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This is a 91GL Festiva, front wheel drive, 5 speed standard tranny. After a CV problem cropped up I did an axle change (passenger side). Seemed like an appropriate time to change the transmission oil also, so I did, I went to Royal Purple, and all seems well. I had not changed the tranny oil before so I had a few questions and the forum answered most of them. I’m a man who likes pictures so here is what I wished I could have had to read before I began the process. They say the best gift is the one you would like. So this is what I would have liked.
First a brief description:
To drain the tranny you need to squeeze underneath the car and remove the plug in the bottom of the transmission. Easy to find just where it should be. No snap shot required here. Lol
Now that you have the primal mechanical ooz draining into the SS Bowl that you borrowed from the kitchen years ago, and of course she refused to take back, no matter how well you cleaned it, we can move on.
Next remove the 10mm lock bolt next to the speedometer cable connector.
Now remove the cable connector and gear assembly.
Yikes.......... look it a fill hole.
The speedometer fill thing was not to clear to me, so I took some pictures after I noodled it out.
First step:
Remove the speedometer cable from the tranny.
Second step:
Remove the 10mm bolt
Now here this is the more tricky part. Now you must turn the (speedometer cable connector/ fill hole plug) back and forth while lifting up on it. Back and forth and up at the same time. There is a rubber O-ring seal on it. As soon as it pops free of the case (less than 5mm) it slides on up and out easily.
Once it’s out it looks like this.
Notice the black rubber O-ring near the top to seal it. The gear at the bottom must turn a little when removing and also when re-installing.
The illusive Fill Hole:
Here is what the fill hole looks like on the 91GL:
Holds 2.6 qt.
I took a good guess at 2.5 and could see the oil down in the fill hole so good enough.
Hope this helps those who follow after me.
MHStark@hotmail.com
Remember whether you say you can, or you say you can’t.
Your absolutely correct!!
First a brief description:
To drain the tranny you need to squeeze underneath the car and remove the plug in the bottom of the transmission. Easy to find just where it should be. No snap shot required here. Lol
Now that you have the primal mechanical ooz draining into the SS Bowl that you borrowed from the kitchen years ago, and of course she refused to take back, no matter how well you cleaned it, we can move on.
Next remove the 10mm lock bolt next to the speedometer cable connector.
Now remove the cable connector and gear assembly.
Yikes.......... look it a fill hole.
The speedometer fill thing was not to clear to me, so I took some pictures after I noodled it out.
First step:
Remove the speedometer cable from the tranny.
Second step:
Remove the 10mm bolt
Now here this is the more tricky part. Now you must turn the (speedometer cable connector/ fill hole plug) back and forth while lifting up on it. Back and forth and up at the same time. There is a rubber O-ring seal on it. As soon as it pops free of the case (less than 5mm) it slides on up and out easily.
Once it’s out it looks like this.
Notice the black rubber O-ring near the top to seal it. The gear at the bottom must turn a little when removing and also when re-installing.
The illusive Fill Hole:
Here is what the fill hole looks like on the 91GL:
Holds 2.6 qt.
I took a good guess at 2.5 and could see the oil down in the fill hole so good enough.
Hope this helps those who follow after me.
MHStark@hotmail.com
Remember whether you say you can, or you say you can’t.
Your absolutely correct!!
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