Generic automotive question concerning a 1992 Grand Caravan 4-speed

On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:02:16 -0600, Fred the Plumber wrote:

>> I have heard of people who've tried to do a flush job themselves pouring
>> fluid into the filler tube with the pan off. Would probably be messy as
>> hell though.
>
> Take it in and have the pros do a tranny flush. Not that costly and
> should improve shifting. With my 94 grand, the fluid was dark colored and
> overdue for replacement.

I used to work for a guy that did this to a couple of higher mileage
Escorts we had for asle. He did two. He never did another one. One stopped
moving after about 150 miles, and the other stopped on the way back from
being flushed!!

Besides, if you talk to the guys that do it, they will tell you "We use a
generic type of ATF and add the proper friction modifiers for the
transmission it's being placed in."

Un-uh. Chrysler specifies AFT+, so ATF+ it gets!

If the brakes don't give us too hard a time Friday, maybe we'll do a "ppor
man's flush", remove the incoming line from the cooler and add ATF+4 while
running in neutral.