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| Author: | riptricket [ Sat Jun 19, 2010 11:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | need help please kinda urgent |
drained and replaced my filter on my trans today and now I am adding fluid back in via the dipstick. My urgent question is... I measured that I drained out 5 quarts because I let it set for about 3 hours draining. Therefore, I need to add 5 quarts of ATF+4 back in correct? THANK YOU FOR THE HELP! |
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| Author: | JJsTJ [ Sun Jun 20, 2010 12:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: need help please kinda urgent |
Yes. Then start it up drive it for a bit and recheck it. |
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| Author: | linewarbr [ Sun Jun 20, 2010 12:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: need help please kinda urgent |
After driving it up to operating temp, add a little at a time if needed. It is easy to add fluid, hard to get it out if you add too much. (ask me how I know. . .) I would also suggest checking again after letting it sit overnight, when the fluid is cold, and compare the readings. I find it tricky to read the trans dipstick when the fluid is hot. |
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| Author: | riptricket [ Sun Jun 20, 2010 1:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: need help please kinda urgent |
okay my bro and I just got off the phone and he told me that when he cleaned the pan with mineral solvent he poured what he used in the bucket. so it 5 quarts of drained atf and solvent. so i added 4 quarts and a little bit more.. like a 1/20 and I am going to let it settle over night and check it in the morning... that darn dip stick is hard to read btw...! 
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| Author: | LibertyFever [ Sun Jun 20, 2010 8:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: need help please kinda urgent |
riptricket wrote: that darn dip stick is hard to read btw...! Hey be thankful that you even have one to read. I understand that new vehicles aren't coming with transmission dipsticks anymore. Wow, the only way to fill the transmission is through the dipstick? That must take a lot of patience. |
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| Author: | KJ 119 [ Sun Jun 20, 2010 9:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: need help please kinda urgent |
linewarbr wrote: After driving it up to operating temp, add a little at a time if needed. It is easy to add fluid, hard to get it out if you add too much. (ask me how I know . .) How do you know?  And what the hell did we drop in the dipstick tube?  I just remember trying all kinds of stuff to get it out till Fred came round.
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| Author: | linewarbr [ Sun Jun 20, 2010 3:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: need help please kinda urgent |
| It was some little aluminum nozzle Lee rigged up on a ATF bottle rather than just using a narrow funnel. I came a hair's width away from just saying, "I'm tired, so what if it's in there, let's button her up and go home." Yeah man, Fred is like Batman - always in the nick of time. Maybe a shop-vac can remove trans fluid too? 
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| Author: | RED_KJ_666 [ Sun Jun 20, 2010 7:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: need help please kinda urgent |
LibertyFever wrote: riptricket wrote: that darn dip stick is hard to read btw...! Hey be thankful that you even have one to read. I understand that new vehicles aren't coming with transmission dipsticks anymore. Wow, the only way to fill the transmission is through the dipstick? That must take a lot of patience. Yeah I've swamped a few times and changed my fluids..... It's not as bad as it seems. Next time I am going to add a drain bung to the pan for easier draining of the ATF. It's messy as hell to just pop the pan and hope for the best. |
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