For 1990-2009 cars only
Removal Procedure
- Raise the hood.
- Lift up the right end of the hood seal.
- Lift up the right side of the cowl cover.
- Remove the nuts from the transaxle control module (TCM) cover.
- Lift the cover off of the studs.
- Depress the lock and rotate the connector lever down.
- Disconnect TCM electrical connector.
- Depress the lock tab holding the TCM in the carrier.
- Lift the TCM straight up to remove the TCM from the carrier.
Installation Procedure
- Insert the TCM into the carrier.
- Push straight down until the TCM bottoms in the carrier and the lock tab clicks.
- Connect the electrical connector to the TCM.
- Rotate the connector lock up past the lock tab to seat the connector.
- Install the TCM cover over the studs.
- Install and tighten the TCM cover nuts.
- Install the right side of the cowl cover.
- Install the right end of the hood seal.
- Reset the TAP values. Refer to Transmission Adaptive Functions .
Notice: If the transaxle control module cover nuts are over-tightened, damage to the mounting studs may occur.
Tighten
Tighten the TCM nuts to 3 N·m (27 lb in).
Important: The TCM must be reprogrammed when a service replacement module is installed or a DTC 602 will result.
Important: It is recommended that transmission adaptive pressure (TAP) information be reset.
Resetting the TAP values using a scan tool will erase all learned values in all cells. As a result, The ECM, PCM or TCM will need to relearn TAP values. Transmission performance may be affected as new TAP values are learned.