Oil drain (ATF) from the automatic transmission hydraulic system:
- disconnect the hose that connects the gearbox to the oil cooler located inside the engine cooling radiator;
- start the engine and let the oil (ATF) drain through the hose.
Operation conditions:
- the engine is idling;
- the automatic transmission selector lever is in position «N».
Attention! One minute after starting, the engine must be turned off. If all the oil (ATF) flowed out before this moment, the engine must be turned off immediately.
Unscrew the drain plug on the bottom of the automatic transmission case and drain the oil (ATF) from the automatic transmission oil pan.
Install the drain plug with gasket in place and tighten the plug to 32 Nm.
Fill in new automatic transmission oil (ATF) through the transmission oil filler pipe.
Attention! If the nominal volume of oil for automatic transmission (ATF) not included in the gearbox, stop filling.
Note. Check for contamination in the drained oil (ATF). If the automatic transmission is filled with oil (ATF) more than the nominal volume, again let the oil drain from the gearbox.
Replace external transmission oil filter. If the oil is heavily contaminated (ATF) check the condition of the automatic transmission internal oil filter.
Fill in new automatic transmission oil (ATF) through the transmission oil filler pipe.
Connect the automatic transmission oil cooler hose and securely reinstall the oil dipstick. Before installing the automatic transmission oil dipstick, clean the area around it from dirt.
Start the engine and let it idle for 1-2 minutes.
Move the automatic transmission selector lever sequentially through all positions and then set it to position «N».
Make sure the oil level in the automatic transmission (ATF) is in the range «COLD» («cold automatic transmission») oil dipstick. If the level is lower than specified, then add the required amount of oil for automatic transmission (ATF).
Drive the vehicle for some distance so that the oil temperature (ATF) reached normal working value (70–80°C), then again check the oil level in the automatic transmission (ATF), which must be in the range «NOT» («warm automatic transmission»).
Pic. 3.46. oil dipstick
Firmly install the oil dipstick into the automatic transmission oil filler pipe (pic. 3.46).