With Overdrive

MAINTENANCE SERVICE

FLUID LEVEL

LEVEL CHECK AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE
1. Stop vehicle and place it level.
2. Apply parking brake and place chocks against wheels.
3. With selector in P position, start engine.
4. Warm up engine till fluid temperature reaches normal operating temperature (70-80°C/ 158-176°F). As a guide to check fluid temperature, warm up engine till engine coolant temperature meter indicated around 1 unit above C point.





5. Keep engine idling and shift selector slowly to L and back to P position.
6. With engine idling, pull out dipstick, wipe it off with a clean cloth and put it back into place.





7. Pull out dipstick again and check fluid level indicated on it. Fluid level should be between FULL HOT and LOW HOT. If it is below LOW HOT, add DEXRON(r)-III or equivalent to bring level up to FULL HOT.

Fluid specification: DEXRON-III or equivalent.

NOTE:
^ DO NOT RACE ENGINE while checking fluid level.
^ DO NOT OVERFILL. Overfilling can causes foaming and loss of fluid through breather. Then slippage and transmission failure can result.
^ Bringing the level from LOW HOT to FULL HOT requires 0.3 liters (0.64/0.53 US/Imp.pint).
^ If vehicle was driven under high load such as pulling a trailer, fluid level should be checked about half an hour after it is stopped.

LEVEL CHECK AT ROOM TEMPERATURE





The fluid level check at room temperature performed after repair or fluid change before test driving is just preparation for level check of normal operating temperature. The checking procedure itself is the same as that described previously. If the fluid level is between FULL COLD and LOW COLD, proceed to test drive. And when the fluid temperature has reached the normal operating temperature, check fluid level again and adjust it as necessary.

FLUID CHANGE INTERVALS
The transmission operating temperature resulting from the type of driving conditions under which the vehicle is used, is the main consideration in establishing the proper frequency of transmission fluid changes. Change the transmission fluid every 25,000 km (15,000 miles) or 15 months if the vehicle is usually driven under one or more of the following conditions which are considered severe transmission service.
1. Towing a trailer.
2. Driving on rough and/or muddy roads.
3. Repeated short trips in extremely cold weather.

CHANGE FLUID





1. Lift up vehicle.
2. With engine cool, remove drain plug from oil pan and drain A/T fluid.
3. Install drain plug.

Tightening Torque
(a):23 Nm (2.3 kg-m, 17.0 ft. lbs.)





4. Lower vehicle and fill with the proper amount of an equivalent of DEXRON-III.
5. Check fluid level according to procedure described under LEVEL CHECK NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE.

Fluid specification: An equivalent of DEXRON-III

Fluid capacity:
When draining from drain plug hole: 2.5 liters (5.28/4.40 US/Imp.pt.)
When overhauling: 6.9 liters (14.58/12.14 US/Imp.pt.)