Fluid Pan: Service and Repair

Main Control Cover

Material:

Removal

All vehicles
1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist. For additional information, refer to Maintenance/Service and Repair.

3.0L engines
2. Drain the engine coolant.

All vehicles
3. Remove the battery tray.
4. Disconnect the wiring harness from the battery tray bracket.





5. Remove the battery tray bracket.





6. Disconnect the vent hose from the main control cover.





3.0L engines
7. Remove the lower radiator hose and position aside.





8. Remove the wire harness retainer from the front engine mount.

All vehicles
9. Remove the transmission fluid cooler tube bracket bolt.





10. Remove the main control cover bolts, transmission fluid cooler bypass studs and the cover.





11. NOTE: Do not discard the gasket. It is a reusable type. Inspect the gasket for damage. Install a new gasket as necessary.

Remove the main control cover gasket.





Installation

All vehicles

1. NOTE: The main control cover gasket is a reusable type. Inspect the gasket for damage. Install a new gasket as necessary.

Install the main control cover gasket.





2. NOTE: Install studs in locations 3 and 11.

Install the main control cover. Tighten to 13 Nm (10 lb-ft), in the sequence shown.





3. Position the transmission fluid cooler tube in place and install the bolt.
^ Tighten to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).





3.0L engines
4. Install the wire harness retainer to the front engine mount.
5. Install the lower radiator hose.





All vehicles
6. Connect the vent hose to the main control cover.





7. Install the battery tray bracket.
^ Tighten to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).





8. Connect the wiring harness to the battery tray bracket.





9. Install the battery tray.
10. Fill the transaxle with clean transmission fluid.

3.0L engines
11. Fill the engine cooling system.

All vehicles
12. Start the engine, run through all of the gears and check the transmission fluid level.