Has anyone any experience of getting an auto gearbox service, i.e. flush and refill, not just a dump, done using the LAUNCH UK machine - https://www.launchtech.co.uk/atf-machine/

Is there any substance to the view that one shouldn’t go for a flush and refill as doing so will loosen crud that may have gathered in awkward corners which will then get into the passages in the gearbox and cause blockage problems?

Check out the Gibbons Method of fully changing the Auto box fluid

Why? What will that tell me about using a service that uses the LAUNCH UK equipment?

An easy to DIY alternative.

Simon J wrote:

Has anyone any experience of getting an auto gearbox service, i.e. flush and refill, not just a dump, done using the LAUNCH UK machine - https://www.launchtech.co.uk/atf-machine/

Is there any substance to the view that one shouldn’t go for a flush and refill as doing so will loosen crud that may have gathered in awkward corners which will then get into the passages in the gearbox and cause blockage problems?

I've flushed hundreds of gearboxes, and never had an issue

A flush should be seen as a service procedure, and not a magic fix to cure a problem

Is this similar?

 FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 77k+ miles) (MY2015)
Metro in its 11th Year of (Extended) LR Warranty / Full LR Service History
(Expensive, but Trouble/Worry free - hopefully?)

Same sort of thing, I guess. Any experience of it?

Mikey wrote:

I've flushed hundreds of gearboxes, and never had an issue

A flush should be seen as a service procedure, and not a magic fix to cure a problem

You still have to remove the undertray to check the level is correct

Makes sense - thank you.