New E70 owner, Pics and introduction.

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Originally Posted by Chris F.

Geez everyone, don't rain on the guys parade, he's happy about his purchase and just showing it to everyone, if he wants to keep the old trans fluid in so be it, it's his choice and that's that. He was't advising or suggesting to anyone that it's the standard way of doing things.

I'm just gonna say it instead of beating around the bush BECAUSE IT'S WRONG. This is not the way to change the filter in the transmission. You must properly fill it also regardless of whether you use new or old fluid not just chuck in an extra liter for GOOD MEASURE.

Many transmission specialists recommend not power flushing a high mileage transmission but no one that I know of recommends using the old fluid. You do a couple of fluid changes to weed out the old fluid then remove the pan and filter at which point you fill till it runs out of fill plug than warm it up and top it off until it runs out of the fill plug again. Which I usually go one step further with another fluid change after filter is in so that I see perfectly red fluid.