1. Remove engine under cover no.1 2. Disconnect cable from negative battery terminal 3. Drain automatic transaxle fluid (see page ax-131) 4. Remove automatic transaxle oil pan subassembly

(a) Remove the 18 bolts, oil pan and gasket.
| NOTICE: Some fluid will remain in the oil pan. Carefully remove the oil pan so that the fluid remaining in the pan does not spill out. |

(b) Remove the 2 magnets from the oil pan.

(c) Examine particles in the pan.
(1) Collect any steel chips using the removed magnets. Look carefully at the chips and particles in the pan and on the magnets to see the type of wear which might be found in the transaxle.
Result: Steel (magnetic): Wear of the bearing, gear or plate Brass (non-magnetic): Wear of the bearing
5. DISCONNECT TRANSMISSION WIRE

(a) Disconnect the 7 shift solenoid valve connectors.
(b) Remove the bolt and lock plate, and disconnect the ATF temperature sensor.
6. REMOVE VALVE BODY OIL STRAINER ASSEMBLY

(a) Remove the 3 bolts and oil strainer.
| NOTICE: Be careful when removing the oil strainer as fluid will come out. |

(b) Remove the O-ring from the valve body oil strainer assembly.
7. REMOVE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY

(a) Support the valve body assembly and remove the 17 bolts and the transmission valve body assembly.

(b) Remove the check ball body and the spring.

(c) Remove the bolt and lock plate from the valve body assembly.
(d) Remove the shift solenoid valve SL3 and SLT from the valve body assembly.

(e) Remove the bolt and shift solenoid valve S4 from the valve body assembly

(f) Remove the shift solenoid valve SR from the valve body assembly.

(g) Remove the bolt and shift solenoid valve DSL from the valve body assembly.

(h) Remove the bolt and shift solenoid valve SL2 from the valve body assembly.

(i) Remove the bolt and shift solenoid valve SL1 from the valve body assembly.
Valve body assembly
InstallationInstallation
HINT:
Install the RH side by the same procedure as the LH side.
1. INSTALL FRONT DISC BRAKE CYLINDER SLIDE BUSH
(a) Apply the lithium soap base glycol grease to a new
front disc brake cylinder slide bush.
(b) Install the cylinder slide bush to the bottom side of
the front disc brake cyli ...
Removal
1. DISCONNECT CABLE FROM NEGATIVE BATTERY
TERMINAL
2. REMOVE V-BANK COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY (See
page EM-28)
3. REMOVE PURGE VSV
(a) Disconnect the purge VSV connector.
(b) Disconnect the 2 purge line hoses from the purge
VSV.
(c) Remove the purge VSV from the air cleaner hose.
(d) R ...
Operating the HomeLink
Press the appropriate HomeLink® button. The HomeLink® indicator
light on the HomeLink® transceiver should turn on.
The HomeLink® continues to send a signal for up to 20 seconds as long as
the button is pressed.
Reprogramming a HomeLink® button
Press and hold the desired HomeLink® button ...