Roley94 Member 114 Member For: 11y 11m 13d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 17/03/13 03:53 AM Share Posted 17/03/13 03:53 AM I want to replace the fluid in my zf with gulf western syntrans, I want to get all the old fluid out by filling it with syntrans and then draining it again in a few days, Is the syntrans compatible with the life guard 6 fluid, so whatever is left over in the transmission is going to turn bad when it comes into contact with the syntrans Is there an easier way to flush the old fluid out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootster Just a large member member Silver Donating Members 3,125 Member For: 16y 4m 6d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 17/03/13 04:08 AM Share Posted 17/03/13 04:08 AM your never really going to get it out of the converter..Just remember its going to cost $3k plus to reco transmission..Are you are gambling sort of guy?If me I'd buy correct approved fluid for ZF box...The question your asking are the ones you should of asked gulf western... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellato Donating Members 2,713 Member For: 14y 4m 3d Posted 17/03/13 04:34 AM Share Posted 17/03/13 04:34 AM J@ just re-serviced his box. He did a full flush the first time around using the GW stuff and then when he re-serviced it 40,000kms later (or whatever it was) the oil came out like it went in and had no troubles.So I'd say if you run some oil through and flush it properly you should be right. Heaps of guys using oil other than lifeguard and they obviously had to change at some point.I'd say you'll be right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 16y 8m 22d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 17/03/13 06:34 AM Share Posted 17/03/13 06:34 AM But the first time I did the zf it was Drop old stuff , fill new GW stuff run it through gears , drop it , fill it through gears , drop it then add new filter and fill for the last time Alot of mess but the last drop had what looked like just clean GW oil comming out And also run it until it gets up to temp and have the car off the ground with going through all the gears and keep repeating getting it up to temp each time Bitch of a process and a hoist is a must and a helper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roley94 Member 114 Member For: 11y 11m 13d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 17/03/13 07:21 AM Author Share Posted 17/03/13 07:21 AM Thanks guys, going to get 20L of GW and a temperature probe, seems pretty straight forward.Once it's at the correct temperature Id imagine that it's pretty hard to over or under fill it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionicxr6t05 Bronze Donating Members 2,216 Member For: 13y 6m 26d Gender: Male Posted 17/03/13 07:26 AM Share Posted 17/03/13 07:26 AM Actually to correctly fill a zf the fluid temp must not go above 38 degreesHowever im sure that spec was given for the lifeguard fluid so not sure what the go is with aftermarket fluids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 16y 8m 22d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 17/03/13 07:46 AM Share Posted 17/03/13 07:46 AM Read this http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/84229-the-fluid-change/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootster Just a large member member Silver Donating Members 3,125 Member For: 16y 4m 6d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 17/03/13 08:00 AM Share Posted 17/03/13 08:00 AM Isn't the transmission fluid clear on the zf gearbox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionicxr6t05 Bronze Donating Members 2,216 Member For: 13y 6m 26d Gender: Male Posted 17/03/13 08:02 AM Share Posted 17/03/13 08:02 AM Nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootster Just a large member member Silver Donating Members 3,125 Member For: 16y 4m 6d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 17/03/13 08:07 AM Share Posted 17/03/13 08:07 AM (edited) I work for an oil company and visit transmission rebuild places and they keep telling me the factory fluid is clear...LifeguardFluid 6is a fully synthetic transmission fluid specially formulated for use in ZF six speed transmission units, it is yellow in colour and suitable for the following transmissions:6HP19, 6HP19A, 6HP26, 6HP26A61 (Except Audi with W12 Engine), 6HP32, 6HP32A and 6HP26X.Available in the following quantities1 Ltr Bottle209 Ltr Drum.... Edited 17/03/13 08:13 AM by Rootster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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