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MikeNH Senior Enthusiast

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A pan drop never gets everything out. Only a flush will and I'm not sold on those to be honest.

tanked_darren Senior Enthusiast

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It all comes down to how much is your time worth.

 

 

I paid 18$ for a new filter (NAPA), and I'm not sure how much the oil is I got mine for free (dex6) used just over 4 liters I think, but for it being my first time doing it, it took me 3-4hours, only because I had trouble getting the old seal out. Also it can be quite messy dropping that pan full of oil. In my opinion if you have lots of money pay the fee, but if you enjoy working on your own stuff do that too.

 

Pan drop and filter change is sufficent, although other people around here swear by the "system flush" which I would never trust at anywhere EXCEPT the dealer, from what I've heard/seen.

ChevyTech77 Senior Enthusiast

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Dex VI trans fluid is expensive. Check it out, next time you're at the store.

 

Could have done a complete system flush for that and at least, gotten all the old fluid out. I wouldn't be

concerned with the filter (non Allison) until 100k.

whizbanger1 Enthusiast

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I was concerned about the cost and whether the service was sufficient. Shop time was $80. I guess I was thinking more like $120 for the whole deal. Truck is going back for a oil leak (plastic plate needs to be changed?), leaky seal on the front axle, and half my speakers not working.

SouthCo Senior Enthusiast

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I believe in doing a flush. I have a good shop and they do the BG flush and replace with GM fluid. I'd have to check to tell you the exact price but it's less. Flush is only way to get all the old fluid out. I do the BG trans, brake and radiator/cooling system flushes about every 3 years.

Spurshot Senior Enthusiast

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My understanding is that the flush machines reuse the fluid after running it thru a filter system. Anyone know for sure?

 

Also, most places don't drop the pan and change the filter with a flush.

 

When I had my dealer do a flush on my 99 way back in around 2002 or so, they botched it up and had oil all over the inside of the hood insulation, behind the core support, in the headlight area, fenderwells, damn near everywhere. They had it for near a week and I had to rent a car as well. Then I saw that when I raised the hood in the service aisle and called them over to see it. They wanted me to leave it again. I told them they'd never see my truck back there for service. I demanded a new insulation blanket for the hood and replaced it myself along with spending hours taking the truck partially apart to clean it all. What a friggin mess. It ended up costing me over $300 with the rental and much more work than if I'd simply dropped the pan, changed the filter and put new fluid in.

txab Senior Enthusiast

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Fluid is replaced with fresh stuff in the two machines I've been around.

SouthCo Senior Enthusiast

SouthCo

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When I had my dealer do a flush on my 99 way back in around 2002 or so, they botched it up and had oil all over the inside of the hood insulation, behind the core support, in the headlight area, fenderwells, damn near everywhere. They had it for near a week and I had to rent a car as well. Then I saw that when I raised the hood in the service aisle and called them over to see it. They wanted me to leave it again. I told them they'd never see my truck back there for service. I demanded a new insulation blanket for the hood and replaced it myself along with spending hours taking the truck partially apart to clean it all. What a friggin mess. It ended up costing me over $300 with the rental and much more work than if I'd simply dropped the pan, changed the filter and put new fluid in.

 

Talk about a bad experience. But don't blame the flush process. Blame the idiots working the machine. I also doubt all flush machines are equal. BG Flush systems are well known to be quality. But you have to have someone qualified to perform it too.

jro909 Senior Enthusiast

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i pay about 125 for a pan drop....i've been tempted to do a BG flush but at 120k i don't want to puke up the cash to replace the trans if it does go

8.1HD/ALLISON Senior Enthusiast

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i pay about 125 for a pan drop....i've been tempted to do a BG flush but at 120k i don't want to puke up the cash to replace the trans if it does go

 

 

If your trans is gonna go, it won't be from a flush. I don't know where everyone gets these ideas that tranny services are evil.

ChevyTech77 Senior Enthusiast

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My understanding is that the flush machines reuse the fluid after running it thru a filter system. Anyone know for sure?

 

Also, most places don't drop the pan and change the filter with a flush.

Not in any of the many that I have seen.

 

Most don't but most will have two services. One for just the flush and one for a flush with filter change.

 

Talk about a bad experience. But don't blame the flush process. Blame the idiots working the machine. I also doubt all flush machines are equal. BG Flush systems are well known to be quality. But you have to have someone qualified to perform it too.

 

Agreed.

 

i pay about 125 for a pan drop....i've been tempted to do a BG flush but at 120k i don't want to puke up the cash to replace the trans if it does go

 

If you had the filter replaced once the flush will not hurt a thing.

 

 

What cracks me up is the amount of people that think they are doing any justice by just changing the filter. Do you just change your oil filter and PART of your engine oil during that service? Your trans should be treated no different.

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