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This is important to keep temperature down as well as to reduce or even stop gear slippage/grinding.
For both autos and manual you need to jack up the front and if you can, the back and secure jackstands under the car and let the jack down.
AUTOMATICS-
1.look at the auto pan and get a drip tray which is larger than the auto's pan.
2.remove the dipstick under the hood to allow the oil to enter the pan quicker.
3.remove all the bolts holding the pan on remebering to leave 2 bolts on each corner of the pan so it doesnt bend and tip fluid on you whilst your removing the bolts.
4.with the pan under the car and you out of the way carefully undo the remaining 2/4 bolts whilst putting preasure on the pan with your hand.
5.carefully lower the pan and disguard the fluid. if your new to working under a car then id bet youd spill some fluid but not to worry at least the old stuff is gone!
6. once the dripping has stopped, look up and youll see a rectangular piece of metal with 'jackets', this is the valve body, you will also see the filter which easily pulls off.
7.If the filter isnt that dirty, clean it, otherwise replace it.
8.clean all the gunk you can get to with a rag and pipe cleaners.
9.replace filter
10.inspect the pan gasket, it should be replaced but if it seems to be ok and not squashed/frayed just reuse it.
11.bolt up the pan EVENLY, but take a pen with you because the chances are the gasket has moved and youll need to realign it with the pen.
12.It is very important to not overtighten the bolts otherwise the cork gasket will crack. Do them up until the gasket starts to squish.
13.add .5 litre of oil under the hood through the dipsticktube, dont fill it too fast.
14.start your car and add another 4.5 litres of oil.
15.sit in the cab and with your foot on the brake go through all the gears to distribute the oil.
16.with the motor running, at operating temperature and in park or nuetral on flat ground, check the level with a rag 2 or 3 times and fill as nesessary. note that the marker on the dipstick has a 'addoil' level, the distance between the bottom of the fill line and the top of the fill line is 1 litre, this goes for motor oil as well.
17.Check for leaks and test drive your car.
MANUALS-
1.The manual gearbox has no pan, there is only a bolt on the bottom and side of the box , undo the bottom drain bolt with a regular sized pan and drain the fluid until it stops. note-the bolt is magnetic and normally picks up metal shaving that float around, inspect and remove as nessesary. This is a good way to tell how a manual has been treated.
2.replace drain plug
3.by memory the manual takes 1.5 litres of oil and to do this remove the fill plug and either use a proper pump or use a clean/brand new grease gun.
4.fill until it starts overflowing then replace the fill plug.
5.test drive vehicle
For both autos and manual you need to jack up the front and if you can, the back and secure jackstands under the car and let the jack down.
AUTOMATICS-
1.look at the auto pan and get a drip tray which is larger than the auto's pan.
2.remove the dipstick under the hood to allow the oil to enter the pan quicker.
3.remove all the bolts holding the pan on remebering to leave 2 bolts on each corner of the pan so it doesnt bend and tip fluid on you whilst your removing the bolts.
4.with the pan under the car and you out of the way carefully undo the remaining 2/4 bolts whilst putting preasure on the pan with your hand.
5.carefully lower the pan and disguard the fluid. if your new to working under a car then id bet youd spill some fluid but not to worry at least the old stuff is gone!
6. once the dripping has stopped, look up and youll see a rectangular piece of metal with 'jackets', this is the valve body, you will also see the filter which easily pulls off.
7.If the filter isnt that dirty, clean it, otherwise replace it.
8.clean all the gunk you can get to with a rag and pipe cleaners.
9.replace filter
10.inspect the pan gasket, it should be replaced but if it seems to be ok and not squashed/frayed just reuse it.
11.bolt up the pan EVENLY, but take a pen with you because the chances are the gasket has moved and youll need to realign it with the pen.
12.It is very important to not overtighten the bolts otherwise the cork gasket will crack. Do them up until the gasket starts to squish.
13.add .5 litre of oil under the hood through the dipsticktube, dont fill it too fast.
14.start your car and add another 4.5 litres of oil.
15.sit in the cab and with your foot on the brake go through all the gears to distribute the oil.
16.with the motor running, at operating temperature and in park or nuetral on flat ground, check the level with a rag 2 or 3 times and fill as nesessary. note that the marker on the dipstick has a 'addoil' level, the distance between the bottom of the fill line and the top of the fill line is 1 litre, this goes for motor oil as well.
17.Check for leaks and test drive your car.
MANUALS-
1.The manual gearbox has no pan, there is only a bolt on the bottom and side of the box , undo the bottom drain bolt with a regular sized pan and drain the fluid until it stops. note-the bolt is magnetic and normally picks up metal shaving that float around, inspect and remove as nessesary. This is a good way to tell how a manual has been treated.
2.replace drain plug
3.by memory the manual takes 1.5 litres of oil and to do this remove the fill plug and either use a proper pump or use a clean/brand new grease gun.
4.fill until it starts overflowing then replace the fill plug.
5.test drive vehicle
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