RX8--Transmission (Manual & Auto)

7. Install a new solenoid valve wiring harness (with TFT sensor).


8. Install the oil pan and new gasket to a new oil pan installation bolts.

Tightening torque

o 7.09.0 N·m

{7291 kgf·cm, 6378 in·lbf}

9. Connect the negative battery cable.


10. Install the battery cover.


11. Install the engine cover.

(See ENGINE COVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)

12. Add ATF and, with the engine idling, inspect the ATF level and inspect for leakage. (See AUTOMATIC
    TRANSMISSION FLUID (ATF) REPLACEMENT .) (See Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) Level
    Inspection .)

TURBINE SENSOR INSPECTION

CAUTION:

• Water or foreign material entering the connector can cause poor connections or corrosion. Be sure that
  water or foreign material do not enter the connector when disconnecting it.

Visual Inspection

1. Remove the turbine sensor. (See TURBINE SENSOR REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)


2. Make sure that the turbine sensor is free of any metal shavings or particles.
   
   
   • If there is any malfunction, clean them off.
   
   
   
   


3. Install the turbine sensor. (See TURBINE SENSOR REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)

Element inspection

1. Verify using an oscilloscope that the wave pattern for the turbine sensor signal that is input to TCM
   terminal 2G is the same as the reference wave pattern.
   
   
   • If the actual pattern of the turbine sensor signal is not the same as the reference pattern, inspect
     and repair the following items:
   
   
   
   

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