Firebird V6-3.8L VIN K (1995)
Fluid - A/T: Service and Repair
Fluid Change
NOTE: The following procedure has been modified by a technical service bulletin.
1. Raise and support vehicle.
2. Place drain pan under transmission oil pan, loosen pan bolts on front of pan, pry carefully with screwdriver to loosen oil pan, and allow fluid to
drain.
3. Remove remaining oil pan bolts, oil pan, and gasket.
4. Drain fluid from pan, then clean pan and dry thoroughly with compressed air.
5. Remove oil filter to valve body bolt, then the filter and gasket.
6. Install new filter seal into case, then new filter and attaching bolt.
7. Install new gasket on oil pan, then install oil pan and tighten bolts to specification.
8. Lower vehicle and add five quarts of automatic transmission fluid through filler tube.
9. With selector lever in park and parking brake applied, start engine and let idle. Do not race engine.
10. Move selector lever through each range, return to park position, check fluid, and add additional fluid to bring level between dimples on dipstick.
