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<blockquote data-quote="Cowabunga" data-source="post: 2587338" data-attributes="member: 718"><p>An oil change through the cooler pipe with fresh oil sucked in the other pipe is precisely a 'flush'. Ideally nearly all the oil would be evacuated first, before fresh oil was allowed to be pulled or pumped in. Do this for a volume of oil substantially more than the stated dry-fill capacity and it will have been well and truly flushed.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I suspect that your machine is a handler though and not a car. Its a lot of work getting at these pipes and components on a car.</p><p></p><p>If the oil is dirty or burnt on a car, there may be trouble ahead. Regular maintenance will avoid this, but if the oil is like that regardless, its time to save up some cash or get rid quick.</p><p>A flush is certainly needed if the oil is this contaminated, as I did mention in an earlier post, but a normal dump and refil is more than sufficient normal maintenance. Especially as the initial fill for most models of transmissions [car ones] doesn't start degrading out of specification until an average of 100,000 miles.</p><p></p><p>It used to be that these were 'maintenance free'. They would indeed last for about 150,000 miles before giving any trouble with no oil changes, but times have changed and our expectation of vehicle longevity has changed. Nowadays a far higher proportion of vehicles are taken on to 200,000 miles and up to 300,000 is not uncommon. As a result of these increased expectations, car manufacturers have started to recommend a bit of maintenance for those transmissions that were previously maintenance free. Indeed the occasional oil change is now more routinely advised. Nothing daft, but an oil change at least 20 to 30% sooner than when the long life oil is certain to degrade out of specification.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cowabunga, post: 2587338, member: 718"] An oil change through the cooler pipe with fresh oil sucked in the other pipe is precisely a 'flush'. Ideally nearly all the oil would be evacuated first, before fresh oil was allowed to be pulled or pumped in. Do this for a volume of oil substantially more than the stated dry-fill capacity and it will have been well and truly flushed. I suspect that your machine is a handler though and not a car. Its a lot of work getting at these pipes and components on a car. If the oil is dirty or burnt on a car, there may be trouble ahead. Regular maintenance will avoid this, but if the oil is like that regardless, its time to save up some cash or get rid quick. A flush is certainly needed if the oil is this contaminated, as I did mention in an earlier post, but a normal dump and refil is more than sufficient normal maintenance. Especially as the initial fill for most models of transmissions [car ones] doesn't start degrading out of specification until an average of 100,000 miles. It used to be that these were 'maintenance free'. They would indeed last for about 150,000 miles before giving any trouble with no oil changes, but times have changed and our expectation of vehicle longevity has changed. Nowadays a far higher proportion of vehicles are taken on to 200,000 miles and up to 300,000 is not uncommon. As a result of these increased expectations, car manufacturers have started to recommend a bit of maintenance for those transmissions that were previously maintenance free. Indeed the occasional oil change is now more routinely advised. Nothing daft, but an oil change at least 20 to 30% sooner than when the long life oil is certain to degrade out of specification. [/QUOTE]
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