Originally posted by contour_phoenix_when:
To change all 8.8L of oil requires the following procedure: two large 20L buckets, one with 10L of oil, the other empty; hoses to the ATX oil cooler are removed and extended into the empty bucket; the engine is started for 1 second and the hose ejecting oil is left in the empty bucket whilst the now identified oil-intake hose is moved to the bucket containing fresh oil; the engine is restarted and run until only clean oil exits.




First if all the CD4E only holds 10 quarts of ATX Oil...

Second, I don't know how to explain this to you guys but this method DOES NOT WORK with the CD4E Transaxle.

The two lines that are routed to and from the ATX Oil cooler do not originate from the ATX Oil Pump.
The OUTLET Of the CD4E comes off the bypass valve in the valve body,
where the internal pressure pushes the ATX Oil through the ATX Cooler.

The other end of the line simply directs the cooled returning oil through an internal tube
where the oil is directed to splash on the internal drive chain for lubrication,
and then the oil drains off and runs to the bottom of the CD4E case
where it is drawn up by the sump filter back into the ATX Oil Pump.

There is NOTHING on the return line to create a VACUUM to draw in the fresh ATX Oil
and the CD4E is not an AIRTIGHT Assembly !!

Why do you think this method works ???

No one here has done this, and given PROOF that this method works, yet everyone talks about it.

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