Its pretty hard to screw up but it is messy. Jack up the front of the car and support it on a pair of good jack stands (also called axle stands). You have to remove the many many small bolts that hold the transmission oil pan on. (the tranny pan is located more to the driver's side of the car than the engine oil pan is) Be sure to have a new filter and a tube of good quality black RTV. Take out all those bolts and the oil will come gushing out all over. You can figure out how to do it with the most finesse. Yank the old oil filter outa the tranny (it can take a stern yank sometimes) and after fitting the new filter with the correct rubber O ring (should be provided with the filter) slide the new filter on. Same thing here, it can take a good push to get it on there. Don't overdo it and crack it or anything, just dont be timid is all I'm saying. Take the pan to the bench and wash it out with solvent. You will be able to do some inspection of the oil for any small particles or shards...hopefully you find none. Wash the pan thoroughly with solvent and dry it out with compressed air or LINT FREE towell. Apply a nice ribbon of black RTV to the face of the pan where it meets the tranny. Be sure the RTV makes a continuous seal but don't get any inside the pan. ATF+3 and RTV don't get along. After you've done that, wipe the bottom face of the transmission free of all oil etc. Carefully place the pan onto the tranny without smeering RTV everywhere and fit a couple bolts back into the pan. Make sure you put in all the bolts before you tighten any of them. You might find a tightening torque figure in the FSM but IMO, just make them nice and snug without killing yourself over it. This is also a good time to inspect the drive axle boots and tranny cooling lines for leaks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurent Daudelin" <laurentdaudelin@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Imperial Club" <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 8:23 AM Subject: Re: IML: Imperial 1993 Questions... Brad, So, you're suggesting I do the transmission service myself? Never done anything like that. Not sure I have the confidence to do that... I will have to get a few things if I ever decide to take on this task... -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:laurentdaudelin@xxxxxxxxxxx