Get under the car
Procedure to change 1988 Buick regal head gasket
Drop the pan, replace the filter and gasket, replace the pan and add transmission fluid.
To Change the filter in a 1988 dodge ram van you have to drop the transmission oil pan, peel the old gasket clean the surface and then replace the old gasket the filter is inside the transmission time to replace is usually 30 to 45 minutes most oil change shops offer that service or you can do it yourself cheap.
According to my Chilton's Auto Repair manual : For a 1988 Ford Thunderbird ( 3.8 liter V6 engine ) With engine oil filter change : ( 5.0 U.S. quarts )
According to my Chilton's Auto Repair Manual : With engine oil filter change : The 1988 Ford Thunderbird engines ( 2.3 / 3.8 / 5.0 ) take : ( 5.0 U.S. quarts )
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To change the transmission oil on a 1988 Acura Integra drain the older fluid by loosening the drain bolt. Wait until it is done drain and cap the hole. Insert new transmission fluid in the transmission reservoir.
10w30
What engine do you have?
You will have to take the transmission pan off and change the filter inside. Make sure you remove the old gasket as well and put a good new one on. Use silicon sealer. Ultra Blue is good. Top with new trans fluid till it shows level on trans dipstick (while engine is running)
in the gas tank
No just drain the oil unbolt the oil pan gat a gasket and put in all back together