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Author Message   Michael Noe (Noee) Posted on Tuesday, January 14, 2003 - 07:52 am:    Does $150 sound right for an AT flush and refill, including a new filter installed? Also, anyone know how this machine works?   RonLF Posted on Tuesday, January 14, 2003 - 09:17 am:    Yes, 150.00 with the filter changes is about right. It cost me 100.00 just to get my flushed(on my Chevy truck). A flushing machine hooks up to your transmisson cooling lines. As the transmission pumps oil through the cooler, the machine collects old oil and replaces it with new.   Ali Posted on Tuesday, January 14, 2003 - 11:18 am:    I went to Jiffy lube and they told me that they don't have the fittings for our LRs. Where are you getting yours flushed?   Michael Noe (Noee) Posted on Tuesday, January 14, 2003 - 12:27 pm:    There's a fairly new shop here (Charlottesville, VA) called AAS or something like that. THey always have some bad ass 4x4 out front and our local rover mech told me about them, lots of new expensive equipment. They seem to have an orientation towards trucks and 4wd vehicles as they retail bead locks, winches and such. I talked with a couple of "reps" out front and they felt that they would have no problems with the disco. However, we didn't discuss hooking the machine up to my cooling fittings...   Chris Posted on Tuesday, January 14, 2003 - 09:50 pm:    You could simply drain, fill, run briefly, repeat about 6 times to achieve almost the same effect. Chris   Bruce Posted on Tuesday, January 14, 2003 - 10:17 pm:    I did the same as Ali, but I went to several chain-shops that offer the flush, even a few trans-shops, but nobody had a fitting that would accept the larger LR coupling required. So to get all of the fluid exchanged is a moot point unless you drain the entire system via disassembly, and who would go through that just to get new fluid in? Fill, run, drain, fill, run drain (ad-nauseam) .., you are mixing and that's the best I think you can accomplish until someone comes out with the correct size fitting. For me, mixing is what I choose. I guess someone could go to a machine shop and have a fitting custom made for your own use and I would imagine a good-natured shop may accommodate you, but I have not looked into that as a viable approach.   johnb Posted on Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 05:46 pm:    you could do a pan drop service,carb clean the valve body,install a new filter and pan gasket,add new fluid,etc,then remove the trans return line at the trans.put a hose on the end of the line,put the hose into a container.start the vehicle,collect a couple of quarts of fluid,shut down,refill the trans,repeat.after aprox 10 qts most of the fluid should be changed.i work in a transmission shop,it will work.   michael (Nhfury) Posted on Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 07:43 pm:    Most trans flush machines do not come with the adapters for the Land Rovers. At my shop I ordered a replacement cooler line from Rovers North and then had my techs cut it up so we could do the rovers. We tested it on mine and it worked no problem. I would suggest that anyone who wants it done make sure that the shops do not use the cut and hack method that I have heard of happening. Some shops are cutting the cooler line and just adding a short piece of rubber line in the cut out section. Nice place for leaks!!   Rich Lee Posted on Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 09:03 pm:    My Local LR Dealership (Land Rover Redwood City) quoted me $137 to do the "exchange ATF transfusion". This is what you have to do on the D2's every 30k miles anyway, because the transmission is "sealed". I am nervous about Land Rovers that have a history of leaky ATF lines (at least in the D1) and no easy way to either fill or check the ATF. I will probably bolt on an older •••••• oil pan (if that's possible) that has a real dipstick tube and drain plug, once the warranty is up.   Mike Shoemaker Posted on Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - 11:05 pm:    I have heard nothing but bad things about the Full flush. The •••••• shop I have used for years on a couple of different vehicles will not get the machine. Do to trannies only lasting less then a year and then rebuild time. Just change the fluid in the pan a couple of times and you will be fine.   Michael Noe (Noee) Posted on Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 12:12 pm:    First, checking, draining and filling the AT fluid on a D2 is really easy, just get a hand pump that screws onto a gallon jug and off you go. You need a hex wrench set too for the drain and fill plugs. I've decided to do the "flush" myself after some deliberation and reviewing how easy it is to take the valve block off (12 bolts). I'll do the filter while I'm in there too. Thanks johnb for the easy "trick".