Transmission Temperature Sensor/Switch: Service and Repair
ATF TEMPERATURE SENSORON-VEHICLE REPAIR
1. DRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID
a. Remove the drain plug and gasket, and drain the ATF.
b. Install a new gasket and the drain plug.
Torque: 20 Nm (204 kgf-cm, 15 ft. lbs.)
2. REMOVE OIL PAN
3. REMOVE OIL STRAINER
4. REMOVE ATF TEMPERATURE SENSOR
a. Disconnect the 7 solenoid valve connectors.
b. Remove the 2 bolts, clamps and ATF temperature sensors.
c. Disconnect the transmission wire connector.
d. Remove the bolt and the transmission wire harness.
5. INSTALL ATF TEMPERATURE SENSOR
a. Install the transmission wire harness.
b. Install the bolt.
Torque: 5.4 Nm (55 kgf-cm, 48 inch lbs.)
c. Connect the transmission wire connector.
d. Connect the 7 solenoid valve connectors.
e. Install the 2 ATF temperature sensors and clamps to the valve body with the 2 bolts.
HINT: In order to install the ATF temperature sensors properly, check the wire harness color prior to installation.
Torque:
A: 11 Nm (112 kgf-cm, 8 ft. lbs.)
B: 10 Nm (100 kgf-cm, 7 ft. lbs.)
Bolt length:
Bolt A: 36 mm (1.42 inch)
Bolt B: 12 mm (0.47 inch)
Sensor wire harness:
6. INSTALL OIL STRAINER
7. INSTALL OIL PAN
HINT: Remove any packing material, and be careful not to spill oil on the contacting surfaces of the transmission case and the oil pan.
Using a new gasket, install the oil pan with the 20 bolts.
Torque: 4.4 Nm (45 kgf-cm, 39 inch lbs.)
8. FILL WITH ATF AND CHECK ATF LEVEL
a. Remove the refill plug.
b. Fill with new fluid through the refill hole.
Fluid type: Toyota genuine ATF WS