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Valve Body Overview






Valve Body Overview


Do not run the engine or tow the vehicle when the transmission fluid pan is removed or when there is no Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) in the engine.

The valve body and the wiring harnesses can also be removed with the transmission installed.

Install the O-rings using ATF. Other types of lubricants lead to faults in the transmission hydraulics.

Always replace a dirty or faulty valve body.

Only use lint free cloths

Check the ATF level after installing the transmission fluid pan. Refer to => [ ATF Level, Checking and Filling ] Testing and Inspection.






1 Inspection Plug

Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) level, checking and filling, refer to => [ ATF Level, Checking and Filling ] Testing and Inspection.

Tightening specification, refer to => [ Fastener Tightening Specifications ] Fastener Tightening Specifications.

2 Seal

Always replace.

3 Overflow Tube

Remove in order to drain the ATF.

Tightening specification, refer to => [ Fastener Tightening Specifications ] Fastener Tightening Specifications.

4 Transmission Fluid Pan

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Transmission Fluid Pan ] Service and Repair.

5 Bolt

Tighten the ATF pan bolts diagonally and in several steps.

Tightening specification, refer to => [ Fastener Tightening Specifications ] Fastener Tightening Specifications.

6 Seal

With spacers (quantity: 8).

Check before installing.

Replace brittle, cracked or deformed seals.

7 Magnet

Quantity: 2; in the depressions in the ATF pan.

Clean before installing the pan.

8 Bolt

For attaching the valve body to the transmission.

Quantity 12; with different lengths, refer to => [ Bolt Lengths and Locations for the Valve Body ] Service and Repair.

Always replace the bolts.

Tightening specification, refer to => [ Fastener Tightening Specifications ] Fastener Tightening Specifications.

9 Bolt

Quantity: 3

For securing the ATF filter to the valve body.

Tightening specification, refer to => [ Fastener Tightening Specifications ] Fastener Tightening Specifications.

10 Oil Filter

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Transmission Fluid Filter ] Service and Repair.

11 Valve Body

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Valve Body ] Service and Repair.

For the correct solenoid valve designation, refer to => [ Wire Routing, Connectors and Bracket on Valve Body ] Wire Routing, Connectors and Bracket on Valve Body.

Allocation, refer to the Parts Catalog.

12 Bolt

Tightening specification, refer to => [ Fastener Tightening Specifications ] Fastener Tightening Specifications.

13 Bolt

Tightening specification, refer to => [ Fastener Tightening Specifications ] Fastener Tightening Specifications.

14 Transmission Input Speed Sensor (G182)

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Transmission Input Speed Sensor G182 ] Transmission Input Speed Sensor G182.

15 Bolt

Tightening specification, refer to => [ Fastener Tightening Specifications ] Fastener Tightening Specifications.

16 Transmission Output Speed Sensor (G195)

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Transmission Output Speed Sensor G195 ] Transmission Output Speed Sensor G195.

17 Transmission Housing

Illustrated here without the ATF cooler.

18 Vent

19 Multifunction Transmission Range Switch (F125)

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Multifunction Transmission Range Switch F125 ] Service and Repair.

Adjusting, refer to => [ Adjusting ] Service and Repair.

20 Transmission Fluid Temperature Sensor (G93)

Integrated inside the wiring harness - item 23 -.

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Solenoid Valve Wiring Harness (14 Pin Connector) ] Solenoid Valve Wiring Harness (14 Pin Connector).

Wire routing, refer to => [ Wire Routing, Connectors and Bracket on Valve Body ] Wire Routing, Connectors and Bracket on Valve Body.

21 Bolt

Tightening specification, refer to => [ Fastener Tightening Specifications ] Fastener Tightening Specifications.

22 Bolt

Tightening specification, refer to => [ Fastener Tightening Specifications ] Fastener Tightening Specifications.

23 Sensor Wiring Harness

With an 8 pin connector.

With an O-ring on the connector; always replace the O-ring.

With the transmission fluid temperature sensor.

For the transmission input speed sensor.

For the transmission output speed sensor.

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Sensor Wiring Harness (8 Pin Connector) ] Sensor Wiring Harness (8 Pin Connector).

Wire routing, refer to => [ Wire Routing, Connectors and Bracket on Valve Body ] Wire Routing, Connectors and Bracket on Valve Body.

Allocation, refer to the Parts Catalog.

24 Seal

Always replace.

25 Plug

Not installed on all transmissions.

Tightening specification, refer to => [ Fastener Tightening Specifications ] Fastener Tightening Specifications.

26 Shift Lever

For the shift shaft.

Inside, on the valve body.

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Valve Body ] Service and Repair.

27 Washer

28 Nut

Installed position: The centering collar faces the washer - item 27 -.

Tightening specification, refer to => [ Fastener Tightening Specifications ] Fastener Tightening Specifications.

29 Spring

Allocation, refer to the Parts Catalog.

30 Piston

31 Solenoid Valve Wiring Harness

With a 14 pin connector.

With an O-ring on the connector; always replace the O-ring.

Solenoid valve installed location and wiring harness routing, refer to => [ Wire Routing, Connectors and Bracket on Valve Body ] Wire Routing, Connectors and Bracket on Valve Body.

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Solenoid Valve Wiring Harness (14 Pin Connector) ] Solenoid Valve Wiring Harness (14 Pin Connector).

32 Bolt

Tightening specification, refer to => [ Fastener Tightening Specifications ] Fastener Tightening Specifications.