Resurrecting this thread 2+ years later, as I just did my 2nd drain and fill using Maxlife, 32,000 miles after the last time.
Don't judge, but the pan did not come down! Reason being, last time I cut open the filter, and there was nothing; plus the old fluid had no floating matter at all; plus I just didn't feel like it. I think I'm settling for doing a filter change at every other fluid change.
What I got out:
- 3 Quarts siphoned from the pan. That's a bit less than I expected (last time was closer to 4 Quarts), but I have been very conscientious not to overfill lately.
- 6.5 Quarts from the torque converter. That's slightly less (last time was 7 Quarts). I did the drain first thing in the morning, and the engine hadn't run at all; some fluid might have drained from the torque converter into the transmission (?).
So 9.5 Quarts total. I did not flush the cooler because those lines are tedious to disconnect. This was more of a partial fluid change then...
As to the fluid itself, I just have no observation other than that it's working just fine. I do have some consistent moisture from the bellhousing now, but I attribute that to general aging rather than the fluid.
As last time...I can't help but obsessing over the torque converter drain plug. Last time I used a torque wrench to 10 lb-ft (conflicting manual sources stipulated between 7 and 20 lb-ft). This time, I trusted my feeling. Oh oh. Reusing the same plug, it didn't go quite as far in. (I definitely did not cross thread it!)
Last time:
This time:
That concerns me a little because...will it still seal the NPT way if it's less deeply inserted? I will monitor for leaks. I can always give it another quarter turn...but my feeling said Stop!
