Question on Automatic Transmission Fluid Change

Nick, thanks for the response. So many "pros" don't want to mess with the Mini transmission. I have the Bentley book and I understand that these procedure temperature dependant. So if I warm the car up and then turn it off, take the plug out and then fill with heated fluid from atop until it flows out of the overflow I should be good right? The first time I tried this I screwed up and left the fill port plug off when I started the engine.Since fluid went all over and not in my drip pan I was never able to get an exact amount of what was drained.

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[Nick at Pelican Parts]

Filling is done with the engine running.

There is a fill and an inspection plug. With the vehicle level, you will fill the fluid while monitoring the level. Be sure the vehicle is level.
With vehicle off, fill until it flows out of inspection plug. Then start engine and idle, if fluid does not flow out of inspection plug, fill until it does. Move gear selector through gears, then check level again, with trans fluid at about 40°C, fill until fluid runs out of inspection hole.



- Nick