ATF fluid change

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bigwinn
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Post Mon Oct 22, 2012 12:02 pm

Hi all

Need to change the AT fluids on the M20 325.

Anyone got a pic of the drain plug?

What is the capacity of the box?

Stu
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Post Tue Oct 23, 2012 12:10 am

i changed the ATF on my 325i auto recently.

no pic, but the drain plug is a 4 or 5mm allen bolt.
I also took the time to drop the sump , cleaned the magnets and the filter.

the box needed 4 litres of dextron ATF for a refill using a small funnel on the dipstick tube.

this only fills the box. another 2 litres are still inside the torque converter.
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Post Tue Oct 23, 2012 6:58 am

nice one- cheers Mark
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