ok so i need to know how to change trans fluid, i dont know very much about cars, please help!?

Question

trans fluid is brownish red so I need to change it but dont know how.I have all the tools but I dont know what bolts to loosen, or where the bolts are to loosen
1991 ford escort

Answer 1

1) jack up front of car on driver side sub-frame
with me so far?
2) look for transmission pan-usually flat and 4&1/2 inches square
3) loosen bolts around it. do not remove all at once. you will make a big mess.
4) with all bolts loose start taking off one corner.
5) loosen bolts to continue tilting pan towards one corner to drain it.
6) once it has drained remove all bolts and pan.
7) clean up old gasket material. do not use razzor blade.
8) pull down on filter should pop out. some models mave have a bolt holding it.
9) replace filter with new and put gasket on pan. start all bolts and tighten in zig-zag pattern. just barely tighten the bolts past hand tight.

Answer 2

Underneath the car there should be a large black pan with around 12-14 bolts. Those are the bolts that hold the pan under the transmission. Slowly undo a row at the front. Then undo the rest of the bolts a bit to relieve tension. Fully remove the front bolts and let the pan drop a bit. It will get a bit messy as the fluid leaves. You can continue to undo the remaining bolts and let the fluid out. If you are lucky the pan will have a drain plug that you can remove but then you wouldn't be able to get all the fluid out like you could by dropping the pan.

Answer 3

I have done a fair amount of work on cars over the years like valve grinds, putting in new head gaskets, replacing clutches and brake parts. But this is something I would not attempt. It needs specialist equipment for a thorough change even though it seems like a simple job.

Answer 4

i work at a lube shop and have done this many times. without having a transmission flush machine you wont be able to flush most of the fluid out at home, you will only be able to take off the tranny pan and maybe 5 or so pints of fluid. the majority of the fluid is contained in the torque converter and why you have to flush it, could cost 50-70 bucks

Answer 5

if it is a manual, then you need a bleeder pump (you can get hand pumps or electric pumps). You can then loosen the bleeder valve on the clutch slave cylinder and hook up the bleeder pump there and suck the fluid out (Dot 3 brake fluid for the 5-speed transmission in my car) while constantly keeping the clutch master cylinder full with new fluid. You will eventually then be sucking out the new fresh fluid. Tighten the bleeder valve and fill up the clutch master cylinder and you're set!

Answer 6

Take it to a shop and have them clean the screen and check the belts you will be better off in the long run

Answer 7

take it to a shop if you have no clue, the tranny is too expensive to mess with if you don't know what your doing.

Answer 8

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