Originally Posted by captchas

the filter can not be changed unless the unit is removed and disassembled, and even then it doesn't come out of the case easy.
i have one of these trannies out of a 2005 on my work bench right now for repair, thanks to the cars owner, playing do it your selfer, using the pull the lines style change, fresh in one pail,old out into another pail. HE FAILED! to make sure the lines were properly seated into the cooler when he reinstalled them, the return line at the cooler came off driving on the highway and burnt out all the clutches and drums inside big time. by burnt i mean the steels are bright blue.nothing left,

in my mind being a veteran dealership mechanic and factory field tech. serviceing this trans is best left to a trans shop or dealer where it can be power flushed by machine,