Alan ;
You are NOT being dense ! .
Yes , you'll have a hard time pouring in the new ATF fast enough to overflow the resivoir as it pumps out *really* fast , I use a HUGE catch basin and idle the car as slowly as it'll idle and it's still impossible to turn it lock to lock before the pump runs dry....
So , do the best you can then leave it until it begins to stink badly again & repeat , or get a helper and make a big , Nate style mess , this isn't as bad as it sounds (Tom's eye rolling here not withstanding) as I use the cleanup time to also clean my cement driveway & make sure my ' dirty rags ' really are fully utilized , I really don't like oily cement , even if I wasn't parking & working on it .
Is it all clear as mud now ? if not , ask again , we'll get you sorted out .
-Nate
Alan wrote:
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> Sorry, I'm a little confused by the description.
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> > I set up a drain jug and pour in a fresh gallon of ATF as the engine idles , let that go through then stop the engine when the pump runs dry ,
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> > If you can get a helper , get two or tree gallons of discount ATF .......... keep this up until you're out of the three gallons you poured in
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> Are you saying to pour from one up to three gallons through, as it runs and pumps? I assume the whole PS system holds less than 1 or certainly 3 gallons :-) So this means pour it into the open reservoir, as fast as it will take it without overflowing (presumably you can pour in faster than it pumps out)?
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> > remember to replace the fulid annually just like you do the tranny , no need for mondo flushing once you've done it right , just a routine prophylactic fluid change .
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> So if it hasn't been flushed in years, repeat this whole process every month for a few times until it stays pretty clean. Then once a year, do the whole 1 to 3 gallon flush, or something less?
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> Hope I'm not being too dense :-) Thanks!
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> - Alan
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