Montego AWD V6-3.0L VIN 1 (2005)
transmission damage will occur. Mineral spirits can be used to clean the cooler tubes, providing the cooler tubes are blown dry with shop air and
flushed with clean CVT automatic transmission fluid. Use only clean CVT automatic transmission fluid designed the transmission.
CAUTION: Do not attempt to clean or flush the oil-to-air (OTA) transmission fluid cooler. Contamination may remain in the cooler and eventually
be returned to the transaxle causing internal transaxle damage. If the transaxle is to be overhauled or if installing a new transaxle, install a new OTA
transmission fluid cooler.
When internal wear or damage has occurred in the transaxle, metal particles or clutch plate material may have been carried into the torque converter
and transaxle fluid cooler. These contaminants are a major cause of recurring transaxle troubles and must be removed from the system before the
transaxle is put back into use.
Because this transaxle has a thermal bypass valve in it, the only way to carry out the backflushing and cleaning is to disconnect the cooler tubes from
the transaxle and the fluid cooler, and flush the cooler tubes only.
If new fluid cooler tubes need to be installed due to being damaged or are plugged, refer to Transaxle/Transmission Cooling.
If the transaxle is to be overhauled or if installing a new transaxle, install a new Oil-To-Air (OTA) transmission fluid cooler.