Fiat SEDICI, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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IMPORTANT When tightening the plug,
apply sealing compound Loctite 510 or
equivalent to the plug threads to prevent
oil leakage.
Gear Oil Change
Since special procedures, materials and
tools are required, it is recommended that
you trust this job to your authorized Fiat
Dealership.
54G097
(2)
79J005
Manual transaxle
Rear differential (4WD)
After driving the vehicle, the
gear oil temperature may be
high enough to burn you. Wait until
the oil filler plug is cool enough to
touch with your bare hands before in-
specting transaxle oil.
WARNING
Gear Oil Level Check
To check the gear oil level, use the fol-
lowing procedure:
❒
Park the vehicle on a level surface with
the parking brake applied. Then, stop
the engine.
❒
Remove the oil filler plug ( 1 ) or ( 2 ).
❒
Feel the inside of the hole with your fin-
ger. If the oil level comes up to the bot-
tom of the plug hole, the oil level is cor-
rect. If so, reinstall the plug.
❒
If the oil level is low, add gear oil
through the oil filler plug hole (
1 ) or ( 2 )
until the oil level reaches the bottom of
the filler hole, then reinstall the plug.
Tightening torque for oil filler and
level plug (1) and (2)
21 Nm (2,1 kgm, 15,2 lb-ft)
AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE (AT)
FLUID
Specific Fluid
Contact Fiat Dealership to receive indi-
cations about the proper fluid to use.
Fluid Level Check
IMPORTANT Driving with too much or
too little fluid can damage the transaxle.
You must check the fluid level with the au-
tomatic transaxle fluid at normal operat-
ing temperature.
To check the fluid level:
❒
To warm up the transaxle fluid, drive
the vehicle or idle the engine until the
temperature gauge indicates normal op-
erating temperature.
❒
Then drive for ten more minutes.
IMPORTANT To prevent damages to the
automatic transaxle of your vehicle, nev-
er use a fluid different than that recom-
mended by Fiat Dealership.
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