My buddy needs to change his transmission fluid on his ITR so he could go to the track, any suggestions or hints? TIA!

 

1 - drive around til tranny fluid is at operating temperature
2 - wherever you stop to drain, make sure the car is level (very important)
3 - unbolt the drain plug (3/8ths inch drive)
4 - let that stuff drain out
5 - bolt the drain plug
6 - unbolt the check/filler plug (17mm)
7 - fill the tranny til fluid drips out
8 - bolt the check/filler plug

to fill, it helps to attach tubing to a funnel, feed the tube into the tranny thru the engine bay, hold the funnel up, and just pour the fluid in. it'll take over 2 quarts.

good luck.

 

here ya go

http://www.c-speedracing.com/howto/t...ransfluid.html

and

http://www.c-speedracing.com/howto.html

how to other small stuff

 

one more thing, it's transmission, not transmissin.

also, in our case, it's actually a transaxle, not a transmission, since the differential is inside the tranny.

 

Thanks Guys!

 

Do step 6 first.
Just in case you can't loosen the fill bolt after all fluid has drained out. Duh.

 

hehe you beat me too it. i was actually gonna say transaxle. ok but anyways make sure your draining the fluid from the right place. i only say this because there was this one guy i used to work with at an auto supply dealer and he was so dumb. he came in yelling about how "his friend" accidently drained his tranny fluid instead of his oil. Hehe he was so full of crap and so dumb. Mistaking oil drain plug..ahh man memories..

 

good call. i actually make sure i can loosen both before draining also. i guess i should have said that.

 

Very simpl just like changing oil. You have to either get a pump or a long funnel to fill it back up tho. Think about that before you start and realize you cant get a bottle in there and pour it in.

I used a funnel with the passenger wheel off. Was able to angle it in there and pour the fluid in slowly.

 

yeah I usually take out the fill plug first to make sure I can fill it before I drain it from the drain plug.. but those are good instructions supplied above.. anyway I bought a pump at my local auto parts store for under $5.. the pump attaches to a standard 1 quart bottle and it has a long vinyl tubing so you can pump and direct the fluid in the fill hole.. thats what I use to fill my tranny.. the funnel and tube would work also... you can stick your finger in the fill hole to see if the fluid is up to level or fill it until it begins to trickle out a little.. it takes about 2 quarts.. more like 2.3 or so..


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