How do you change transmission fluid on vauxhall frontera?

Answer 1

Look in your Haynes Manual for the type of oil to fill it up with (typically it is the same for the engine(in the frontera, owning one myself)). Get down and look up at the bottom side of the car. There will be a large medium gray metallic ribbed object. this is the transmission or gearbox as it is commonly known. There will be a threaded(screwed) plug on the bottom, perhaps not at the very bottom of the unit, and another plug somewhere on the side of it, perhaps halfway up. You may need a plug removing tool as it typically has a recessed square socket. Clean both plugs so that rust and dirt don't enter the gearbox. Remove the side plug first and then position a container under the bottom plug and remove the bottom plug. (By removing the side plug you willl help flow of old oil out of the gearbox by letting air in to replace it.) Oil will now pour out of the bottom hole. Remember to dispose of it correctly. Once it has stopped replace the bottom plug making sure it is secure. Take an oil syringe or pump(whatever you have) and start pumping oil back in through the side plug. Once you put too much in, the oil will pour back out the side plug. This is how you know that it is at the right level. Replace the side plug making sure it is secure. Take your car for a test run taking care to notice vibration or noise (or the lack of it as the case should hopefully be). It is good practice to check the level after a week to ensure that it is still nominal. Ensure that you refill the gearbox with the car horizontal otherwise you may refill it to the wrong level. If you don't have a haynes manual i suggest that you get one and if any of the instructions in it deviate from this answer then follow the book. And remember always work safely.