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
InstallationKnock sensor
COMPONENTS
REMOVAL
1. DISCHARGE FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURE
(See page FU-13)
2. REMOVE V-BANK COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY (See
page EM-28)
3. DRAIN ENGINE COOLANT (See page CO-6)
4. REMOVE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ASSEMBLY
HINT:
(See page WW-4)
5. REMOVE FRONT OUTER COWL TOP PANEL SUBASSEMBLY
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Display Panel does not Open, Tilt or Tilts Improperly
INSPECTION PROCEDURE
1 CHECK RADIO AND NAVIGATION ASSEMBLY
Check for foreign matter or obstructions caught in the
moving parts of the panel.
OK:
No obstruction or foreign matter found.
2 CHECK OPERATION
Check if the navigation and audio systems function
properly.
OK:
Naviga ...
EVAP System
RELATED DTCS
If any EVAP system DTCs are set, the malfunctioning area can be determined
using the table below.
NOTICE:
If the 0.02 inch reference pressure difference between the first and second
checks is greater than
the specification, the DTCs corresponding to the reference pressur ...