I dropped the transmission pan earlier today and installed a new filter and topped it all off with new fluid. After driving around for ten minutes and checking the fluid again I realized that I forgot one of the seals for the filter in the box. The transmission seems fine but now I'm going to have to redo all my work tomorrow. I also don't want to throw away the $50 worth of brand new transmission fluid I had just bought, so is there a way I can save the fluid where it won't get contaminated after I drain it again?
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1989 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series | 249k miles, current project car
2018 BMW 430i xDrive M-Sport | 50k miles
2018 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport | 97k milesTags: None
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*bump*
I think I have it all figured out now. I'll just go and buy a new drain pan (preferably one with the storage tank underneath) and drain it there and use it to fill the trans back up. Some people said to filter out the fluid before pouring it back in, but I don't think that will be necessary since the fluid is so new. I'm glad I noticed this before any real damage could have been done!
1989 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series | 249k miles, current project car
2018 BMW 430i xDrive M-Sport | 50k miles
2018 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport | 97k miles
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Agreed, clean drain pan! If the seal's a little squarish thing I'm amazed the tranny shifts right.
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1991 S-10, 'Bulldog', 2.5l 5 speed: http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthre...375#post698375
1985 Town Car, 'Faded Glory', gone but not forgotten. 84/87/91/97 MGMs too.
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even a new drain pan may have plastic shavings on it... using a shop towel as a filter will work fine, though it will make pouring slow.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
Originally posted by gadget73
... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
Originally posted by dmccaig
Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.
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make absolutely sure the pan is clean. A towel or a funnel with a fine screen in it will not be a bad idea as a backup filter.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers
Everything looks like voodoo if you don't understand how it works
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Finally finished putting everything back together and added the fluid back in. I used a shop towel as a filter as per slymer's suggestion, but even then there wasn't any debris or dirt in the pan. It was still good to make absolutely sure though.
1989 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series | 249k miles, current project car
2018 BMW 430i xDrive M-Sport | 50k miles
2018 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport | 97k miles
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Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
Originally posted by gadget73
... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
Originally posted by dmccaig
Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.
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