Transmission Fluid Oil Pan

Transmission Fluid Oil Pan

Removing

• General repair instructions, refer to => [ Repair Information ] Repair Information.

• Rules for cleanliness when working on the S-Tronic transmission, refer to => [ Clean Working Conditions ] Clean Working Conditions.

- Remove the crossbrace.






The suspension components could be damaged.

• Do not rest the vehicle on its wheels if the subframe mount, the steering gear or the subframe crossbrace are not installed correctly.

- Drain the ATF. Refer to => [ ATF, Draining and Filling ] ATF, Draining and Filling.

There is a risk of damaging the transmission.

• Do not start the engine when there is no ATF in the transmission.

8-Cylinder Vehicles






- Remove the bolts - 1 and 2 - and then press the coolant pipe on the right to the side.

• Ignore - 3 - and - arrows -.

All Vehicles






- Diagonally loosen the bolts - 1 through 15 -.

- Remove the bolts and the ATF pan.

• Ignore - arrows -.

Installing






Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

• Replace the ATF oil pan bolts and gasket.

- Clean the sealing surfaces.

- Insert the guides - arrow - on the new gasket - 2 - into the ATF fluid pan - 1 -.

- Attach the gasket and clips - 3 - to the ATF pan.

- Clean the magnets - arrows - in the ATF pan.






- Make sure the magnets completely contact the depressions in the ATF oil pan.

- Tighten the bolts for the ATF pan.






- Install the crossbrace.

- Install the right coolant pipe on the transmission.

- Fill with ATF. Refer to => [ ATF, Checking Level and Correcting ] ATF, Checking Level and Correcting.