Transmission - Lubeguard

[Big Blue]

Especially with a relatively minor alteration to the fasteners. Makes filter changes a complete non-issue.

The location on the 3.5 is worlds worse. You have to wiggle your hand up from the bottom between a nest of coolant pipes...you can't even see it from the top.

Yeah got rid of those stupid plastic fasteners and put to rivnuts in and use thumb screws. Sounds like the 3.5 needs a filter relocation kit.

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[ctechbob]

Yeah got rid of those stupid plastic fasteners and put to rivnuts in and use thumb screws. Sounds like the 3.5 needs a filter relocation kit.

I'd happily deal with it if someone would shit an aluminum pan for the 10R80MHT.

 

[21rangerCactus]

I don't get the hate for the oil filter location - have you ever changed it? It is really not bad at all - much better than many cars I've changed oil on. It is actually very accessible, IMO.

Especially with a relatively minor alteration to the fasteners. Makes filter changes a complete non-issue.

The location on the 3.5 is worlds worse. You have to wiggle your hand up from the bottom between a nest of coolant pipes...you can't even see it from the top.

Yeah I never understood the hate for it either. I was very much impressed with the location and the oil channel to direct where it drains. Even with the stock fasteners it's super easy.

Our 2021 pilot is pretty easy. The big negative is the oil splashing all over the frame when you remove the oil filter. Putting a bag over the filter helps with that.

 

[ctechbob]

Yeah I never understood the hate for it either. I was very much impressed with the location and the oil channel to direct where it drains. Even with the stock fasteners it's super easy.

Our 2021 pilot is pretty easy. The big negative is the oil splashing all over the frame when you remove the oil filter. Putting a bag over the filter helps with that.

I have 2 J-Series cars. That filter just hanging out there in the breeze is so simple. The way things should be. And drain plugs on the transmissions....whoda thunk it.

 

[21rangerCactus]

I have 2 J-Series cars. That filter just hanging out there in the breeze is so simple. The way things should be. And drain plugs on the transmissions....whoda thunk it.

Yeah man.. I had a 2006 civic. It's one of the easiest cars, that I've owned, to maintain.

Oil filter and drain plug right next to each other up front. Slide the pan and drain both at same time. Transmission had a drain plug. Drain 3 quarts and fill with 3 quarts.

The pilot has the zf9 trans. So it's all over the place on whether you can just drain and fill. It has a fill plug, drain plug and level plug. Your supposed to replace each one because it's got a coating that seals and wears off. Each one is $20ish

Ive decided I'm just going to pump put fluid from the fill plug and call it a day.

 

[Friday yet?]

Thought about starting a new thread to relay my experience, but there's already 10K transmission threads. And the title of this one includes Lubeguard so perfect.

My truck is a 2023 so the CDF problem was corrected prior to my build. No real issues on my end. But my truck has 56K+ miles on it. As the miles have built the transmission has been less and less shy about demonstrating the fact that it is a 10R80. And the past few months (3,6,9? Not sure.) the transmission has periodically shifted poorly. Specifically slow, sharp turns, heading uphill. This situation was guaranteed to cause "WTF" shifting.

Here are my recommendations to the folks that keep reading these transmission threads, worrying, but doing nothing.

1) Buy and install the Fitzstick. Period. Best money you'll spend on your truck.
1a) I highly recommend the funnel he makes as well, but it's not a must have.

2) Buy a clear bucket. The one I bought measures quarts, gallons and liters. Wasn't expensive.

3) Buy one of the pumps mentioned many times on the various transmission threads. Not expensive.

4) Depending on mileage, if you've not already changed the fluid, do it. Do it NOW. If you have the above items, what are you waiting for? (I procrastinated about 3 months because I was . Had everything. Kept putting it off.)

Today's experience.
Old fluid was black. Truck had only sat for 18 hours but I still got 6 quarts out. Exactly. Didn't even have to mark the bucket as the fluid level was dead on the 6 quart line. I dumped the old, filled the bucket with 5+ quarts of Valvoline ULV and 10 oz of Lubeguard Plantinium. Filled it to the 6 quart line and then reversed the hoses and pumped the new fluid into the transmission.

Just put 30 miles on it doing my weekly recycling run, hardware store, gas station and beer run. Went farther than I need to as there were certain roads I want to run. Roads with slow, sharp turns while heading uphill.

Here's where I'm getting ready to get flamed by some. And I don't care. My truck today after the fluid change with Lubeguard Plantinium versus yesterday on my commute home from work IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT VEHICLE. Go ahead. Laugh. "Placebo. In your mind. Full of ! Blah blah." Enjoy yourselves. But I'm being dead serious. I'm trying to remember if my truck shifted this smoothly when it was new. Today, I kept watching the gear selection on the dash while out running my errands when I should have been watching the road. I'm incredulous at the performance difference.

If you are a Lubeguard Plantinium doubter ( I was) BUY IT. I'll never change the fluid in my truck without adding more Lubeguard. And this is from a guy who was "Can't add that crap because the manufacturer says not to" about any additive. Never, ever put any sort of additive in a vehicle. Until today.

I'll shut up now. Long post. Sorry.

 

[TJC]

I was an early adopter with only 12K miles on my 2020. I literally parked it and took 6 months to decide to do exactly what you did... with identical results. This was several years ago.

Credit goes to ctechbob (Shawn).

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