P38 atf flush (00 2.5 dse)

[pep73]

Hi all,

I've been searching the forum for a step by step guide to flushing my gear box but i'm not a whizz with the pc. I'm sure its been covered before but cant find it. could someone point me in the right direction please......

[Blanco]

I did an oil change on mine (auto box I  presume? don't know what oil the manuals use) with a little help from the forum, after I had done it I did come across a flushing sequence somewhere on the www but it was for a Merc vito, ..... the guy doing had effectively made up a special adapter so that he could circulate fluid through  the rest of the oil ways and (?) the fluid flywheel. There is no doubt a benefit but would it warrant the pfaff? if your oil was bad then I wonder if a couple of closely spaced oil changes would achieve 99% of the result with a much simpler process? There'll be someone who knows along shortly I  am sure but that is my 2p; I guess to a large extent it depends what facilities you have available,  if you are working on the floor  as I was with basic facilities then the additional oil change must be favourite

[Escape]

With a normal oil change you only get around 50%. But if you leave it overnight, a lot more will leak out. Last time I left a car for a couple of days, luckily with a big drip tray underneath. To my surprise I needed about 9 liters to refill it, instead of the usual 5 when done immediately. Not a proper flush, but better then changing only half. You could add a gearbox flush additive, with or without a quick oil change, drive it a bit and then do a complete drain and refill.

Filip