Oops! Overfilled transmission fluid!
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Oops! Overfilled transmission fluid!
Well, I went to change the transmission fluid and filter on my 98 ranger with a 3.0 L. I started added new fluid and found out I had overfilled it when I looked underneath and saw transmission fluid coming out of a pressure release (I guess) on top of the transmission. My question is, should I pull the pan and drain the excess and do I need a new pan gasket if I do that.
I was going by the manual spec of 9.5 quarts when the refill amount was 3 quarts. I got to 5 quarts when it started leaking.
Thanks for your help,
Mike
I was going by the manual spec of 9.5 quarts when the refill amount was 3 quarts. I got to 5 quarts when it started leaking.
Thanks for your help,
Mike
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Well, the entire transmission holds about 10 quarts, but if you dropped/drained the pan then you only lost about 3 to 4 quarts. So 5 would certainly overfill it. If the pan gasket is cork it will have to be replaced.
An easier solution is to pull a cooler line off, start it up and let it pump out a couple of quarts into a drain pan. It will only take about 20 to 30 seconds to pump out that much fluid so don't over do it.
Steve
'95 Clubwagon XLT
An easier solution is to pull a cooler line off, start it up and let it pump out a couple of quarts into a drain pan. It will only take about 20 to 30 seconds to pump out that much fluid so don't over do it.
Steve
'95 Clubwagon XLT
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Drop a length of small dia. vacum hose down the dip stick tube & pull it out . I have problems reading the dip stick ,the fluid in the tube smears all the way up the stick. So I always measure how much came out on a drain .
