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INFO. ON FLUSHING A VALVE BODY PRIOR TO REPLACEMENT

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SUBJECT: INFORMATION ON FLUSHING A VALVE BODY PRIOR TO REPLACEMENT

MODELS: 1997-1998 BUICK VEHICLES WITH A 4T65E TRANSMISSION

THE TECH2 WILL ABORT FULL LINE PRESSURE WHEN ANY GEAR RANGE IS SELECTED. TO OBTAIN FULL LINE PRESSURE TO FLUSH SEDIMENT FROM THE VALVE BODY, DISCONNECT THE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID CIRCUIT WIRE FROM THE TRANSAXLE CONNECTOR. THEN CYCLE THE AFFECTED SOLENOID(S) ON AND OFF WITH THE TECH2 TO FLUSH THE HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT(S).

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