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Adding conditioner to AT
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 12:25 am
by Mikerthebiker
so ive looked through all kinds of service manual and the car manualfor my 91 ss, and whereever i seem to look for the AT fluid dipstick it is nowhere to be found, im just wondering if im just not seeing it or if it is missing, whereabout is this thing, im wanting to give it a AT conditioner to help with some leaks and hard shifts.
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 12:41 am
by Legacy777
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 12:49 am
by Mikerthebiker
great! thanks alot for your help!
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 7:48 am
by Buffman
it's a hard bugger to find if you're not looking for it.
What kind of conditioners and such are you going to try to put in it??
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 7:44 pm
by Mikerthebiker
yea even with pictures ittook me some time to find it was buried under a few hoses, slowly but surely im sure ill find my way around this engine haha, its still very alien to me!
just throwing in some lucas transmission fix, ive found it has worked maricales on other autos ive had!
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 10:00 pm
by wtdash
Just my .02...the Lucas made things worse on my Legacy 4EAT. What did help was replacing (not flushing) the fluid. Drain>>Fill>>Drive, repeat X 3, to get most of the old stuff out.
Flushing a high-mileage AT can cause issues w/seals, etc. - I lost Reverse!
So, I just suggest replacing the fluid.
Also, the trans fluid dipstick 'might' have a yellow handle, but that may have been the NA trans.
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:34 pm
by Buffman
Lucas trans fix is about as worthwhile as their oil stabilizer; Pure Garbage. Is it thick. Auto tranmissions dont like THICK oil. You're looking at 48 CST at 100C. That's about the only way it stops leaks.
Something that I'd recommend instead is
www.autorx.com
I used that in my 4EAT and got rid of the severe torque bind it at at parking lot speeds..
