INFO. ON COOLER FLUSH ADAPTER TOOLS FOR HYDRA-MATIC. Chevrolet Chevy K Pickup

SUBJECT: INFORMATION ON COOLER FLUSH ADAPTER TOOLS FOR HYDRA-MATIC 4T40-E TRANSAXLE AND 4L60-E TRANSMISSION

MODELS: 1995-98 CHEVROLET CAVALIER 1997-98 CHEVROLET MALIBU 1995-98 PONTIAC SUNFIRE 1997-98 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS 1996-98 TOYOTA CAVALIER WITH HYDRA-MATIC 4T40-E TRANSAXLE (RPO MN4) AND WITH 2.2L, 2.4L OR 3.1L ENGINE (VINS 4, T, M-- RPOS LN2, LD9, L82)

1998 CHEVROLET CAMARO 1998 PONTIAC FIREBIRD 1996-98 CHEVROLET AND GMC C/K, G MODELS 1998 CHEVROLET AND GMC M/L, S/T MODELS 1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA WITH HYDRA-MATIC 4L60-E TRANSMISSION (RPO M30) AND WITH 2.2L, 3.8L. 4.3L, 5.0L OR 5.7L ENGINE (VINS 4, G, K, W, X, M, R--RPOS LN2, LS1, L36, L35, LF6, L30, L31, L05)

1995-98 DAEWOO CIELO 1996-97 DAEWOO NEXIA 1996-97 DAEWOO ESPERO 1997-98 DAEWOO LANOS 1997-98 DAEWOO NUBIRA WITH HYDRA-MATIC 4T40-E TRANSAXLE (RPO MN4) AND WITH 1.5L, 1.6L OR 2.0L ENGINE

THIS BULLETIN CONTAINS INFORMATION REGARDING NEW SERVICE TOOLS WHICH ARE NOW AVAILABLE FROM KENT-MOORE. THESE TOOLS WILL AID IN OIL COOLER FLUSHING AND FLOW CHECKING PROCEDURES.

4T40-E (FIGURE 1) A NEW COOLER FLUSH ADAPTER TOOL J 35944-440 IS AVAILABLE FROM KENT- MOORE TO AID IN ATTACHING THE 4T40-E COOLER LINES TO THE EXISTING KENT-MOORE COOLER FLUSHING TOOL J 35944-A.

A NEW COOLER FLOW ADAPTER TOOL J 42776 IS AVAILABLE FROM KENT-MOORE TO AID IN CAPTURING RETURN OIL FROM THE RADIATOR DURING OIL FLOW CHECKING PROCEDURES. DISCONNECT THE RETURN COOLER LINE AT THE RADIATOR AND INSTALL THE COOLER FLOW ADAPTER TOOL J 42776 TO THE RADIATOR TO AID IN CAPTURING THE TRANSMISSION OIL.

4L60-E (FIGURE 2) A NEW COOLER FLUSH ADAPTER TOOL J 35944-200 IS AVAILABLE FROM KENT- MOORE TO AID IN ATTACHING THE 4L60-E QUICK CONNECT COOLER LINES TO THE EXISTING KENT-MOORE COOLER FLUSHING TOOL J 35944-A.

COOLER FLUSHING THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER MUST BE FLUSHED WHENEVER A TRANSMISSION IS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE OR IF FLUID CONTAMINATION IS SUSPECTED. USE THE KENT-MOORE TOOL J 35944-A AND SOLVENT J 35944-22 TO FLUSH THE COOLER. INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE COOLER FLUSHING TOOL AND PERFORMING FLUID FLOW CHECK MAY BE FOUND IN THE ON-VEHICLE SERVICE SECTION OF THE SERVICE MANUAL OR MAY BE FOUND ON A CORPORATE SERVICE BULLETIN 77-71-59.

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