can anyone post a link for this? i am at 27k miles and want to do it. i have an 02 z

thanks

 

A Haynes manual has a pretty decent step by step. But, in a nutshell; get the car elevated high enough and on jackstands so you can get underneath. Start by loosening all the bolts around the pan. Remove all the bolts on the rear of the pan and then evenly loosen the bolts on the front of the pan to allow the rear to tilt down and drain (make sure you have plenty of newspaper laying around). Continue to loosen the bolts on the sides of the pan also. Eventually you will get to the point where one hand is holding the pan and the other hand is unscrewing the bolts. Be careful or you will be wearing some fluid.

Once the pan is off, clean it with gas or some other similar type cleaner (no H2O) and dry the pan real good. Drops of fluid will continue to drip from the transmission while you are doing this (newspaper). Pull the filter out and reinsert the new filter and then just reverse the process.

This is not a hard job, just a messy job. Also, I had to remove a linkage of some sort on the side of the pan to get the pan off (do this first). However, this was on a 95, so I have no idea if you will have to do the same or not.

Hope this helps.

 

I need to change the fluid and filter in my 95. Thanks for the tips.

 

Well since I am assuming it is a 6 speed you just unscrew the drain plug in the back of the transmission and let it all drain out and then put the plug back in. Unscrew the fill hole plug and starting putting ATF in it till it is about to pour out, I'm not sure exactly how much it is. Put the plug back in and you're done. There is not a filter on the manuals.

 

http://www.bfranker.badz28.com/fbody/lubeoil.htm

 

hey thanks that is great-i'm surprised their is no filter?

 

It is because an automatic transmission has about a million places for dirty fluid to clog. There is not too much to a manual gearbox, and the fluid doesnt get nearly as hot. That is why they also do not require coolers.

 

there is no filter on my M6?

 

nope, no clutch to wear, nothing but the gears, which isnt any different then the rear diff. No need for a filter, just drain and refill as needed.

 

When does GM recommend to change the M6 fluid?

 

They don't.

 

hey good question

is about 25k miles when everyone does it?

 

67K miles here ... still on original M6 tranny fluid.

 

what about us automatic tranny guys, they recommend a time period for us to change out ours....haha with a filter

 

I change my M6 Tranny Fluid every summer. Just to keep all in good shape