I am about to change tranny filter and gasket on 2000 buik lesabre is there any special precautions I need to take

You just remove the pan clean it & reinstall

Forget the extra in the torque converter

If you got all of it out on a veh that old it would
probable start slipping

Because of its age just use regular fluid not
synthetic

ATF + 3 & +4 are the same

The +4 is for newer vehicles & supercedes
the other.

If you have a gasket it goes on dry
No gasket RTV on pan & let sit overnight
NO RTV with synthetic,it will leak

i would not reccomend changing transmission fluid yourself. do not do it!!!

to change transmission fluid and filter, you have to take the tranny pan off the bottom of the tranny and it will make a mess of fluid. then you have to carefully remove the old tranny pan gasket, which is best done with a special machine. if you fail to remove all of the gasaket, or damage the lip of the pan while removing the gasket, then the new tranny seal will leak, and the tranny will not hold fluid. tranny fluid and filter needs to be done in a professional shop where they have the correct equiptment.

the filter is located inside the pan of the tranny..it snaps in and snap out but requires the tranny pan to be dropped and a new gasket installed

have your tranny look at you might need to change your fluid and filter

best advice is to have a shop do it. They will replace it all.

You can only get half out.

They use a machine

All you can do is get whats in the pan out.

Buy a new gasket and screen. Get under there with a bucket and unscrew all the bolts holding the tranny pan up. Try to let one corner down first, so it drains into the bucket. It will be real messy. Put in the new screen and gasket. Be sure the bolt holes on the pan are flat. They get pushed in if tightened too much. Bolt up the pan again, tightening the bolts evenly and not too tight. Add six quarts of tranny fluid. Run it and check for leaks. That's it.

Go to the autozone.com website and register the vehicle information. It's free and will give you access to an online repair manual for the car. It's not a diagram, but it certainly is a handy resource for anyone planning to do maintenance on their vehicle. Hope this helped and best wishes.

first you need to get a pair of safety glasses to protect eyes from cleaner. then you need 12.6 pts or 6.5 to 7 quarts of transmission fluid+ filter.you also need a drain pan to catch transmission fluid.you need a 3/8 ratchette and socket set.you need some paper towel and maybe1 or 2 cans of brake cleaner.now you want to safely raise and support car on jack stands.make sure you are on solid level ground.put drain pan under transmission to catch fluid.take ratchette wrench start removing tranny pan front and side bolts.loosen rear bolts one turn let the pan drain.when all tranny fluid drain out of pan. then remove pan clean it good with brake cleaner.remove all traces of old gasket. from pan then dry with paper towel..then you remove tranny filter.becareful not to damage anythingthen put in your new tranny filter then.wipe and carefully clean around gasket area on transmission with paper towel.make sure there is no traces of olds gasket material on tranny area where tranny pan gasket seals.now get new gasket align its with tranny pan holes.you might want to buy a gasket adhesive.just put on some to hold gasket in place when you install it to transmission.besure to clean all tranny pan bolts real good with brake cleaner. then dry them off real good.because some transmission you have to put a little rtv sealant on bolts.to keep them from leaking.now once you get bolt holesand gasket on transmission pan line up.all tranny pans bolts with a little rtv silicone on threads and on bolts head where they meet the pan.then you transmission pan in place.make sure gasket and bolt holes line up.when putting bolts in dont tighten them until you get them all in first.when all bolts are in.then you tighten criss cross dont over tighten them. torque them to 90 inch pounds .when all is done .starting putting tranny fluid in.and check for leaks.start the engine up let it idle for few minutes if you see no leaks lower car down to ground.then move transmission gear selector through each range and back to park.make sure tranny fluid level correct before driving car. WARNING IF YOUR CAR DONT HAVE THE TRANSMISSION DIP STICK.AND HAVE A FILL CAP INSTEAD THE DEALERSHIP HAS TO CHANGE FLUID.BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO RAISE CAR ON LIFT TO CHECK FLUID LEVEL.BECAUSE CAR HAS TO BE RAISE UP LEVEL THEN A DRIP PLUG IS MOVED TO CHECK TRANNY FLUID LEVEL.

nothing "special", but there may be torxs bit bolts on the caliper. I've had mine a really long time so to me they arent special anymore.Other than that it's all wrench and socket stuff.