Removal and Replacement

Control Valve Body

REMOVAL
1) Set the vehicle on a lift.
2) Disconnect the ground cable from the battery.
3) Lift up the vehicle.
4) Clean the transmission exterior.
5) Remove the drain plug (ATF) to drain the ATF.

CAUTION: After running the engine or after idling for a long time, the ATF is hot. Be careful not to burn yourself.





6) Perform replacement with a new gasket, and tighten the drain plug (ATF).
Tightening torque: 25 N-m (2.5 kgf-m, 18.4 ft-lb)
7) Remove the oil pan.

CAUTION: Be careful not to allow foreign matter such as dust or dirt to enter the oil pan.





8) Remove the magnet.





9) Clean the magnet.
10) Completely remove the remaining liquid gasket on the transmission case and oil pan.
11) Disconnect the control valve connector.





12) Remove the oil cooler pipe.





13) Remove the control valve body.

NOTE: The control valve body is replaced as an assembly only, because it is a non-disassembly part.





INSTALLATION
1) Check the control valve body for dust and other foreign matter.
2) Temporarily install the control valve body and ground cable to the transmission, then install the oil cooler pipe.





3) Tighten the bolts equally.





4) Connect the control valve connector.





5) Attach the magnet at the specified position of the oil pan.





6) Apply proper amount of liquid gasket to the entire oil pan mating surface.





7) Fill the 3 holes aside from the bolt holes in the transmission case, with liquid gasket.





8) Install the oil pan by equally tightening the bolts.
Tightening torque: 5 N-m (0.5 kgf-m, 3.6 ft-lb)
9) Fill ATF from the oil charger pipe.
Recommended fluid: SUBARU ATF HP
Substitute fluid: IDEMITSU "ATF HP", Castrol "Transmax J"
Capacity: Fill with the same amount of ATF as drained.
10) Bleed the air of control valve body.
11) Check the ATF level.
12) Execute the learning control promotion.

INSPECTION
Check parts for holes, damages or adhesion of dust and other foreign particles.