Trans draining 4l60e

[aussiesport]

im guessing the only way to drain a small amount of fluid from the tranny is to remove the pan ???? why the heck doesnt it have a drain plug ??

[hako]

No autos have drain plugs - not since the 50's. Just undo one of the oil cooler hoses where it joins the radiator cooler - run engine for 10 secs or so. Easy.

[wraith]

Yeah be very careful with doing it the way hako said. The auto is fairly high pressure so the oil will spurt out like no bodies business. Yes I have learnt this the hard way.

[deanos70]

unless you feel like taking your tail shaft out , but if you do mark it so it aligns the same way

if you or a mate is handy on a welder you could put a sump plug in the pan

thought its not going to help you at the moment

[D3V14NT]

You can also buy aftermarket pans with a sump plug in them, usually on ebay if not they're always on the US ebay. Get a decent quality one though, not some cheap crap that'll crack when it warms up a bit.

Also, I've found that there is usually enough oil in the trans lines to and from the radiator that you can get a decent sample without having to have the engine running when you undo them. Depends how much you need though I guess.

[db_notso]

use a brake fluid sucker and push the tube down the fill tube
oh and note mearly all new gearboxes dont have a dipstick and have a fill plug in the bottome of the auto pan
this is too stop people who incorreclty check their fluid from draining too much out or refilling it with the wrong fluid
causing long heaterd arguments with warranty from holden

[aussiesport]

kewl banana's guys thanks for the tips i tried to suck some out of the dipstik tube but it wont go all the way down into sump must be a plate or bloker there but will try the cooler line .....b&m have a deep finned sump for the box but 250-280 u.s.a. puk dat :/ will just drop the sump if all else fails

[db_notso]

sometimes need to have car running to suck oil out of auto.. wait a minute
you do have the car running to check the auto level right?

[aussiesport]

yep notso it still going atm it is just a hack to get work etc and i was going to put some morey's leak and slip sh*t in but it is too full rofl ."the rat just cant be killed"

[Dayvo]

Pull the speed sensor outa the trans and drain it from there .

[aussiesport]

sweet thanks dayvo have to replace the o-ring in the sensor anyway so kill 2 birds with one rock