have my son pour in new atf as fast as he can pour and I watch the color of the fluid being pumped into my pail; when the dark fluid is replaced with the new pink flow I shut off the engine, pop off my drain pipe and pop on the old return line.
Then I just back it off the ramps and top off the trans normally, no leaks or mess and every drop gets changed; you will waste an extra quart or 2 with this method but it is worth it to me to get 100 percent of the oil changed and no mess on the driveway or the car
The upper transmission line on the radiator is the line that returns the oil to the transmission, I just pop off that return line and pop in my line with the hose and stick a bucket under the hose.
Then I start it and run it until the line sputters, that means the pan is dry so I can drop it without mess and replace the filter.
Then I dump 4 quarts in the pan and start the engine again, I have my son pour in new atf as fast as he can pour and I watch the color of the fluid being pumped into my pail; when the dark fluid is replaced with the new pink flow I shut off the engine, pop off my drain pipe and pop on the old return line.
Then I just back it off the ramps and top off the trans normally, no leaks or mess and every drop gets changed; you will waste an extra quart or 2 with this method but it is worth it to me to get 100 percent of the oil changed and no mess on the driveway or the car
