W201 sweden Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 I've searched and searched, and I came to the conclusion: Since nobody mentions removal of a plug in the converter at oil change, there is no such plug! I'll just have to empty the tranny oil pan a number of times. Every regular maitenance I'll get a couple of liters of fresh oil in. /Alexander from Sweden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBdenny Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 I have never seen a torque converter with a drain. They have some systems that flush the system completely but I am not sure how they work. Draining and refilling a couple of times does about the same thing I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenore Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Mercedes uses a drain plug on the torque converter. Works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W201 sweden Posted August 26, 2006 Author Share Posted August 26, 2006 Thanks guys! And sure, I've been draining MB converters a number of times... ;) /Alexander Bejmar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBdenny Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 Mercedes never knew that, maybe Lexus does as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_ashfield Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 You might be interested in a tutorial at http://www.lexls.com that covers flushing the transmission. There is a hose going into the bottom of the radiator that you disconnect and direct into a container. You then run the engine, get the oil out a litre at a time, replacing it with new oil through the dipstick tube. I did this on my ls a couple of weekends ago and managed to replace all of the oil. Not difficult, I didn't even have to raise the car. It's made a drastic difference - much softer and quicker shifts. You'll only get about 2 litres out from the drain plug, but the tranny holds nearly 9 in total. My local Lexus dealer obviously hadn't heard of the method as he questioned my sanity when I bought 10 litres of oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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