by RHKTriton on Tue Aug 07, 2018 8:27 am
Having gone through the process, its not too daunting, but a messy process under the vehicle.
Luckily, the auto sump has a drain plug - this is rare.
We had 12l of fluid on hand.
Process:
Warm up tranny.
1. Get vehicle on ramps and level with jack and stands at the bum end.
2. Use a clean oil drain pan and something study to sit it on - closer to drain hole.
3. Drain fluid
4. Remove sump screws (leave one opposite drain hole loosely in place) let's more fluid drain at a predictable spot.
5. Remove filter - watch out, a burst of fluid will probably drop out from behind this.
We measured how much fluid we collected at this stage - about 4l.
6. Clean up sump, installed new filter - reassemble.
7. Removed lower hose from cooler and attached longer drain hose to cooler.
8. Refilled auto with 4l of fluid.
9. Started up engine and pumped out dirty fluid in short runs - monitoring how much and topping up with equivalent amounts.
10. Once fluid was clear - reconnect original plumbing.
11. Proceeded to bleed any air and return to correct level - this can take some time.
I was impressed that you can get at all the sump bolts without removing the cross member.
You will have to remove the bolt on the lower end of the dipstick tube.
Used 4l for initial refill, 4l to flush and about 2l to get to correct level.
Have fun.
Don't let the b'strds get you down!!