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I have seen a few things on the Interwebs, however, I would be careful. I know if you pull the wrong drain plug you will lose reverse on your tranny. Do your research and triple check before you take any bolts out.
I have seen a few things on the Interwebs, however, I would be careful. I know if you pull the wrong drain plug you will lose reverse on your tranny. Do your research and triple check before you take any bolts out.
I find it fascinating that with all the write ups on this that nobody I can find has taken a picture of the correct automatic tranny drain bolt AND the reverse bolt and labeled them in the same picture? I mean to me...I want to see where they BOTH are all in the same photo if that is possible. That would be of great help for everyone who wants to DIY on this procedure and avoid the dreaded wrong bolt removal.
Thanks Dell, I have been worried about doing my own change because of the stories about the wrong plug. In fact, I think in some of the write-ups, they say to pull the other plug. The one behind the bracket. Here is a video I found, supporting your instructions.
Hey Dell...one more question concerning the math behind this. So from what I understand 3.5 quarts are suppose to come out on the drain, which would indicate the tranny does contain the correct amount of total fluid (9 quarts). So....if only 3 quarts drained out then would it be safe to assume on the first fill I should put in 4 quarts to make up for that 1/2 quart that did not drain?
And on the flip side of that...what if more then 3.5 quarts comes out on the first drain? Let's say 4 quarts drain out...then would I only and back in 3 quarts on the first fill?
I would image the amount you get out is going to depend on how high you raise the car. I believe there is a whole process for making sure you have the right amount based on the Temperature of the transmission and a level check plug on the side. I will see if I can find something on that. In the meantime, when I do mine I will be replacing only the amount that comes out. Then once it is clean, making sure it is at the right level.
Hi DaddyLogan,
Here is the other thread on this. There is some debate about the type of fluid to use so please read through the findings on what works and what will cause your tranny to fail.
Thanks Norri, The one in post #8 is the one they say you should remove to check the level of the transmission fluid in the other post. This is the confusing part and why I am hoping we can get a definitive on this before anyone (namely me) loses the reverse on my car. Thanks, everyone for helping.
Lol, my bad = read oil & brain went to manual. Hope he doesn't put that in an automatic!!
So here is my research synopsis = ALWAYS measure what drains out of transmission each time, period.
You SHOULD get 3 1/2 quarts the first drain (I did), if so refill with 3 1/2 quarts for next drain/fill cycle. If not (less = was probably down on fluid) then put 3 1/2 back in (if more came out, put back what drained? Here lies some debate. Could of been overfilled perhaps which is BAD!). I lucked out and got 3 1/2 although on a subsequent drain/fill I got more & replaced with what drained each time. I also (see forum post) added a tiny bit more at the final fill (see amt. & my reasoning) so as not to way overfill.
I am attaching my post on what I did with pictures. NOTE: that in measuring each drain there was 1 that was DIFFERENT, hence my admonition to measure EACH drain.
I chose the "14 second drain/fill method" as it just made logical sense to me and seemed to prove out in application.
As for type of transmission fluid to use, there is some debate on brand to use but not the correct specifications. I chose Castrol transmax IMPORT multi-car automatic transmission fluid (please pay heed to IMPORT = Castrol make a multi-vehicle one that is NOT IMPORT) for mine and research shows it meets Jaguar X Type specs. I also contacted Castrol directly and they verified it met/exceeded all specs for the Jaguar X Type.
No reverse after fluid change due to removing the wrong plug this is the ( reverse band plug) located above the driver side axle shaft looks like a star head bolt (do not remove) But .If you remove this bolt the reverse band will fall down 1 inch inside the trans and you will have no reverse or down manual shifting. I fixed this very simply with out removing the trans or other parts and it works great. I drilled a 1/8 inch hole just 1 inch below the reverse band plug hole, The case there is only 1/8 inch thick so be careful not to drill to deep. Take a magnet on a stick and small screwdriver and align the band through the reverse band plug hole and another small screw driver to hold it in place through this new hole you drilled. Use a magnet on a stick if necessary to get the band up from the bottom of the trans.. Make sure it is aligned and secure and secure the band bolt back in place .Use a fine thread machine screw with some Teflon tape to plug the 1/8 hole that was drilled and your done. It is necessary to remove the driver side cv axle to get a drill bit with a extension to drill the hole.Or if you have a 90 degree drill you don't have to remove the drive CV axle just remove the wheel and come in from the side a one hour job.
04-03-2018, 11:00 AM
