HELP: tranny overfilled

[VooDooDaddy]

Hello to all,

Its been almost 4 years since I've been here. I'll cut to the chase. I just bought an '89 LX 2.3L w/auto trans. I needed a second car and this seemed like a good idea given current gas prices.

The previous owner recently serviced the transmission and overfilled it. The fluid is cherry red, and the trans shifts/works beautifully.

What is the best way of getting the excess ATF out of the tranny? I thought about just dropping the pan and changing out the filter. If I do that, how much ATF will I need to replace to get it near (without going over) FULL?

Yes I know dropping the pan will not get all of the fluid out, but that is not my goal. I just don't want to damage the trans by having it over-filled.

And yes I have done a search.

Thanks guys..........(and possibly gals)

 

[65ShelbyClone]

You could try siphoning it out of the dipstick hole with some thin vinyl tubing. It would a lot easier to pump it, though. Hey, a brake bleeder-style pump with a collection jar would probably do it.

This is all assuming you don't want to pull the pan and deal with a million quarts of ATF.