Well, after trying to research the topic of M1 in my tranny I decieded to try it my self and see how it would run.
2005 Chevy Silverado, 5.3 Vortec, 4L60E tranny with external tranny cooler and motorguard byass filter.
This is what I did,
-I unhooked the cooler lines, put out line in a bucket. Then, I took a air hose and blew out the other line till I heard bubbles comming from the fill tube.
-I started truck and let all the fluid empty into the bucket untill I saw bubbles, then I turned off.
-I added 2 quarts of new M1 to tranny and started again untill I saw bubbles.
-dropped pan and replaced filter and gasket. (note: the motorgaurd was doing its job because there wasn't a thing in the pan. I wiped it out with a white towel, and all there was was pink fluid.)
-Hooked everything back up and filled up with new fluid.
-Took for a drive and checked fluid and added as needed.
The truck shifts beautifully now. I can hardly feel the shifts, but it doesn't seem to slip when I step on the gas hard. The shifts are still nice and clean at high rpm.
As for heat, I don't have a guage, but after pulling my boat for a ways, my motorguard filter didn't feel near as hot as before(unscientific measurement)
I was hoping for a gas miliage increase, but it seems that the new fluid hasn't affected my mpg.
2005 Chevy Silverado, 5.3 Vortec, 4L60E tranny with external tranny cooler and motorguard byass filter.
This is what I did,
-I unhooked the cooler lines, put out line in a bucket. Then, I took a air hose and blew out the other line till I heard bubbles comming from the fill tube.
-I started truck and let all the fluid empty into the bucket untill I saw bubbles, then I turned off.
-I added 2 quarts of new M1 to tranny and started again untill I saw bubbles.
-dropped pan and replaced filter and gasket. (note: the motorgaurd was doing its job because there wasn't a thing in the pan. I wiped it out with a white towel, and all there was was pink fluid.)
-Hooked everything back up and filled up with new fluid.
-Took for a drive and checked fluid and added as needed.
The truck shifts beautifully now. I can hardly feel the shifts, but it doesn't seem to slip when I step on the gas hard. The shifts are still nice and clean at high rpm.
As for heat, I don't have a guage, but after pulling my boat for a ways, my motorguard filter didn't feel near as hot as before(unscientific measurement)
I was hoping for a gas miliage increase, but it seems that the new fluid hasn't affected my mpg.
