00 11 229 Oil change in manual transmission

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NOTE: Gearbox must be at normal operating temperature.

Gear oil:

Refer to MANUAL TRANSMISSION - OPERATING FLUIDS

Filling capacities:

Refer to MANUAL TRANSMISSION - TECHNICAL DATA - E91

Draining gear oil:

Release oil drain plug (1) and filler plug (2).
Clean oil drain plug (1) and screw in.

Tightening torque 23 00 4AZ .

Fill transmission with ATF.

Pour in gear oil until overflowing.
Tighten in filler screw (2).

Tightening torque: 23 00 4AZ.

Fig 1: Identifying Gear Oil Drain And Filler Plugs

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