quick question..dropping the tranny pan and changing filter, fliud and putting a drain valve in the pan. how many quarts of trans fluid do i need to buy? any preferance on filter brands/ fluid brands? atf+4 right?. p.s 05 cummins, 48re

 

Approx 6.5qts atf+4 valvoline on my 06.

 

thanks

 

Filter is held on by torx head bolts, fyi. Might want to have an assortment of those on hand (bits).. I think its a 15 but my memory sucks these days.

 

thanks for the heads up.

 

is the valvoline atf+4 synthetic ok to mix with the original fluid left in the system?

 

I used Valvoline.. made my trans shift much smoother..

 

In my notes for my '05, I have that it took 9 qts. So buy a few extra just in case. Infact I have my pan dropped now trying to figure out an issue with no 2nd gear or O/D. It will be later today before I refill it to post up how many qts.

 

thank you

 

torque specs on pan bolts? (i think of crap as i go...sorry)

 

hand tight.. gasket is reusable..

 

OK, I used 8.5 qts of Valvoline +4. Also, thanks to your thread, I went ahead and installed a drain plug.

Here are some pics:

 

torque specs i believe is 12 ft lbs

 

I used 12qts, but I pulled the return line. Before I dropped the pan, I pulled the line, started it up, put it in N and pumped out about 5 qts. Put it back in Park, shut it down and dropped the pan. It was so much easier and no big mess. Only problem is I didn't plan ahead; drove around to every local auto parts store looking for a drain plug - couldn't find one. I will have one on hand for the next change.

After dumping 5 qts back in, I ran the same cycle a couple times till the fluid started looking good. I know I didn't change all the fluid, but I got more than half. I used Pennzoil ATF+4, and everything seems fine. Shifts great and temp has been good.

 

thanks for the pic on the pan hole location, now i can drill a 1/4" hole to drain it before i soak my driveway with trans fluid!!