Transmission Fluid Change DIY

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Originally Posted by hayaku

here's another tip:

you may want to remove the drain plug first. while the oil is draining from there, you can remove the fill plug to allow air into the pan to help the oil drain instead of creating a vacuum and holding it up. that way there won't be so much oil spilling out from the fill plug.

Actually you should first loosen the fill plug to make sure you can remove it. Nothing worse then draining all the fluid in the trans and finding out that you can't remove the fill plug because it is rusted in the trans or some PO mangled the fill plug in an attempt to open it without the right tool.

Originally Posted by mgbmwx5

This is the recommended ATF oil for the ZF transmission: Mobil/ESSO ATF LT 71141, you will be taking a risk of failure with anything else. Read the entire thread.

He has an I6 engine, not a V8 so he doesn't have a ZF trans.