For any car, this is a mandatory and timely procedure that affects the quality of the entire car as a whole. Follow especially carefully and, accordingly, therefore, in the special service books of the car, the intervals for its replacement are indicated, by which you can control how long the oil should be replaced.
Automotive service technicians advise owners of automatic transmission vehicles that are used under severe conditions to change the oil about twice a year. Severe conditions include: low and fairly high ambient temperatures, increased load on the automatic transmission, as well as roads with snow, sand or dirt.
There are several ways to change the oil, and to be more precise, there are two of them. The first way is a complete oil change in the automatic transmission. As it is already clear, a 100% change of fluid takes place here; for this, special equipment is used that allows you to push through all the residues and replace them with new ones. About 12 liters of oil can be changed at a time.
The second method is a partial oil change in an automatic transmission, it is carried out without any equipment, only by hand, so you can do it yourself. During this procedure, up to 50 percent of the oil is replaced, to continue this process it will take another couple of hundred kilometers and then go through the whole process three or four more times.
Required accessories
In order to change the automatic transmission oil with your own hands in a quality and accurate manner, you should prepare all the necessary tools so as not to spend a lot of time looking for the right part during work.
What do you need:
- Pallet gasket - costs about 200 rubles, quite often requires replacement.
- - some craftsmen clean it, but if it has been serving your car for quite some time, it is better to replace it.
- Funnel for liquids of the required size.
- A small piece of old hose.
- Oil from 8-10 liters.
- Key 17 to remove the drain tank.
- 10 wrench to remove bolts.
- Hammer.
- Plank - will serve as a gasket when removing the pallet.
- A screwdriver for 10 will come in handy for you, as well as speed up the work process, but you should still tighten the bolts at the end with your hands, it will be more reliable.
DIY oil change technique
When all the tools are prepared, you can proceed to the main part of the work, which will surely become informative for you, you will be able to study in detail the internal system of your car, which will definitely come in handy in the further care of it. Also, this process will become an exciting and interesting activity for you, which will help you not only save money, but also perform all the replacement work better than in an automotive technical center.
Do-it-yourself oil change in automatic transmission:
- Before you start changing the oil, you should drive about 10 kilometers, in this way you will warm up the oil.
- Put the car on the pit and crawl under the car. Before you climb into the pit, do not forget to put the car on, and the automatic transmission selector to the neutral position.
- Remove the engine boot, which is mounted on 5 bolts and two caps.
- Then you need to unscrew the plug of the pan and drain the oil into a container. This is necessary to determine how many liters you have spilled and how much it will take to then fill in a new oil fluid.
- As soon as the oil has all flowed out, we proceed to remove the pan, which is held on by a sufficiently large number of bolts. Then, using a plank and a hammer, we proceed to remove the pallet. To do this, you need to hit the sides of the pallet with a hammer, attaching a prepared plank, so it will move away better, while it will not be scratched or bent.
- After removing the pan, you will see the automatic transmission filter. In order to remove it, you need to unscrew the four bolts, be careful, as soon as you start to unscrew them, oil will begin to pour out from under the filter - you need to substitute a measuring container and collect all the liquid.
- We look at the condition of the filter, replace or clean it. It is also necessary to wash, degrease the pallet itself and the magnets adjacent to it.
- After cleaning everything and bringing it into proper shape, we put it in place, first a new filter, then a gasket and a pan, it is unforgettable to fix it with all the bolts that were previously removed. Tip: when you unscrew the bolts, be sure to put them in order and in a conspicuous place, for example, on a white piece of paper, then you will not waste your precious time looking for the right nuts.
- Now you can calculate how much oil you just drained. You got a certain amount of oil, so add another one and a half liters to this number.
- From the bottom we find two oil drain pipes and disconnect the hose. We put a piece of hose on the tube, and lower its end into a one and a half liter container.
- Now you should start the engine of the car, and after a short time, oil will pour from the hose directly into the container, at first it will be very dirty. We take the same amount of new oil and pour it back into the box. Then the whole process is repeated, the car starts and the second portion of oil is drained. Thanks to this, worn-out oil is replaced in the automatic transmission.
- As soon as clean oil begins to come out, the car engine should be turned off, the hoses removed and all tubes inserted in their place.
- At the end of this whole process, be sure to check the oil level.
Advantages and disadvantages of self-changing oil
After reviewing the full process of this, in principle, simple work, we will consider what are the pros and cons of changing the oil yourself.
Advantages:
- A fairly cheap option, if you go to a service station, then the service will ask for a considerable amount for changing the oil in an automatic transmission.
- You can completely replace the oil, and be sure of its novelty and excellent quality.
Flaws:
- Unprofessionalism, but believe me, over time it will definitely appear.
After reviewing the detailed instructions for changing the oil, you can easily carry out this procedure yourself. You will not only get a lot of positive emotions thanks to this, but also acquire skills and certain knowledge about the internal state of your car, and this is very necessary for proper care of it. And of course, saving the family budget will be a big plus, which in no case will interfere with you.
