Fluid and filter at 100K, and coolant at 150K. Watch the tube until you see bubbles or hear a bubbling sound and immediately shut the truck off. A big thanks goes out to Butch at dt. The man who towed the car home mentioned the assumption that the problem is the ignition within the last two weeks we had the transmission fluid flushed and replaced, and we read that a flush can reveal transmission problems that were not noticed before. You'll do this a total of 3 times. Then you fluid should be fine. If you use conventional oil and drive mostly city stop and go driving, change it every 4,000 miles.
The easiest type of technical maintenance is changing engine oil, axles oil, manual and automatic transmission oil. Locate and remove the upper transmission line from the radiator. On top of low prices, Advance Auto Parts offers 2 different trusted brands of Automatic Transmission Fluid products for the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. Wipe off any oil residue from the engine, coat the new O-ring with oil and put it around the oil filter opening. So to help with the fluid in the tranny pan, you can go ahead and pump out the fluid down there. I'm having a hard time justifying a trip to the dealer for overpriced tranny fluid. You need to get the fluid to 40.
No matter what I think I'm safe to drain-and-fill, so I'll at least do that. We have 565 reviews on our Automatic Transmission Fluid products for the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 from previous customers. Theres a girl named Jessica who would be able to answer your questions or send you to the right place to find the answers. Hopefully I'll be doing a hydroboost swap tomorrow waiting on Fedex. He'll even pay for shipping. Now grab the top radiator hose that is located on the passanger side and follow it into the engine. Other methods only remove 30 percent of the fluid because the rest remains in the torque converter.
You should feel confident doing that inspection and spend the time to look for leak around the output seal where the axle shaft meet with the transmission , at the oil pan, torque converter and transmission cooler and line. Most places have the fluid pressure system that pushes new fluid through the system and forces all the old stuff out. Remove the old gasket and clean the pan and magnet. To place the new seal, coat it in trans fluid and use a socket of the same diameter on an extension to give you something to hold onto and tap it into place. .
It will take about 30 seconds and will pump out 3-4 quarts of fluid. If you want to change engine oil, for instance, by yourself and save a couple of bucks you need to know how much this fluid engine oil is needed for Chevrolet Tahoe 2003. Change the trans filter and clean off old gasket. I don't remember when I last changed mine. This video shows you how to add transmission fluid to your 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe. Our car was driven in stop-and-go traffic without incident today for roughly forty minutes, then it was in the garage with the engine shut off for a half hour, then it was driven roughly a mile in stop and go traffic when it stalled completely and now will not start it won't turn over completely.
I picked this one up at O'Rielly's. Denaliano said anyone could borrow his reverse pliers to get this thing out nice to know that now. If it does, the tranny is at the proper level. As a matter of fact, I think that can be a project for today. There is a ton of info out there, just use good ol' Google First lift up vehicle with jack support stands.
Have a shop towel handy. This is when you know you've changed all the fluid. Once you remove the plug the fluid should have a steady trickle out of the hole. Mostly highway, change it every 7,000 miles. If equipped with Dex-Cool coolant, I would check it frequently monthly and of course change oil and filter every 3-5K.
I don't know if that is a good price or not and if I even need my transmission serviced at this time. Some folks use a pry bar to move the shift linkage out of the way to drop the pan, but I chose to remove the rear screw and loosen the front screw on the bracket so I wouldn't damage anything. Kind of a dark purple. Even if you can get it up in the air it isn't exactly a fun job. If they are changing the Filter and Fluid and flushing the entire tranny then it seems like a good price. I've posted about this dilemma before but am paralyzed by fear and indecision.
Now, on to the procedure! I have not found this fluid at part stores. Please or to join the conversation. I picked up a 5 gal bucket and lid from Home Depot. Most mechanics disagree, if you are going to keep the car beyond 100k, you should change the oil every 60k or less. There is a small plug in the passenger side of the axle tube to check the fluid level. So you want to know if you should drop the car off at the dealer? Then you will remove the plug when running in park, there is some fluid who should seep from the plug. Turn the filter wrench counterclockwise to remove the oil filter, then lift off the O-ring seal.
Note: all capacities are approximate. Too many people experience some minor transmission shifting issue and think a flush will solve some mechanical problem that has already developed. Cleaning that varnish out exposes the underlying wear that leads to a problem. Total mileage on trans is 188,000. You will need to raise the vehicle to gain access to the drain plug on your trans axle. You check it when the car is in park.