From under the tranny. Youll see one odd size bolt that is the drain. On manuals its on the differential bottom. On auto's its on the bottom of the tranny. Autos have filters on the front side of the tranny. manuals have NO filters
NO THEY DO NOT.
remove the transmission pan
IT IS MOST LIKELY THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TEMPATURE SENSOR
You will have to take off the big silver pan that is on the bottom of the transmission to drain the fluid and service the trans. filter.
Dextron III fluid is the only requirement
You have to remove the pan if there is no drain plug
To replace the transmission fluid in the 1999 3100 V-6 Olds Cutlass, first remove the transmission drain plug from the underside of the vehicle. Drain all of the old fluid. Then, replace the drain plug and add new fluid through the transmission dipstick holder in the engine compartment.
ON my 1999 sl2 it is the transmission fluid dipstick
The transmission drain plug on a 1999 Ford Contour 4 cylinder engine is located on the front of the transmission, behind the engine. It is used to remove the oil fluid during fluid changes.
you change the manual transmission fluid in a '99 cavalier simply by removing the transmission drain plug and allowing all the fluid to drain then replace the plug and refill with Syncromesh transmission fluid(that is the fluid recommended by Chevy for use in your transmission) It should take 2 quarts.
Transmission sounds shot. Check ATF fluid.
Many automatic transmission do not have drain plugs. You drain the ATF by removing the transmission fluid pan. If you are changing the ATF, you should pull the pan anyway, to replace the ATF filter. You will also need a new pan gasket.If there is an ATF drain plug, it will be located in the transmission fluid pan, on the bottom of the transmission.