Fluid - M/T: Service and Repair
OIL CHANGE1. Raise vehicle and support it with safety stands.
NOTICE: Keep vehicle level when checking oil level.
2. Remove drain plug at bottom of transaxle case and drain fluid into suitable container.
3. Install new washer on drain plug and reinstall plug in case.
Tightening torque: 29 - 43 ft. lbs. (40 - 58 Nm, 4.0 - 6.0 kg.m)
4. Remove oil level plug from transaxle case.
5. Add specified amount and type of oil into oil level plug hole until level reaches bottom of hole.
Specified oil:
Grade: API Service GL-4
Viscosity: SAE 75W-90
Capacity: 2.9 US quart (2.7 l, 2.4 Imp quart)
6. Install new washer on plug and reinstall plug in case.
Tightening torque: 29 - 43 ft. lbs. (40 - 58 Nm, 4.0 - 6.0 kg.m)
7. Warm up vehicle until transaxle oil reaches its normal temperature, then check for leakage of transaxle oil.
8. Lower vehicle.
OIL SEAL CHANGE
1. Jack up vehicle and support it with safety stands.
2. Remove drain plug at bottom of transaxle case and drain fluid into a container.
3. Remove front wheel.
4. Remove splash shield.
5. Separate front stabilizer from lower arm.
CAUTION: Do not damage dust boots.
6. Remove pinch bolt and pull lower arm downward to separate knuckle from lower control arm ball joint.
7. Loosen nut and disconnect tie-rod end with SST (OK130 283 021).
CAUTION: Do not subject CV joint to shock when removing driveshaft.
8. Insert pry bar between outer ring and transaxle and pry driveshaft from transaxle.
9. Suspend driveshaft with rope.
10. Remove oil seal with screwdriver.
NOTICE:
a) Tap in until oil seal is flush with case.
b) Coat oil seal lip with transaxle oil.
11. Tap new oil seal into transaxle case with SST (OK201 170 AAI / K94A-4204-T).
12. Replace driveshaft end clip and install driveshaft into transaxle with end-gap of clip facing upward.