[V8] checking auto trans fluid level

[Tony and Lillie]

You check it with the trans warm, idleing in park or neutral. You should 
have driven the car for a while, sitting it doesn't create a lot of heat. I 
don't believe it is hard on any trans to let it idle in neutral. There is no 
wear occuring then. The only cars I know of there being a difference is 
older Chryslers. They didn't circulate fluid in park, to keep down drag 
during startup.

Tony Hoffman
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Kellock" <ekellock at gmail.com>
To: <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 7:07 PM
Subject: [V8] checking auto trans fluid level


>I googled and I wiki'd and I didn't find the info.  My "new" V8 has
> the trans dipstick.  What is the proper procedure for checking the
> fluid.  I do understand from my research that the trans fluid level is
> very sensitive to temperature so I will procede cautiously.
>
> On  some cars, you shift into drive you shift into reverse then into
> neutral then check the fluid level.  I also understand that idling in
> neutral can be bad for the transmission too.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Ed
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