Transmission Fluid Pump, Removing And Installing: Removing
General repair instructions. Refer to REPAIR INFORMATION .
Guidelines for clean working conditions. Refer to GUIDELINES FOR CLEAN WORKING CONDITIONS .
- Move vehicle onto a four-pillar workshop hoist or over a work pit so that it is absolutely horizontal for the refilling.
-- Remove the rear noise insulation. Refer to NOISE INSULATION, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
-- Equipped on some models: remove the bolts -arrows- and nut -2-.
-- Remove the end panel -1- for the crossbrace.
-- Place the Used Oil Collection and Extraction Unit: SMN372500 underneath.
Danger of eye injury.
- Wear protective eyewear.
Risk of electrical corrosion.
- There must not be any transmission fluid (MTF) in the connector area.
- Disconnect the connector -2- only after the transmission fluid drains.
When removing the oil pump, the transmission drains abruptly.
-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and then remove the oil pump -1-.
-- After draining the transmission fluid, disconnect the connector -2-.
Risk of damaging the transmission.
Without any or with too little transmission fluid inside the transmission:
- Do not start the engine.
- Do not tow the vehicle.