Hi: I just got my `02 Liberty recently, & I want to change out all its fluids (when the darn weather gets above 35 deg. around here ). One of the things I want to change is the tranny fluid. From looking around on the site, I note that the only change seems to be, dropping the pan, changing the filter(s), & putting in 5qts of ATF+4. I`m not familiar with C/D auto transmissions, but it seems like you are leaving the majority of the dirty fluid in the trans, because most of it is in the torque convertor. On my `87 `Vette, I changed the fluid by changing the filter as above, but then I filled the pan with fresh fluid & disconnected the tranny cooler inlet line on the back of the radiator, & attached some vinyl tubing to the line & put the tube in a 1gal jug. I then started the car & let it idle. The dirty fluid went into the jug. When the jug was full, I shut down the car, refilled the pan with another gal of trans fluid, & then repeated the process until the fluid coming out was bright red & clean. Also by having the line disconnected, dirty fluid cannot get back into the trans. Anyone done this with these transmissions?. Its been too darn cold to play around under my hood

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`94 Dodge Dakota 4x4- green
`06 Mercury Milan- white

Yes and it was a PITA that I won't repeat any time soon. I figure since I use The Best Full Syn Amsoil ATF, and change it at around 30-40K miles, it is just fine doing it the old fashion way by dropping the pan.

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drop the pan, change out the filters, install a drain plug, then change it a few more times with some driving in between. you will get most of it out. ( i know it will mix with the old fluid but its better than nothing)

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2002 Liberty Sport ---> SOLD

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I think a commercial transmission flush is the best (drop the pan & change filter first)
it's the only thing that really gets all of the old fluid.

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my jeep has 62k miles, and i dont want to have it "flushed", i heard bad things, if you do it at that higher milage, without having had it done every 15k miles before that. but i guess theres different ways of doing it. but i need to figure something out because i want to get it done, so ill keep an eye on this thread

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