Control Valve Body: Removal

CAUTION:

Directly after the vehicle has been running or the engine has been long idle running, the CVTF is hot. Be careful not to burn yourself.
Be careful not to spill differential gear oil on the exhaust pipe to prevent it from emitting smoke or causing a fire. If gear oil adheres, wipe it off completely.

NOTE: The control valve body is replaced as an assembly only, because it is a non-disassembly part.

Lift up the vehicle.
Clean the transmission exterior.
Remove the CVTF drain plug to drain CVTF.

Fig 1: Identifying CVTF Drain Plug
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Install the CVTF drain plug.
NOTE: Use a new gasket.

Tightening torque:

20 N.m (2.1 kgf-m, 14.8 ft-lb)
Remove the oil pan.
CAUTION: Be careful not to allow foreign matter such as dust or dirt to enter the oil pan.

Fig 2: Identifying Oil Pan
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Remove the magnet.
Completely remove the remaining liquid gasket on the transmission case and oil pan.
Disconnect the control valve harness connector.

Fig 3: Locating Control Valve Harness Connector
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Remove the oil strainer.

Fig 4: Locating Oil Strainer Bolts
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Remove the control valve body.
CAUTION: Do not let the manual valve drop off.

Fig 5: Locating Control Valve Body
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Remove the pressure pipe.
NOTE: It may be located in transmission case side.

Fig 6: Identifying Pressure Pipe
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Remove the O-ring from oil strainer.

Fig 7: Identifying O-Ring
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Remove the O-ring from pressure pipe.

Fig 8: Identifying O-Ring

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