Auto Transmission oil pan torque specs?

[blawson]

no pics, was too ed with myself to even think about that, lol

heres a pic from rock auto, its exactly what i pulled out.

I picked up a new gasket from the dealer, didnt want to risk losing atf over a gasket when i thought i was going to have to spend $18/qt!

[snrusnak]

LOL. Thanks for the info. I bought a whole case (6 qts) of castrol import multi vehicle atf because I wasn't sure how much would be needed. It was only about $5/qt. I have an 04 or 05 aveo, can't remember....not sure if yours are the newer version or the same. I did a lot of research and found that this fluid along with some others are compatible, but the GM recommended fluid may or may not be the proper fluid. There was a lot of debate, but I settled on this stuff. I also bought a filter and gasket kit from napa, going to probably do the job today....seems pretty easy compared to my RAM! lol. These little cars are great when it comes maintenance time!

[charlieb]

not much different then the ram or any other vehicle.my only concern is the fact your supposed to use t-iv (T-4)gm or toyota same thing.now for arguement sake aisan(the manufacturer in japan) lists on some lititure that you can use dextron lll.who knows with seals and friction plates and stuff if you really should use any universal.i use chrysler +4 in my ram and t-lv in my aveo cause the book says so.

[snrusnak]

Well the castrol import multi vehicle ATF I put in it today (about 3 qts) seems to be working just fine. It is approved for the ESSO number in the manual, that's why I felt safe using it. The job was very easy, having the drain plug in the pan (most transmissions don't have this) made it much cleaner and much faster. So I replaced the filter, the gasket, and cleaned the pan and magnets, then refilled and it took about 3 qts. Unfortunately I spilled a little fluid because I used poor judgement choosing a funnel to fill the trans with lol, and it sort of seems like some fluid is "seeping" past the gasket, but I think it's just because I spilled the fluid. Haven't actually found a "leak", where it is dripping or anything. Will know for sure in a few days. Worst case scenario, if it is leaking, I have 3 more qts left in the case I bought so I can draing the fluid and throw a new gasket on there. It shouldn't be leaking though, I had clean surfaces on both sides, and a new rubber gasket.

[charlieb]

i see what you mean by easier now(driain plug=less mess) what did you pay for your filter /gasket kit?

[snrusnak]

I don't remember I bought it at least a few months ago, but it was cheap, I think around $20. I have the receipt in the garage I can check tonight. It was from NAPA and I believe was NAPA brand.

[snrusnak]

The transmission filter and gasket kit I bought was roughly $20 and is NAPA part number 1-5511.

[charlieb]

that is CRAZY CHEAP gonna look into that at napa here in canada,have 1 about 3k away

[snrusnak]

Yeah and it is a very easy job. Here's a VERY sloppy write up but it's very easy:

All you need is one jack(lifted the front of the car just enough to get under there....left the front tires touching the ground though), one jack stand (just for double safety), a wheel block (again safety), the NAPA filter and gasket kit(~$20), about three qts of fluid(I used castrol import multi vehicle ATF at ~$6/qt), and two different socket sizes (one for the drain plug, and another for transmission pan bolts and the three transmission filter bolts). I can't remember the sizes but they will be in a normal socket set (I can't even remember if it was standard or metric...). Then just some rags, a pan to catch the fluid, and cleaning solvent, etc. to clean the pan and magnets. I also put some blue thread lock on the pan bolts just because they don't get tightened down really tight, and didn't want them backing out. The old cork gasket peeled off easy and left absolutely no residue behind, so I just sprayed some parts cleaner on the pan and wiped it clean. After 110,000 miles it was very dirty (I guess it's "varnish"...it was covered in grey film) and there are two magnets in the pan and they were filthy as well. Very easy job...also remember when checking the trans fluid, to get to the proper level the transmission needs to be hot (car fully warmed up) and I THINK it is supposed to be in neutral when checking (most other cars are like this anyway.....) however, I didn't see it say this in the manual or on the dipstick. The reading was the same for me when hot in park or neutral.