[Brian_I.]

Just wanted to chime in to say I completed the fluid/filter change and everything went smoothly. I was a little intimidated at first to attempt this but after doing it I feel much more confident in working under the car. I wanted to say thanks to Quicksilver for the write-up and for everyone else that gave tips and what not on how to do this job right.

The oil I pulled out was really dirty (almost brown) but surprisingly, the pan gasket, the filter and the pan itself were all in good shape (still replaced the gasket though). My drain plug on the pan wouldn't budge so I just drained the torque converter first (that was a pain to get to the drain plug by myself) and got about 80% of what came out of the tranny from there. Then I just slowly drained the rest from the pan itself and got the remaining 20% of fluid. I must have been really low on fluid because I barely filled up a 1.3 gallon container with the old fluid (which would be just over 5 quarts). I put in 3 qts and started her up running through each gear (as recommended) and then put in another 3 qts to top it off.

Took it for a spin and it was very noticeably smoother when shifting gears, not perfect but much improved from before.

Thanks again guys, total cost for supplies and what not was just under $100 and took me about 3 hours to do. I just feel good that I did it myself and I know everything was done clean and done right. I can't imagine most shops you would take it to and spend upwards of $300 would pay nearly as much attention to the details.