PROCEDURE
REMOVE FRONT SUSPENSION MEMBER BRACE
REMOVE NO. 2 ENGINE UNDER COVER (for Full Cover Type)
INSTALL NO. 2 ENGINE UNDER COVER (for Half Cover Type)
DRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID
Remove the drain plug and gasket, and drain the ATF.
Install the drain plug and a new gasket.
REMOVE NO. 1 EXHAUST PIPE SUPPORT BRACKET SUB-ASSEMBLY
| *1 | Nut |
Remove the 4 bolts, 2 nuts and No. 1 exhaust pipe support bracket sub-assembly.
Tech Tips
When removing on the exhaust side, hold the nuts while loosening the bolts.
REMOVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OIL PAN SUB-ASSEMBLY
Remove the 20 bolts, automatic transmission oil pan sub-assembly and automatic transmission oil pan gasket.
Note
Some fluid will remain in the automatic transmission oil pan sub-assembly. Remove all the bolts and carefully remove the automatic transmission oil pan sub-assembly.
REMOVE TRANSMISSION OIL CLEANER MAGNET
| *1 | Transmission Oil Cleaner Magnet |
Remove the 3 transmission oil cleaner magnets from the automatic transmission oil pan sub-assembly.
Examine the particles in the automatic transmission oil pan sub-assembly.
Collect any steel chips with the removed transmission oil cleaner magnets. Carefully inspect the foreign matter and particles in the automatic transmission oil pan sub-assembly and on the transmission oil cleaner magnets to anticipate the type of wear you will find in the automatic transmission assembly.
Steel (magnetic): bearing, gear and clutch plate wear
Brass (non-magnetic): bush wear
REMOVE VALVE BODY OIL STRAINER ASSEMBLY
Remove the 4 bolts and valve body oil strainer assembly.
Note
Be careful as some fluid will come out of the valve body oil strainer assembly.
| *1 | O-ring |
Remove the O-ring from the valve body oil strainer assembly.
DISCONNECT TRANSMISSION WIRE
| *1 | ATF Temperature Sensor |
| *2 | Temperature Sensor Clamp |
Remove the bolt and temperature sensor clamp.
Separate the ATF temperature sensor.
| *1 | Valve Body Wire Harness Clamp |
Remove the 2 bolts and 2 valve body wire harness clamps.
Disconnect the 9 solenoid valve connectors.
REMOVE TRANSMISSION WIRE
Disconnect the transmission wire connector.
Tech Tips
Disengage the claw, press down the lever, and disconnect the transmission wire connector.
Remove the bolt and pull out the transmission wire.
| *1 | O-ring |
Remove the O-ring from the transmission wire.
| *1 | O-ring |
| *2 | ATF Temperature Sensor |
Remove the O-ring from the ATF temperature sensor.