Cheap and Easy Transmission Flush on Chevy Buick Cadillac - Easier than an Oil Change - DIY 

I bet you that car NEVER has had the transmission fluid changed at all until Randy did the right thing!

Love this kind of GM sedans ! Last DIY chevy sedan without the stupid turbo.

That is a lesson for everyone. If the fluid is really bad one drain and fill may not be enough and it may take three or four. Great instruction video. Thank you.

I really like it when you make maintenance videos like this one. It reminds me of a guy named Brad Sears. He had a TV show back in the 1980's on WGBH (PBS) called "Last Chance Garage". He'd do repairs and test drives. Great video Randy! 👍🇺🇸😎 You might want to try a can of Liqui-Moly Transmission Cleaner.

This is pretty cool to watch. Yes, I think at least one or two more flushes should do it. Glad you got to the problem before it got worse.

Last time I had a automatic transmission fluid change (Jeep Grand Cherokee ZJ) I was told at least 25/30 trans fluid retained in the torque converter; need a double flush !!!!!!!!!! Good Job, love the channel and also Monkey Mike (and Lola)

its easier to pull off one of the cooler lines, and while it's running out of the cooler line (engine) running, filling it up from above at the same rate until both fluids look the same. kinda like a flush but your letting the transmission do the pumping. the benefit over splash and fill is you don't waste all those quarts of new fluid at $10 a quart cause it's mixing with the old fluid. now dex/merc is cheap, but mercon v or atf 4 is not. but i've done a splash and fill as well. i got 15 quarts out of my 7.3l powerstroke just draining the pan and troque converter. but thats not all of it.

Randy is on X-Game mode with all the uploads. Good stuff Randy.

Nice job on getting the transmission fluid change on it. I hope everything goes smoothly with it.

I’m willing to bet that was the original factory fluid. It waited all of its life for you Randy.

As much as I enjoy your walk arounds, I like your shop videos the best 👍

Two I agree with Randy on what yes Walmart has best prices for automotive fluid's & transmission work on 3016 Impala was ad easy as changing battery.

A complete drain and fill on a 6T70 is 5.28 quarts. If you let the car sit overnight before you drain the fluid out, you'll get all 5.28 quarts out. Add the slightly more than 5 1/4 quarts, drive it around, and you'll find the level on the dipstick is perfect. Also, if you own a vehicle with this transmission, there's no reason for you not to do a drain and fill at least once a year!! And to those who say there's a filter, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOT a replaceable filter on this transmission!!

I appreciate the reality of your videos. There's nothing else you can do until. Love the content

I love the direction thus channel is going!

Love the uploads keep it up Randy love you

I have one of these cars too, so this is good info to watch. I never checked the trans fluid in my car but I will next time I go out there to it.

This fluid change procedure is very similar to Ford's 6F50 and 6F55. I bet you can do this procedure in the SHO as well, it has a cap on top with dipstick to pour the fluid in with a long funnel

Thanks Randy for the video. It was definitely helpful.

Yeah, you can drain the transmission, but you have to consider that the transmission converter still has almost 6 qt in. It's quite sad, so it probably take a little bit to drain and clear.

Hey Randy, it looks like you had fun. At least it looks like you had fun changing transmission fluid on your Chevy impala. I am glad that you have fun doing these videos that we enjoy every day I am. Love watching your videos. Any video that you have out I have to get my watch and I hope you have a great time doing this for us and for yourself. I hope you have a great day and I’ll talk to you soon. and I can’t wait to see your next video.

Thanks this video very useful, I just changed the trans fluid after 90k miles and still acting up maybe replacing it more than once will do the trick.

That blue really looks good

that video was very useful Rebuilds, thank you

Thanks for the update.

Changing trans fluid and filters is one of my favorite things to do on cars.

Great video Randy! I sure wish the ZF 8HP45 was just as easy to drain and fill like these GM ones.

My 2.5L 4cyl impala same body type and color has started doing the same thing shifting into third gear. Only 3rd and only the first two times it shifts into 3rd when the car has been sitting awhile and is cold. Changing the fluid this weekend. Hopefully it helps it out. Great Vid

Good job providing knowledge

Nice experiment !

Last generation Impalas were great cars.

I have a 2014 champagne silver metallic impala ltz, it’s nice finely seeing videos about the same car🇺🇸🦅

Hello Randy. Changing the transmission fluid in the 2016 Chevrolet Impala. Good luck with changing the transmission fluid and hopefully you won't have any other problems.

Wonderful video randy. Love watching all of your vids. Even though I don’t even own a GM 😂

good morning wish you all stay healthy and safe

Damn! You’re grinding. Making videos for us in the dark. Not all heroes wear capes. 🦸‍♂️

Considering how bad the fluid looked, probably better to take it to a transmission shop with a pressure flusher that can get all the old fluid out of the torque converter and cooler (if there is one).

Good video 😀

I did a pan drop/filter change & one spill and fill on my Mazda cx5 for first time at 138k miles.. shifts way better now.. not touching it again tho. as after a few hundred miles the fluid still looks perfect.

Randy, Please video the ending of flushing this another few times. I for one would like to see how it ends up.

Hello Randy, you're doing great job. I wanted just to know why did not you use liqui moly automatic transmission cleaner for a fast servicing??

Randy, is the flare/slip bump in 3rd or 5th gear? Can your scan tool look at transmission (6T70) adapts for each gear?

True the transmission probably was never serviced since it was new and tell Randy did it

Would you recommend changing trans fluid on an 07 Lexus es350 with 208,111mile, it has shift flare on start-ups and is gone after 30 minute drives.

I love you RU-vid channel

Nope u have lots of money they charged me 75.00$ one time love watching thanks Randy

Waiting for you to do the plugs so I can see how hard it is to take intake off

A full swap is best, the dropping trans oil from the plug does do a complete change as the torque converter and cooler isn't changed/flushed. Its better to run the motor while swapping the oil.

Had this issue with my 2014 Impala ( same body style & Engine & trans ) it had 107k miles on it, it ended up needing a front transmission seal. It would hard shift from 2-3rd and flare shift from 1st to 2nd. I sold it before the trans went was a nice car otherwise LTZ with 2LZ package

Randy my question is have you ever had a Chrysler 300 what are your thoughts

Hmm, never gave this a thought. Serious question, my daily truck, 2003 chevy avalanche with a 4L60 (dont laugh, it shifts perfectly and i do not treat it like a race truck) has a drain plug in the pan. For years, ive always dropped the pans on em and changed the screens in em. The fluid is only just starting to change colors, so i wonder if i could get away with simply draining and refilling the fluid? Truck was very well maintained before I got it 5 years ago. Im not a newbie at this, im simply genuinely curious. Thank you in advance

Would it be worth putting a transmission flush product in during the several fluid changes?

ULV type oil turns dark quickly. Not necessarily junk. I have seen that for yrs at work. I build prototype transmissions for a OE, is that Impala a 6T55 equipped?

5:33 Dude That scared the crap out of me, I thought the car went rolling Forward🤣

Interesting design choice to forego a filter on that transmission. Where is the strainer, and how do you check it for debris and clean it?

Hi Randy

I know these transmissions paired with the 3.6L V6 were known in that era for torque converter failures. That’s where the flaring starts. Happened to my aunts gmc Acadia and my Chevy traverse both 2015s with the same engine and transmissions. I asked the service advisor how often the transmission fluid should be changed and the recommendation is every 30k miles. And I can believe that. Others say every 50k-75k miles and others say never. This maybe debatable but I think every 20k-30k miles is reasonable to prevent transmission failures.

Oh look Randy has root beer on the second drain LOL

Randy 3 flushes.... There must be a filter in the Trans Housing?

The service franshire used auto fulid exchange machine that hook directly to transmittion drain plug and ran the engine until the fulid recycle, There is no longer drain the fulid and take the pan out and replace the filter called "strainer"then renew the transmittion pan gasget and filled with the new fulid any more.

I’m having the same issue with my ‘12 Impala with 165K and I want to change the fluid, but I’m very concerned if I do the transmission might start slipping. Any thoughts on what I should do? UPDATE… I changed the fluid and it’s shifting much better.

It also could be a sensor

Do a vibrant resonator install and a Magnaflow axleback on that impala

get timkens if you can

#replaycrew Mad Luv N Respect! VERY informative!

What size garage do you have

Hi Randy. Nice clean Car. It will probably need afew flushes to get it nice and fresh again. Wow that Trans oil is well and truly Burnt. Good video again Randy and Chat laters bro. Chat laters bro 😅😅

Randy, I'm not sure if you live in an area which uses salt in the winter, but those flex sections on the exhaust those wire mesh flex sections the one that's in front of the cat, if you drive that in the winter and don't keep that underbody clean of salt as much as possible those will be the first to rot out. Just a tip I don't know if you're a salt state or not, But four different cars I had, had them flex sections in each one of them after a winter season or two start to rot away and the exhaust gets loud and then you either got a patch it which only last a little while or replace it which can be a pain especially if it happens every season lol Hopefully your area doesn't use salt but if it does try to keep that underbody as flushed or perhaps you some anti-rust stuff on the flex section I don't know if that's possible because of how hot it gets but just a heads up!

How many miles was on this car when the video was filmed?

lucas trans fix helps. gotta be pink.

Why it is brown? I want to know?

I forgot that a 2016 is almost 8 years old 🤣 seems so new

The 2016 Chevrolet Malibu comes equipped with a 6-speed automatic transmission. While many modern transmissions are designed to be maintenance-free with sealed components, some do have a transmission filter that requires periodic replacement. However, in the case of the 2016 Malibu's 6-speed automatic transmission, it is worth noting that it does not have a traditional replaceable transmission filter that you would find in older vehicles with more traditional transmissions. Instead, the 2016 Malibu's transmission uses a "lifetime" transmission fluid that is not intended to be changed under normal operating conditions. General Motors, the manufacturer of Chevrolet vehicles, recommends checking the transmission fluid level regularly and only changing it under specific conditions outlined in the vehicle's manual, such as severe driving conditions or if the fluid becomes contaminated.

And to think that GM had "lifetime" ATF in a lot of cars during the 00's. And also the manual's had "lifetime" gear oil. THAT was the biggest scam of all time. It only resulted in dead transmissions and less secondhand cars on the market. Every Opel I had (gm product) I replaced the oil and everytime the old stuff that came out was dark, dirty and smelly. After the new stuff was in they all drove waaaay better. So nice work on the impala :)

For those who are saying this transmission has a serviceable filter, here's your proof that it does NOT: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mc3sVrn_mWY.html

Be safe and careful sir.😊👍🙏

Anyone know what the part number is for that dipstick??

When you did the 2nd flush you should have just let that fluid stay in there till you bought some more to replace it when you drained it 😊👍

My enclave had the same transmission and was doing the same thing I’d bet money doing this would have fixed my issue 🤦🏻‍♂️

Randy when you got under it and pushed that center thing out of the way I thought the car was rolling off the lift and my heart dropped for a split second

I had the same problem and my friends that have the same car also have the same thing ,trans fluid will not solve the problem at lest for long time after one week or two the problem will come back the only solution is to replace the transmission 😢

I'm sure that's the trans fluid that came in the car when it was new.

Well that was easy! Prob charge you 200 bucks to do it at the dealership.

The only problem with changing the trans fluid with the trans having issues is the new fluid can be catastrophic to your trans , it won't like new fluid at all , leave the fluid you have in your trans and pray your trans lasts for as long as possible ..peace

I've never seen transmission fluid that dark before 😲

Looks like the trans fluid that came out of my Escape. 3 refills with 500miles between each change and it's just starting to look better. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KllF9TqtpHs.html

Carefull with that ghost 👻

First again 😊

The third drained looked okay to me. You might want to put about three or 400 miles on it and then do it. That way you'll make sure it's all the way flushed. in my opinion.

The main problem I have with buying a car with over about 20K miles on it is that I don't trust that the fluids have been changed.

No doubt that car never had a transmission fluid change before. That is why I do not like used vehicles with a bunch of miles on them, a lot of people do not maintain them. It even has a drain plug! There's no excuse not to do it. A simple drain and fill of what is in the pan every 20ish thousand miles would be all it ever needed, and it would not cost much at all to diy it. That is what I do on my Frontier which is considered the severe service schedule in the book, but I call it cheap added insurance!

Thank you for this video, I have never heard of a transmission flare. Randy - I am the person that wrote that you have champagne taste with a beer budget. I assure you that my comment was not intended as an insult or slight. I intended my comment as humor which clearly failed miserably. For that I apologize. My mother used to say that phrase when speaking about her taste in homes and where to live. My father worked for the phone company, so clearly we had a beer budget. When I lived in San Antonio TX I worked for Mannheim and ADESSA one summer. It was brutal, most of the cars were useless. You often talk of ‘smell-a-vision’, when I see some of these cars, the fragrance comes flooding back. The repo’s, the cars with check engine lights, as well as the vehicles that were involved in an accident that was so horrific that they were not discernible. Additionally, I attended Indiana State University in Terre Haute as a grad student and watched the videos of your Uncles home with great interest. I greatly appreciate the effort and hard work you do to generate content. I wish you nothing but tremendous success.

Why.

That's gm for u I would safe to say those clutches is barely there

most dealers i know won't do as good as a job you did. they just dump it & park it. & arm & leg later. i bet it was the fluid, should not be that color.

I bet the fluid was never changed in this Chevy

Better hope it doesn't start slipping.. No a good idea to change transmission fluid on a car with high mileage n no history

Maybe; as it's clearly filthy inside, you should have dropped the pan and cleaned it first; there's probable a thick layer of filth at the bottom of the sump and your just loosening it with every flush.

I always thought that after 100,000 miles it is not advisable to change the transmission oil! true?