BTS Valve Body install!!!????

[rpm-inc]

I bought this van about 5000 miles ago. It came with a 5 yr/100,000 warranty. Unfortunately, a stipulation of the warranty is fluid changes must be performed by ASE certified mechanics at their required intervals. Too frequent, but whatever. I have a warranty.

I bought the BTS valvebody, figured I would get the trans fluid changed, and while they had the pan off, have them install the valve body. Holy crap, it's like your talking Chinese. Why do you need a valve body? Did it come with instructions? We can't do it. We'll have to drop the trans....

And these are trans shops, not Jiffy Doob. I must have called 15 places and the price ranged from 250 to over 300. Granted that includes the fluid change.

So I went and got a tarp, dropped the pan, installed the body in about 15 mins., and then put the same fluid back in. Now I have to go to Jiffy Doob tomorrow and get the fluid changed!!!

[Raul@Stealth Automotive]

be careful at jiffy doob .. when i got my tranny fluid changed their they over torqued the nut and i didn't notice it cause they wiped it down but the next morning i saw a small puddle on my stone driveway

[Blue01F250]

wow - can't believe no one wanted to make a quick buck... good job on doing it yourself

[Marty]

lol good job - it really isn't that hard at all... haha.

[rpm-inc]

Originally Posted by Raul@Stealth Automotive

be careful at jiffy doob .. when i got my tranny fluid changed their they over torqued the nut and i didn't notice it cause they wiped it down but the next morning i saw a small puddle on my stone driveway

I know to keep an eye on them!! What nut did they overtorque? And why the hell doesn't Ford put drain plugs on the pan?????/

[Blue01F250]

I am pretty sure my truck has a trans drain plug....

[rpm-inc]

Originally Posted by Blue01F250

wow - can't believe no one wanted to make a quick buck... good job on doing it yourself

Yep-one place I stopped at I told them to charge me for the fluid change and $50 cash for the valve body. They wanted 2 hours labor at 79 an hour.

[rpm-inc]

Originally Posted by Blue01F250

I am pretty sure my truck has a trans drain plug....

I sure the hell don't! If I had to do the changes I would have installed one today!

[Marty]

My trans pan has a drain plug!

[Blue01F250]

Originally Posted by rpm-inc

I sure the hell don't! If I had to do the changes I would have installed one today!

Maybe its a truck/van difference?