tranmission help
auto world
05-13-2006, 10:31 AM
i have 97 isuzu rodeo where do you check and fill with fuild i just got it 2 days ago thanks for any help
surferfletch
05-13-2006, 03:34 PM
Start by searching "transmission fluid" and/or "transmission" to get all the answers to your 4L30-E questions. Here's the quick summary:
Drain and fill plugs are both on the tranny pan, with the fill plug toward the rear and higher on the pan.
You can drain about 4 qts. from the approximately 9 qt. system. You refill with the engine idling in neutral. You should run it through the gears a couple of times as you top it off. You'll need a cheap hand pump to get the fluid up in there. Fluid exchange is an option. I drain and refill a couple times every 15K and I drop the pan and change the filter and gasket every 30 K. 155K and the tranny works great!
Good luck!
Drain and fill plugs are both on the tranny pan, with the fill plug toward the rear and higher on the pan.
You can drain about 4 qts. from the approximately 9 qt. system. You refill with the engine idling in neutral. You should run it through the gears a couple of times as you top it off. You'll need a cheap hand pump to get the fluid up in there. Fluid exchange is an option. I drain and refill a couple times every 15K and I drop the pan and change the filter and gasket every 30 K. 155K and the tranny works great!
Good luck!
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