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Valve Body: Service and Repair

Lower Valve Body Removal and Installation
1. Lift the vehicle up on a hoist, or apply the parking brake, block the rear wheels, and raise the front of the vehicle. Make sure it is securely supported.
2. Disconnect the solenoid harness connector.





3. Remove the undercover (A) and splash shield (B).





4. Remove the drain plug (A), and drain the CVT fluid (CVTF). Reinstall the drain plug and a new sealing washer (B).





5. Remove the ATF pan (A).
6. Remove the ATF strainer (B).
7. Remove the bolts securing the lower valve body (C), and remove the bolt securing the solenoid harness connector (D) while holding the lower valve body, then remove the lower valve body.
8. Install the lower valve body in the reverse order of removal.
9. Refill the transmission with CVTF.
10. Calibrate the start clutch pressure control system if any control valve of the lower valve body is replaced.