04 cavalier manual trans. fluid change - Maintenance and Repair Forum

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04 cavalier manual trans. fluid change
Thursday, March 12, 2009 3:40 AM
How do you change the Manual Trans fluid in an 04 cavalier LS Sport. is there a drain plug or what? also where is the fill hole/tube and how much fluid do they take?
Thanks

Re: 04 cavalier manual trans. fluid change
Thursday, March 12, 2009 8:37 AM
There is a drain plug on the side of the transmission, you can only access it from underneath the car, it's on the driver's side.
Takes 1.7L of DEXTRONŽ III Automatic Transmission Fluid



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Re: 04 cavalier manual trans. fluid change
Thursday, March 12, 2009 11:00 PM
thank you....where do you fill it at? also is there a filter that needs to be changed on that as well?
Re: 04 cavalier manual trans. fluid change
Friday, March 13, 2009 12:53 AM
changing trans fluid on an 04? i thought you only changed trans fluid once you hit 90,000 miles and up?



Re: 04 cavalier manual trans. fluid change
Friday, March 13, 2009 1:08 AM
50k
Re: 04 cavalier manual trans. fluid change
Saturday, March 14, 2009 8:27 PM
You can fill from two places. From inside the engine compartment, way down where the transmission is, there is a small plastic cap with a picture of a gear on it. You will need a crazy long funnel. Or, there is a second plug above the first. To fill from here, you need a way to pump in or inject the fluid (plastic squeeze bottle w/ a nozzle). The upper drain also acts as a fill indicator- keep filling until it comes out that hole, and its full.
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