draining when it's cold out
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Originally Posted by
Top_Fuel
Draining
When you remove the drain plug, have a full-size drain pan in place!
The transmission fluid will come shooting out of the drain hole several inches just like when you are changing your oil. For some reason I was expecting it to come out more slowly like heavy gear oil. As a result, it looks like the
Exxon Valdez ran aground on my garage floor. :cower: Unless you are doing this job when it's really cold, the fluid is not thick.
No shooting in my case! Point of reference: 5C / 41F ambient temp & cold drivetrain.
The trans oil in mine drained out SO slowly when I removed only the drain bolt, for a moment I was afraid the transmission was empty!
I had to remove the fill bolt for it to drain properly.
NO danger of oil shooting anywhere at this temperature.
Unfortunately, I don't know what weight of oil was in there. The previous owner said it was only ever serviced at Mitsubishi, but I don't have the full maintenance records. So I don't know if this is factory oil or not.