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I haven't chgd my fluid in abut 80k miles,,,its looking brownish and seems the level is too high,,,so ill chg it and the filter....how many qts do I buy and whats the best fluid to use..??
The car has 189k miles so this will probably be my last chg
Than you

You'll need about 7-8 qts for a pan drop. The standard fluid replacement is DexIII (a gallon at Walmart for $11) but you can also put in the premium fluid (Dex IV). I personally run the Walmart SuperTech fluids in all my vehicles. If I were you, I'd buy 2 gallons of SuperTech DexIII.

Depending on how long you are planning to keep the thing, it might be advisable to toss a shift kit in there as well.

http://transmissionrepairguy.com/automa ... ion-fluid/.... this is a decent site for general tranny info

be sure to check level with engine running and in park after you have shifted into each gear for about 10 seconds.

here is the manual for your lesabre...http://www.vadengmpp.com/owners-manual/ ... esabre.pdf

page 7-32 has trannny info - is there a drivability issue or you just wondering?

nos4blood70 wrote:Depending on how long you are planning to keep the thing, it might be advisable to toss a shift kit in there as well.

Already did that

96 SSEi wrote:http://transmissionrepairguy.com/automa ... ion-fluid/.... this is a decent site for general tranny info

be sure to check level with engine running and in park after you have shifted into each gear for about 10 seconds.

here is the manual for your lesabre...http://www.vadengmpp.com/owners-manual/ ... esabre.pdf

page 7-32 has trannny info - is there a drivability issue or you just wondering?

Nope no issues just been awhile since I have done it and it looks brown...and over full

cvcman wrote:

96 SSEi wrote:http://transmissionrepairguy.com/automa ... ion-fluid/.... this is a decent site for general tranny info

be sure to check level with engine running and in park after you have shifted into each gear for about 10 seconds.

here is the manual for your lesabre...http://www.vadengmpp.com/owners-manual/ ... esabre.pdf

page 7-32 has trannny info - is there a drivability issue or you just wondering?

Nope no issues just been awhile since I have done it and it looks brown...and over full

then you should be good to go..... buy good quality fluid and you should be fine.

done....I bought that pump...worked good,,,still a messy job....broke the neck off the old filter up in the tranny,,,got it out,,,,took about 7 qts,,,man what came out was brown !!