Oil Strainer

Valve Body

• Always replace a soiled or faulty valve body.

• General repair notes. Refer to => [ Components ] Components.

• Rules of cleanliness for working on automatic transmissions. Refer to => [ Clean Working Conditions ] Clean Working Conditions.

Removing

- Removing oil pan. Refer to => [ Oil Pan ] 01VA Transmission.

- Removing oil strainer. Refer to => [ Oil Strainer ] 01VA Transmission.

- Disconnect clip for wiring harness connectors (arrow).





- Disconnect harness connector from Transmission Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) (G38) (- A -).





- Disconnect harness connector from Sensor for transmission RPM (G182) (- B -).

- Loosen mounting bolts (arrows) of valve body and remove valve body with wiring harness.





• Only the marked mounting bolts (arrows) must be loosened.

• When loosening other bolts, the function of the valve body can be influenced or the valve body splits up.

• The bolt (arrow A) is not installed on transmissions with hydraulic control E18/2 and can therefore be disregarded.

- Remove valve body from transmission while advancing the wiring harness connector.

Installing

- Lightly coat O-rings of wiring harness connector with ATF.

- Insert wiring harness connector into transmission housing.

• Installation position: Flat part of rear collar points downward, the tabs at collar are horizontal

- Route wire with connector - C - according to illustration, so that the wire is not pinched when installing the valve body.





- Insert connector with flat part (arrow - A -) facing toward oil pan into transmission housing.





- Align valve body to hole in transmission housing (arrow - C -) using alignment pin (arrow - B -).

- Set valve body in place without force while placing bolt of notched disc - 1 - into the groove of the selector register - 2 -.





- Next, tighten valve body bolts (arrows) by hand.





• The bolt (arrow A) is not installed on transmissions with hydraulic control E18/2 and can therefore be disregarded.

- Then tighten valve body bolts from inside out to final tension.

- Pull wiring with connector - B - of Sensor for transmission RPM (G182) between valve body and wiring harness upward.





- Connect connector - B - to connector - A - at wiring harness.

- Connect connector - C - to Transmission Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) (G38).

- Connect clip to wiring harness connector (arrow).





- Installing oil strainer. Refer to => [ Oil Strainer ] 01VA Transmission.

- Installing oil pan. Refer to => [ Oil Pan ] 01VA Transmission.

- Fill up ATF. Refer to => [ ATF, Changing or Filling after Repairs ] .

Tightening specifications