Oil Drain and Inspection Plug

Fig 1: Identifying Oil Drain And Inspection Plug

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Up to transmission production date "September 20, 2004", transmissions with two plugs were installed.

Following that, the second plug was discontinued and the oil is drained and the level checked only with the plug -A-.

The oil level in the transmission is determined with the length of the plastic overflow tube with 8 mm hex head (tightening specification 3 Nm).

Bolts and Nuts

Fig 2: Identifying Nut And Bolt

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• Loosen and tighten the cover and housing bolts or nuts in a diagonal sequence.
• The tightening specifications stated apply to non lubricated nuts and bolts.
• Clean the threads on bolts that were installed with locking compound and then insert the bolts with locking compound AMV 185 100 A1.
• Use a thread tap to clean the locking compound residue from all the threaded holes in which self locking bolts were installed. Otherwise, there is the danger that the bolts could shear off when installed again.
• Always replace self locking nuts and bolts.