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Old 04-17-2015, 03:11 PM
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Easy DIY

Just wanted to let you know I finally got a chance to change my trans fluid. Thanks for the tips guys! They were really helpful. It was easy to do with the instruction provided from this forum. I did let the oil drain overnight and it was helpful. After I dropped the pan, there was still oil dripping very slowly. Put a cardboard or something so you don't get your floor dirty!

As far as torque spec.
I torqued my pan bolts to 10-11Nm Size: 25mm torx socket
Drain plug at 12Nm Size: 5mm hex socket
and fill plug at 80Nm Size: 17mm hex socket

I also replaced the filter and installed the sleeve that was mentioned. Just a little tip for future DIY. I had trouble pushing the plastic tab (lock) back in place once new sleeve installed and problem was it wasn't pushed in all the way. Also, don't forget to coat the o-ring on the sleeve so it goes in smoothly. I pushed the sleeve in and at the same time pushed the plastic tab up to lock. Drained about 5.5qt of fluids and filled up close to 5,.5qt of ZF lifeguard 6. I also used external infrared thermometer as mentioned in this thread. Transmission is much smoother. Worth the work and $200 spent.

One other thing I would recommend is get new pan bolts! i think there are 20. I used my old one but If i could, I would go back and purchase new ones. When I was tightening the bolts some were rusted and were getting stripped in the process, and I was being careful. I purchased the trans change kit so it already came with new filter, (2) magnets, paper gasket, drain and fill plug.

Last edited by TerryZ91; 04-17-2015 at 03:19 PM.
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