If I drain the tourqe converter dose it fill itself up ?

[ah1988ford]

I just dropped the tranny pan on my c6 and I am letting the rtv dry overnight before I fill it up.
I read that I should drain the tourqe converter to get all of the old fluid in it out, I know I need to remove the cover and bump the engine over until I see the drain plug. But my question is when I drain it will it fill itself back up when I fill the tranny up and run it ?
I am pretty sure it will but I want to ask before I screw something up !
The stock c6 holds 14quarts ??????

 

[typ4]

yes,and rtv on a trans pan gasket will leak ,likely sooner than later, if the pan wont seal with the black looking gasket alone, you need a new pan.

 

['94IDITurbo7.3]

and rtv=dead trans. if ANY of the rtv "worms" break off inside the trans then it will wipe out the trans.

 

[ah1988ford]

hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh........ I guess I will be pulling that gasket off tomorow and scrape the tranny and pan .
Glad I asked though, I guess I should ask BEFORE I do something lol.
Thanks for the info

 

[riotwarrior]

and rtv=dead trans. if ANY of the rtv "worms" break off inside the trans then it will wipe out the trans.

Isnt that why there is a FILTER????

Just checking cause that's what I thought it did...stop large and some smaller contaminants from being injested....maybe I'm wrong on this one....maybe ....But I really don't think so...

Now if your doing a trans/fluid top up....

YES if you drain torque converter you'll be ok it will fill up.

Also Make sure that the pan gasket surface is immaculately clean along with the transmissions gasket surface....SURGICALLY CLEAN...absolutely NO OIL or OIL RESIDUE what so ever...brake clean is your friend...

A clean gasket and if your so inclined...elephant snot ONLY...light coating both pan and trans...but usually a DRY gasket is best and not over tightened...make sure none of pan bolt holes protrude up towards the case...that's a sure sign some home brew bruin has tightened the pan in order to stop a leak...and thus stretched the pan and squashed out the gasket more creating a worse problem.

JM2CW

Al

 

[7.3 powerstrok]

in my opinion if you used excessive large amounts of rtv to the point of flowing out into the trans ,then yea it could clog the filter ,now if you just run a small amount around the gasket ,then dont worry about it,as for the converter filling up ,yes it will however put 8 qts in the trans start the truck idle for 15 seconds shut off check fluid add ...start again idle shift to .netural rev park shut off add fluid .......

 

[chris142]

Many new cars use sealer instead of a pan gasket. Should be fine if you let it set overnight before you get it wet. The filter/screen will stop any stragglers.

 

[icanfixall]

I have always been told never use any glues on the pan gasket but do make sure the pan is flat along the gasket surfaces. A piece of 1x2 wood makes a great anvil to pound flat any gasket surface problem areas. Draining the converter is not a problem and it will refill itself..

 

[Maverick1701]

you might as well go ahead and install a drain plug on the pan since you are going to have it off again....makes changing fluid much much much easier.
I am thinking e4od... I dont know if c6 pan already has a plug or not.

 

[RLDSL]

PRoblem with slushboxes is rtv gets to floating around in there and it doesnt have to get in via the screen, it can enter the valve body through a few dozen other points of entry that are generally thought to be exhausting fluid from assorted portings so they are not filtered, but when not under pressure, crud can find its way sloshing in very easily and boxes can find themselves getting jammed up and its pull the valve body time with a pick tool to scrape the rtv out... if you're lucky. You wouldnt believe what that stuff can do to an electronic trans.
Friends dont let friends use silliscum.

 

[laserjock]

To answer your question, yes it will refill. You will probably want to fill the trans, start the truck and shut it off in just a few seconds (maybe even just rolling it over a bit rather than starting it) because it will pull the fluid out of the pan and run dry pretty quick. I'm not 100% on the E4OD, but my half ton converter holds like 9 qts if you drain it completely. The pan only holds like 4-5 IIRC. It sucks the pan dry and if you aren't really shoving the fluid to as it starts the pump will run dry and that's never a good thing.

Just a thought.

 

['94IDITurbo7.3]

PRoblem with slushboxes is rtv gets to floating around in there and it doesnt have to get in via the screen, it can enter the valve body through a few dozen other points of entry that are generally thought to be exhausting fluid from assorted portings so they are not filtered, but when not under pressure, crud can find its way sloshing in very easily and boxes can find themselves getting jammed up and its pull the valve body time with a pick tool to scrape the rtv out... if you're lucky. You wouldnt believe what that stuff can do to an electronic trans.
Friends dont let friends use silliscum.

THANK YOU! At least somebody gets it. but hey you other guys do what ever you want with your trans.....your the ones that will be paying for the rebuild when i craps out from improper service. you have no idea how small of a particle can destroy an auto trans. something the size of a grain of salt can wipe the whole thing out WITH IN MILES of service after it is re-installed!

 

[trackspeeder]

A leaky pan is the result of some transmission gorilla who does not know how to tighten a bolt.

Two fixes for this. First, C6 pans are cheap, toss it. Second, Take a steel straight edge place it over the pan rails ( gasket side). Now any high bolt hole. Tap them down using a hammer and a piece of steel. I use a body hammer and a dolly for this. Check the pan rails again with your straight edge. Once it is flat, reinstall it with a new gasket. Tighten the bolts 10-15 foot lbs no more.