Checking tranny fluid when cold
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Checking tranny fluid when cold
I've given up on checking it hot, it never reads the same thing twice. So i'm going to try it cold. Do I need to start the engine and let it run, or check it with the engine off?
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Brandon, you need to do the dip-stick read 5 times in a row, one after the other to get an average. Then go with that. Yes the truck has to be on when checking the fluid, also have it at operating temp.
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It usually is stamped on the dipstick itself- it will say to test it hot, with the engine idling and the trans in park or neutral depending on the rig.
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Thanks! I must have never seen it there, have to go look now..
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Why couldn't it just have a fill plug? Ist time I checked it, before wiping the dipstick off, it was full. I wipes it off and checked again and it was in the cold range. I added about 1/4 of a quart and checked it again and it was just a little over full. I think i'll just leave it alone
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I checked it 1 more time and it is in the middle of the"c" with the engine hot. Will it hurt anything to run it there? I don't want to overfill it.
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