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Should I follow the owners manual concerning the transmission?

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indy4192
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Aug 30, 2010, 8:03 AM

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I was reading through my owners manual on the 2002 Kia sedona I just bought. According to the owners manual when it comes to changing out the transmission fluid, you just need to remove the drain plug, drain out the old fluid and replace with new. It gives the type that should be used and the amount that should be put in. So according to the owners manual a drop of the pan either is not needed or can't be done on this type of mini van and a suck system/drain isn't needed. So should I just take it to my mechanic, have him just do a drain and fill?

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Aug 30, 2010, 8:07 AM

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A drain and fill does not drain the fluid held in the torque converter so you only drain about 1/3 of the total capacity so no, it should be exchanged completely.

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Aug 30, 2010, 9:29 AM

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A drain and fill does not drain the fluid held in the torque converter so you only drain about 1/3 of the total capacity so no, it should be exchanged completely.

This is what gets me about owners manuals, they put stuff in there, and if it were not like sites like this, I would just figure to do it that way.

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