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Title: Chaning the Auto Gearbox oil
Post by: Bionic on 24 January 2010, 10:40:59

I have read the guide on checking and topping up the level of the Automatic Gearbox but I cannot find any advice on how to change the oil.
Anyone any idea?
Thanx

Title: Re: Chaning the Auto Gearbox oil
Post by: Andy B on 24 January 2010, 10:46:28

As per top up guide, but you need to drop both sumps to remove the oil ..... carefully! :y You'll only remove about half of the total ATF as the rest will stay in the torque converter.

Title: Q
Post by: Bionic on 24 January 2010, 10:59:04

Bummer!
How difficult is that to do because my bionic legs do not work as they should, they tend to get in the freekin way most of the time. I am limited to either sitting, standing up or lying down - aint no halfway point!
As my ATF oil is a brown colour I suppose I shall have to bite the bullet and do it then? What colour should it be?
Might even try a bit of a mod and see if I can put a drain plug into the sumps while they are off!

Title: Re: Q
Post by: Andy B on 24 January 2010, 11:01:16

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As my ATF oil is a brown colour I suppose I shall have to bite the bullet and do it then? What colour should it be?
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Brown isn't good  :(, it should be a nice red colour    ;)

Title: Re: Chaning the Auto Gearbox oil
Post by: Bionic on 24 January 2010, 11:12:12

Lovely, just what I thought.
Hey ho and away we go then!
Can the old oil be siphoned or pumped out somehow?
I have a drill operated pump and a 500cc syringe that I can convert to take a smaller bore suction tubes.

Title: Re: Chaning the Auto Gearbox oil
Post by: Welung666 on 24 January 2010, 11:12:55

Bionic if you fancy a day trip over to near Brum I'll give you a hand, I'm getting a dab hand at those auto boxes now ;) :y

Title: Re: Chaning the Auto Gearbox oil
Post by: Bionic on 24 January 2010, 11:20:16

Cheers wellung666, I will bear that in mind but will have a go with my ideas first. If they work I shall probably post a how to.
I cannot see why it should not be possible to 'suck' it out with a bit of caution taken.
Freekin design bleeders should have put a sump plug in anyway.

Title: Re: Chaning the Auto Gearbox oil
Post by: biggriffin on 24 January 2010, 11:22:36

if you can lye dwn its not to hard a job. as said both sumps off. and you need about 7ltr to refill. and then run it up just go thro the gears 1 at a time then undo fill plug "with engine running then top up till it runs out off fill hole"

Title: Re: Chaning the Auto Gearbox oil
Post by: Bionic on 24 January 2010, 11:31:27

ok, I will give it a buzz during the week and see how I get on.
Cheers all.

Title: Re: Chaning the Auto Gearbox oil
Post by: guncharmer on 24 January 2010, 11:49:17

i want to change my autobox oil (mileage 71K) purely for piece of mind and to make me feel better but i havnt come across any info yet on how to empty ALL the old oil out,so how do you drain the torque convertor as well?

Title: Re: Chaning the Auto Gearbox oil
Post by: biggriffin on 24 January 2010, 12:34:36

if you go and look on the maintance guides theres a how to on there. am sure someone a bit clevery than me will post the link up.

Title: Re: Chaning the Auto Gearbox oil
Post by: Andy B on 24 January 2010, 13:53:14

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Freekin design bleeders should have put a sump plug in anyway.

Be thankful that your engine has a sump drain plug, SWMBO's Smart doesn't have one!