Thread: 300tdi auto wont change when cold

well i got a service kit and some penrite fluid going to tackle it today anyone got and helpfull hints or suggestions, will i hurt anything with a air ratchet or should it all be done by hand are the sump bolts done up to a certain tourqe or are they just bt

Originally Posted by jeep_boy

well i got a service kit and some penrite fluid going to tackle it today anyone got and helpfull hints or suggestions, will i hurt anything with a air ratchet or should it all be done by hand are the sump bolts done up to a certain tourqe or are they just bt

Don't forget to have a 'Torx' bit, size T27, on hand to remove the filter assembly inside. Also, you may well have to remove the LHside gearbox mounting bracket off the casing to gain access to the LH rear corner auto sump bolt. It is held on with 4 x 19mm ring spanner size bolts. You will also have to remove the 2 x 15mm nuts under the gearbox mounts to lift the trans enough to slide the sump forward and downwards. There is no need to remove the crossmember with the Diesel autos, and it adds a certain amount of difficulty to the job by doing so.
Sump bolts are done up by hand quite tightly. They bottom the bracket out so stop there. DO NOT use an air ratchet on the T27's holding the filter on. If you strip one of these out you are in BBBIIIIGGGG trouble

Enjoy, and have a change of clothes handy if you are lying under it

JC

Originally Posted by justinc

Enjoy, and have a change of clothes handy if you are lying under it

JC

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ok its a dumb question i know and i feel like a dick for asking it but where is the filler for the auto box

Originally Posted by jeep_boy

ok its a dumb question i know and i feel like a dick for asking it but where is the filler for the auto box

In the engine room, against the firewall to the right of the fuel filter, to the left of the engine.

Originally Posted by B92 8NW

In the engine room, against the firewall to the right of the fuel filter, to the left of the engine.

are you talking about the dipstick

Originally Posted by jeep_boy

are you talking about the dipstick

Yep you refill it through that. I bought an ATF funnel at autobarn, got a long thin hose on it, easier than trying to manoeuvre a bottle down there.

Originally Posted by B92 8NW

Yep you refill it through that. I bought an ATF funnel at autobarn, got a long thin hose on it, easier than trying to manoeuvre a bottle down there.

holey crap never would have thought it would get filled back up through there owell ill get onto it now keep me some hints coming ill get some snaps to