You have to drop the pan on the tranny by taking the bolts out of the pan and it will come down, there is a filter that needs to be changed under the tranny pan also, clean old gasket off the pan and clean the pan out real good and install new gasket on the pan and reinstall the pan with the bolts and tighten to 15 ft. lbs.
No, you need to drop the trans though.
No, the 3.4L engine requires a different model trans-axle (unit that combines the transmission and differential in FWD vehicles) than the 3.1L engine and is not interchangeable.
change the transmission filter see if that helps it helped mine alot!!
The transmission oil cooler inside the radiator is bad. DO NOT RUN THE ENGINE OR DRIVE IT ANY FURTHER! Have it towed to a trans shop for repair and a flush then hope for the best.
Get the motor mounts, trans mounts, transmission, radiator from a 1976 Malibu or Monte Carlo and swap them in.
All you can do in your driveway is drop the trans pan, replace the trans filter, replace the trans pan gasket, install pan (no gasket sealer needed or required!) and refill what fluid drained out in the process which is aprox half of the fluid the trans holds. Take it to a trans shop if you want a complete fluid change. They will have the equipment to do a trans flush.
how do you change the trans fluid on a 1997 328i automatic trans
There will be a fill plug on the side of the trans, fill it until fluid comes out of the hole and seal it back up.
remove the trans pan and change the trans filter at the same time
You do not change the trans fluid. It is a life time synthetic fluid.
Yes it can, but you'll need a different driveshaft since the 700-R4 and 200-4R are different lengths.
It is called "lifetime trans fluid". That is true, if you never change it your trans will die and thus it did last the trans lifetime. Have it changed by a pro with correct ZF trans fluid, it will cost about $30.00 per qt. but you will ruin the trany if you use any other kind.