Fluid Filter - A/T: Service and Repair
REMOVAL / INSTALLATIONWARNING: Make sure lifts, jacks, and safety stands are placed properly.
CAUTION: While removing and installing the Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) filter, be sure not to allow dust or other foreign particles to enter the transmission.
1. Raise the front of the vehicle, and support it with safety stands.
2. Set the parking brake, and block both rear wheels securely.
3. Remove the drain plug, and drain the Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) fluid. Reinstall the drain plug with a new sealing washer.
CAUTION: Keep all foreign particles out of the transmission.
4. Remove the ATF cooler hoses at the ATF cooler lines. Turn the ends of the ATF cooler hoses up to prevent ATF from flowing out, then plug the ATF cooler hoses.
CAUTION: Keep all foreign particles out of the transmission.
5. Remove the right front mount/bracket.
6. Remove the ATF cooler outlet line.
7. Remove the ATF cooler line bracket bolt.
8. Remove the ATF pan (fourteen bolts).
9. Remove the ATF cooler inlet line from the ATF pan (three bolts).
10. Remove the ATF filter, and clean it.
11. Check that the ATF filter is in good condition.
12. Replace the ATF filter if it is clogged.
13. Install the ATF filter in the reverse order of the removal procedure.
CAUTION: Keep all foreign particles out of the transmission.
NOTE:
- Replace the 0-rings, the ATF pan gasket and sealing washers.
- If the ATF cooler inlet line bracket is bent or warped, put it back to the original position.