[rondeo]

Did another transmission fluid change today, took way too long but worked out well. It was the third time I've done it (over two cars).

Did a couple of things differently this time.

To fill with fresh fluid I used a funnel and tube with a 1/2" poly pipe and elbow.

That way I didn't need to remove the airbox, which is tedious (technically needs removing and replacing twice).

I used two trolley jacks at the front for undertray removal etc.

The car was on three wheels for fluid level adjustment.
One jack under the passenger side adjusted the sill height from the floor so it was the same as the other side.

I changed the fluid at 45000km to see how it looked.

Last time at 60000km the fluid and filter looked a bit grim.

I'm thinking 50000km would be a good compromise if you were to lavish a bit of tlc.

So that's the end of my 20l tub of FUCHS.

It's an odd procedure which sometimes looked as if it was going wrong because the fluid flow seemed too much or too much was needed to be added to adjust the level.

But it turns out OK.

I revised my notes with a switch off engine added somewhere
and the alternative filling method added: posted below.