Removal Procedure
WARNING: This page is about a different variant/trim than selected.
- Raise and suitably support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle .
- WARNING:
Refer to Checking Hot Transmission Fluid through Drain Plug Hole Warning .
Clean away all dirt and debris from the transmission case plug area.
- Remove and discard the transmission case oil level check plug (1) and check the oil level. The fluid level should be up to the bottom edge of the fluid plug hole.
- If the level is low, add manual transmission fluid through the oil level check plug hole until the fluid begins to run out.
NOTE:
It is not necessary to check the fluid level unless oil discoloration occurs or leakage is suspected. Make sure to check the fluid level with the engine stopped. Check if the vehicle is level.