Hi,

Is there a trick to cracking the fill plug open? I have an 8mm on the end of a 3/8 breaker and that plug will not move, tranny was warmed up after highway drive.
There is not a lot of room to work with the exhaust right there.
Any ideas?
Heat?

I got the drain plug to move, so i am not a total idiot. I can fill through the hoses, but....

thanks for any pointers.

I removed mine by modifying an Allen wrench socket and using the attached adapters, making up the total length in order to attach a ratchet . The length is pretty critical I ruined 2 allen sockets until I got the right length.
Clive

hi, thank for that dea. i used a 1/2 adapter with a breaker bar pushed up by a jack. It worked.
I really need to get a lift......

Long overdue update with some notes.

The bolts are T27, a T25 can strip them, then you have to drill them out.

With the car on the ground and running, I filled the sump until there was a trickle coming out, then jacked up the passenger side to stop the trickle. Wear gloves, exhaust is hot.

Dont turn the engine off, the trickle will turn into a torrent!


Shifts better with newish fluid and a new filter.

What did you fill it with.

Pentosin ATF. 4.5 quarts came out, 5.5 went in. i had a leak in the return cooling line.