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Old 05-25-2013, 11:24 AM
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transmission fill port location

I'm checking my tranny fluid on my car, but not sure where the 5mm bolt is to check it. I see one at the bottom of tranny, at the side, and on top under the battery.

Car is all leveled out. I removed the 6mm bolt ontop of tranny under battery, and can use a flashlight not seeing any fluid. Is that the fill port?

All help is appreciated. I saw videos online showing its the side on the drivers side, but no 5 or 6mm allen wrench looking bolts to remove, just on the passenger side, and also saw a fill port on top under air filter on other sites, but my car has nothing their either.
 
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Old 05-29-2013, 10:04 AM
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CVT: I use a quart pump and insert the hose into the cooler inlet or outlet located on the front-bottom of the tranny.
2002-03 cooper Midlands 5-spd trans: the fill port is on the drivers side above the axle

This doesnt pertain to you from what it sounds like, but for those DIY'ers reading:
2003-06 MCS auto: there is an E10 or E12 bolt located just to the left of the transmission range switch that you can fill slowly from the top using a funnel/hose.
2002-13 MCS 6 speed manual: 8mm allen head drain and fill plug on the passenger side of the transmission underneath and above the axle, respectively.
 
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Old 05-29-2013, 02:03 PM
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There are great DIY articles here on NAM which address the CVT as well. We've created one for the automatic (non-cvt) and one for the manual trans fluid replacement below:

Automatic Trans Fluid Change - R53-'06 & R52-'08

Manual Trans & Diff Fluid Change - R50-'06, R52-'08 & R53-'06
 
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