Some technicians may notice an oil seepage from the A/T at the thermo valve when the vehicle under covers...

Bulletin number

05-002-24

Component

Power train

Summary

Some technicians may notice an oil seepage from the A/T at the thermo valve when the vehicle under covers are removed. This is caused by insufficient tightening torque of the thermo valve. To eliminate this concern, the tightening torque of the thermo valve has been modified from 52-59 ft-lbs (70-80 N·m) to 63-71 ft-lbs (86-96 N·m). Technicians seeing this concern should repair the vehicle using the following repair procedure.

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