When repairing the front end of my car I knew I would have to top up the ATF. I established that the ATF had not been changed at 40,000 miles, so I decided to drain the remaining fluid and change the filter at the same time. That went more or less as expected. New crush washer on the drain plug and filter just needs 17mm socket to loosen / tighten its cover.
My question relates to the wording in the service manual for the procedure to be followed after the initial fill. It states to 'warm up the transmission in lower road range; switch all transmission ranges several times while doing so.'
For 'lower road range' Is this referring to selecting 'off-road' or something else? For switching all transmission ranges, is that awkward wording for cycle through drive, park, neutral, reverse?
Any advice much appreciated.
Regards
Graeme
ATF Service - lower road range question
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I'm guessing here but I interpret that to mean operating the car in the lower gears, manually changing gear often, probably to speed the warmup and to disperse air bubbles.porscot wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:19 pm When repairing the front end of my car I knew I would have to top up the ATF. I established that the ATF had not been changed at 40,000 miles, so I decided to drain the remaining fluid and change the filter at the same time. That went more or less as expected. New crush washer on the drain plug and filter just needs 17mm socket to loosen / tighten its cover.
My question relates to the wording in the service manual for the procedure to be followed after the initial fill. It states to 'warm up the transmission in lower road range; switch all transmission ranges several times while doing so.'
For 'lower road range' Is this referring to selecting 'off-road' or something else? For switching all transmission ranges, is that awkward wording for cycle through drive, park, neutral, reverse?
Any advice much appreciated.
Regards
Graeme
Nick
Defender 90 V8
991.2 C2 GTS
Macan Turbo - sold
BMW K1300S, BMW R1250 GSA
Defender 90 V8
991.2 C2 GTS
Macan Turbo - sold
BMW K1300S, BMW R1250 GSA
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Graeme - it's lower load range I think (not road).
I take that to mean a) warm it up gently and b) change gear multiple times during the process. I'm not an ATF expert but the usual process seems to be to go through all the gears a few times after changing the fluid.
I take that to mean a) warm it up gently and b) change gear multiple times during the process. I'm not an ATF expert but the usual process seems to be to go through all the gears a few times after changing the fluid.
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I would immagine they mean warm up the gearbox and engine oils and then select the various gear options a number of times to circulate the new oil. Certainly on a Rover 75, admittedly a straight auto box, the manual said to engage gears on a warm engine to circulate the new transmission oil and then after performing this, re check the auto transmission fluid level.
I would immagine they mean warm up the gearbox and engine oils and then select the various gear options a number of times to circulate the new oil. Certainly on a Rover 75, admittedly a straight auto box, the manual said to engage gears on a warm engine to circulate the new transmission oil and then after performing this, re check the auto transmission fluid level.
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