Fluid Filter - A/T: Service and Repair
Oil Strainer
Removing
• General repair notes. Refer to => [ General Repair Information ] General Repair Information.
• Rules of cleanliness for working on automatic transmissions. Refer to => [ Clean Working Conditions ] Clean Working Conditions.
- Remove oil pan. Refer to => [ Oil Pan ] Service and Repair.
- Carefully remove oil strainer - A - from transmission.
Install in reverse order, paying attention to the following:
• The ATF strainer only requires replacement when it is damaged.
If oil strainer is replaced, observe the following:
- If present, carefully remove oil strainer seal - A - from transmission, e.g. with a screwdriver.
• Do not damage sealing surface.
• The seal is shown with the Mechatronic removed to provide a better illustration.
• The new ATF strainer is supplied with the seal in place.
Continued for new and old ATF strainer:
- Carefully press oil strainer intake tube - A - into opening in transmission as far as stop.
• A new oil strainer with attached seal is pressed into transmission.
- Install oil pan. Refer to => [ Oil Pan ] Service and Repair.
- Fill with ATF. Refer to => [ ATF, Draining or Filling after Repair ] ATF, Draining or Filling After Repair.