OPERATOR'S MANUAL

TRANSMISSIONMAINTENANCE
TRANSMISSION
MAINTENANCE
Introduction
Propermaintenanceofthe
transmissionwillensurethatthe
vehiclewilloperateefciently.
Tocheckthetransmissionuidlevel,
parkthevehicleonalevelground.For
anautomatictransmissiontheoillevel
shouldbecheckedwiththeengine
idlingandthetransmissionuidat
operatingtemperature.Checkingthe
uidofamanualtransmissionmaybe
donewiththeengineoff.
Therecommendeduidreplacement
intervalscontainaninitialchangeand
aseparateintervalforthechanges
aftertheinitialdrain.Whentheoil
needstobereplaced,besuretorefer
tothemanufacturer’sliteratureon
thecorrectgradeandtypeofoilto
purchase.
Formoredetails,pleasereferto
themaintenancesectioninthe
transmissionmanufacturer’smanual
orserviceliterature.
CAUTION
Whenaddingoil,typesand
brandsofoilshouldnotbe
intermixedbecauseofpossible
incompatibility,whichcould
decreasetheeffectivenessofthe
lubricationorcausecomponent
failure.
InitialChange:drainandreplace
accordingtoPreventiveMaintenance
Scheduleonpage5-12;forsome
transmissionsthismaynotberequired.
OilChange
Changeuidaccordingtochange
proceduresspeciedinthe
TransmissionServiceManual.
Usetherecommendedtypesofoil
asspeciedintheOperationand
ServiceManual(includedwithvehicle).
Selectfromtheappropriatelubricant
forvaryingambient(outsideair)
temperatures.
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