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It's just too much of a swing in the over / under filled direction to get this wrong. Thanks for the clarification. I guess I was a couple quarts low when I started.
I changed my fluid and filter a couple weeks ago. With truck sitting overnight, I took 7 quarts out not counting 1/4 or so quart that spilled and dripped. Ended up putting 7.5 quarts back in. I'm not digging the dipstick location at all. It did allow me to pump out 5 quarts or so before I turned the first bolt, so the one + I have to give it is not getting a face full of transmission fluid.
it seems I can't get enough fluid in there, or I'm already overfilled. BUT WHICH IS IT?
With the engine running, I get this as my fluid level. So just add more, right? I can't add more unless the engine is running. The fluid level is already at the top of the fill hole with the engine off.
so that means that whenever a tech cracks that plug open, it will leak out, unless the engine stays running the whole time. Convenient.
I put that Lokar dipstick on and it wasn't over $100. I see it for $77 here. I have had mine on for a few years, don't remember what I paid but I love it!
I believe the dipstick has two level marks. Cold and Hot. A&B. When I used to do them I would drain the pan, change the filter, reinstall the pan. Then I would pour the old fluid into a measured container to see what was lost and then add new fluid of the same quantity of the old. That would normally bring the dipstick reading into the Cold reading area, engine idling and shifted through all gears slowly once. If not in the cold area I'd add a small amount more. Then I'd take it for an easy test drive to bring the trans fluid up to operating temp and recheck to see if the fluid had climbed into the Hot area. If so, it's good. If not add a small amount more. I used to use a length of syn-flex tubing attached to a funnel so I could feed from the engine compartment. The company I worked for had a 2 post hoist so it did make the job somewhat easier.
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