SUBJECT : DELETION OF EXTERNAL A/T OIL FILTER

No: TSB-00-23-003

DATE: March, 2000

MODEL: See Below

CIRCULATE TO:

[ ] GENERAL MANAGER

[X] PARTS MANAGER

[X] TECHNICIAN

[X] SERVICE ADVISOR

[X] SERVICE MANAGER

[ ] WARRANTY PROCESSOR

[ ] SALES MANAGER

PURPOSE
This bulletin contains information concerning the elimination of the external automatic transmission oil filter.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

As a running production change, the external oil filter on all front wheel drive INVECS-II transaxles (F4A41, F4A42, F4A51) was deleted beginning with October 5, 1999 transaxle production. For these vehicles which have no original equipment transaxle oil filter, recommended periodic replacement of the filter is no longer required. Periodic replacement of the transaxle oil filter is still required for all earlier vehicles which have this filter.

AFFECTED VEHICLES
All of the following front wheel drive vehicles equipped with INVECS-II transaxles (F4A41, F4A42, F4A51) produced beginning October 5, 1999 will have no A/T external oil filter.

2000 Diamante
2000 Eclipse
2000 Galant
2000 Mirage

WARRANTY INFORMATION
Information only. No special warranty procedures apply.

Produced by the MMSA Technical Information Department.

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