using an oil pump to change ATF

[Robotnik123]

A tutorial by Kieran on changing the ATF fluid (which is in the member's section) describes a two person process of running the engine and using a hose to drain the additional ATF fluid - the stuff which does not come out when you open the sump drain plug.

I wonder though, if you could put an oil pump (see link for an example) down the ATF dipstick hole and suck out all the ATF fluid out with that?

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[richy rich]

The reason for doing a flush is to change the ATF in the T/C, pipe work and cooler not removing from the sump.

[Nick Mann]

The dipstick goes to the sump, so as Richy says, you'd still be left with old oil in the torque converter and radiator.

You can do it as a one man process, but it's a bit scary!

[Robotnik123]

Ok, well what about sticking a pump down one of the sender pipes - the one you attach to drainage hose to as per the method described in the tutorial? Might this be safer than running the engine, especially if you have a turbo timer that does not manually shut off easily.