Transmission Fluid Drain and Refill - Without Torque Converter Drain Plug: Filling
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Lincoln LS. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Install the fluid drain plug.
- Hold the larger drain plug with a wrench and remove the small (center) fluid level indicating plug.
- Install the special tool into the pan.
- Fill the special tool with clean automatic transmission fluid.
- Hang the special tool under the vehicle, upright and close to the transmission.
- Connect the special tools.
- Connect the open end of the fluid hose from the Fluid Transporter/Evacuator/Injector to the Adapter, Fluid Level and Fill Plug at the bottom of the transmission fluid pan.
- Apply a maximum of 206.85 kPa (30 psi) to the open end of the vacuum/pressure hose from the special tool. Fluid will immediately start flowing out of the special tool into the transmission fluid pan.
- Add two or three quarts of transmission fluid into the fluid pan. Stop the process by releasing the air pressure and removing the air nozzle from the end of the hose.
- Start and run the engine until the transmission fluid temperature is between 27-49°C (80-120°F).
- Inspect the fluid level in the special tool. If the fluid drains back into the canister, the transmission is full. If no fluid drains back, more fluid will need to be added. Repeat steps 9 and 10.
- Once the transmission is full, place a hand vacuum pump on the open end of the vacuum/pressure hose of the special tool and apply vacuum to the system. This will pull out any extra fluid trapped in the system and direct it into the container.
- Allow the fluid to drain. When the fluid comes out as a thin stream or drip, the fluid is at the correct level.
- Reinstall the small (center) fluid level indicating plug using a 3/16-inch Allen key.
NOTE:
Prior to filling the special tool with clean transmission fluid, make sure that the canister is clean.
NOTE:
Engine idle speed is approximately 650 RPM.