It requires a deep socket extender to get down in there or you wont be able to get it loose. Overfilling or underfilling the transaxle can cause damage, so if you're not confident you can take an accurate fluid level reading, take your Vue to a service professional to have the transaxle fluid checked. Carefully remove the washer also or it will fall down underneath the car. If it does, replace the battery cover with the 3 screws you removed in step 1. When I did this I got just a little bit over 4 quarts. These same steps may be applicable to other years.
. It has a black handle. Whos to say the fluid is not half the problem? By this point the fluid level should be just touching the very bottom of the dipstick. Loosening the fill plug on the transmission. To refill the transmission start by removing the fill plug that we loosened earlier. I forgot to check the level with a homemade device I was going to make when I bought it for my wife. Remove the funnel and re install the fill plug.
There is a metal washer on the fill plug that will not stay with the fill plug when you go to lift it out. I scrape my knuckles checking it. Remove the bolt holding the intake tubing to the intake manifold using a 10 mm socket. Do not turn off the engine during the process. By hand back out the drain plug and remove it.
I almost want to agree with bismark I did use Honda Z1. This bolt is located at the base of the battery on the side facing the steering wheel. The factory drain plug has a magnet on the end of it. If you notice that the oil level in your Vue is extremely low or empty, fill it up and check it again the next time you drive. Your Saturn dealership isn't the only place to locate trusted repair parts to fix your Vue. I hopes this information solves your problem. The capacity for this transmission is 4.
Note: This fluid change was on the Honda Transmission. However these steps are not all inclusive. I was going to make a dipstick to go into the top where you unscrew the black cap with the gear logo on it and check it that way at normal operating temp. These are the steps that I used and have had no problems. For people like me who service their own vehicles and save money it is now just a new procedure for us. Once back another fluid check is needed.
The only thing I see is the big long plastic air intake. I tried to post to the how to library but apparently don't have priveleges to do that. Once the hose clamps are loosened and the bolt is removed then wiggle the intake tubing to remove it. You will obviously need a catch basin and do not re-insert plug until fluid has stopped overflowing. You will obviously need a catch basin and do not re-insert plug until fluid has stopped overflowing. It's a little tricky, but I just found the answer to this on theNissan Frontier forums.
While I tried to document some detail and pertinent steps that might not otherwise be known, some common sense and mechanical aptitude is required for this. Remove the oil pan from underneath the car and dump old transmission fluid into a container. Locate the transmission fill plug, it is almost directly underneath the back side of the intake tubing just before the tubing bends around to go into the throttle body. Be sure the transmission is a normal operating temp a … nd on a level surface. This is the procedure we use at my work on the same vehicles and have never had a problem and have some of them pushing 300k miles now. The amount of space you have to loosen this bolt is very narrow. I also have pictures included here too, but don't know how to upload them to the thread.
With a clean paper towel wipe of the drain plug so that it is free of any metal fragments or old fluid. It is center front and look way down toward bottom. This task is relatively easy, if you can change oil on your car than you can also change the transmission fluid. If the replacement battery does not come with the bracket to put that bolt back in its not a big deal, the battery cover is enough to hold it in place in my opinion. I tried to post to the how to library but apparently don't have priveleges to do that.