On 12/12/05, Mike Sykes <mikesykes@cox.net> wrote:
> there's no drain plug becuase you're supposed to change the filter when you
> change the fluid, which requires dropping the pan. You're supposed to change
> the cooler return line filter every 60k miles, which also requires pan
> removal. Also, there is a magnet on the pan that needs to get cleaned off of
> any metal shavings, otherwise the shavings will go back into the
> transmission and cause damage. Well... there really should be any metal
> shavings on the magnet... but you'll never know unless you drop the pan,
> which is the whole point of dropping the pan...
> Drop that Pan!! =)
But dropping the pan is a lot less messy if you can drain it first via
a drain plug. You wouldn't drop an oil pan without draining it first,
right?
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