It's a messy job. If it's in your budget, have a shop do it.
My Haynes manual wants you to change the filter and fluid every 30,000 miles.
Change the fluid only, every 50,000 miles or three years, whichever comes first.
This is worth doing on a regular basis. If you decide to do the job yourself,
pick up a Haynes or Chilton manual for your car an follow the procedure.
If you are referring to the oil filter, the answer is NO! The oil filter is not located inside the oil pan. If you are talking about the transmission filter, the answer is Yes. The transmission pan must be removed the change the A/T filter.
You change the ENGINE oil and filter. There is no transmission oil.
No, they are not. If you ask for an oil change they will change the engine oil & filter. They will not change the transmission fluid unless you ask for it.
May have to drop the transmission oil pan to change fluid and filter May have to drop the transmission oil pan to change fluid and filter
You have to remove the transmission oil pan to access the filter.
Remove transmission oil pan for access to filter Change fluid, filter, and gasket
I change my engine oil and filter every 3K, transmission fluid and filter every 35K and rotate the tires every third oil change (9K).
Remove the transmission oil pan for access
Where is the transmission filter location on a 2003 Saturn Ion
Remove the transmission oil pan for access to filter
Remove transmission oil pan to access filter. Clean oil pan , replace oil, filter, and gasket
its inside the transmission