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Originally Posted by dinok
Have also a Haynes book, but can't find anywhere how to put the oil in when I drop the pan down. Where is that place to pur oil in tranny when I replace the oil??
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The tranny dip stick neck is where you add oil at. A funnel with a long tube works well to get the fluid back to it.
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Do I need to flush tranny before replacing oil or just to change the oil and filter without flushing it??
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You, as a shade tree mechanic, can't easily flush it. Proper flushing requires you to disconnect a return line and pump clean fluid in as the old fluid comes out. It's not trivial to do and requires quite a bit of fluid. A normal change only will replace 1/2 to 1/3 the complete system capacity. A complete flush is not usually required unless it was poorly maintained or you had a mechanical failure.
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Do I need to have torque wrench or not?? Do I need to get the recommended oil and filter form the book or do you guys recommend something else??
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A torque wrench is not required, but it's a nice thing to have as you can use it for other tasks. Just tighten up the pan bolts but don't over tighten.
As to what oil and filter to use, just stick to the recommended. After market is fine, OEM is not required.
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What's about tranny oil cooler?? Do I need to install one or not?? Do that thing really help to get more from your tranny and to prolong the life of tranny or not??
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Do you do towing or heavy hauling. I beleive a cooler is already installed on all U-bodies already. At least on my Montana it's that way; it's integrated as part of the radiator. If you see two cooler lines coming out of the radiator about half way down on the passenger side, you have a cooler as well.