2005 Buick Rainier Transmission Filter

You should raise the vehicle and remove the Transmission Mount, the transmission mount spacer mounting bolts, and the transmission mount spacer.

You should hook one of the open ends of the retaining ring in one of the slots in the quick connect fitting, rotate the retaining ring around the fitting, avoid installing the new retaining ring onto the fitting by pushing the retaining ring, ensure that the three retaining ring ears are seen from inside the fitting and that the retaining ring moves freely in the fitting slots, install the cooler line into the quick connect fitting, insert the cooler line end into the quick connect fitting, install the cooler line into the fitting, ensure that the cooler line is fastened into the quick connect fitting, position (snap) the plastic cap onto the fitting, ensure that the plastic cap is fully seated against the fitting, no gap is present between the cap and the fitting and the yellow identification band on the tube is hidden within the quick connect fitting and fill the transmission to the proper level.

You should raise the vehicle, place a drain pan under the vehicle, remove the propeller shaft and the case extension housing rear oil seal, pry the seal from the housing, inspect the case extension housing for damage and replace the extension housing if necessary.