[V8] checking auto trans fluid level

[Kneale Brownson]

My understanding is that if the tranny is overfilled or underfilled,
draining off whatever you can get out of it will leave the appropriate
amount in it to bring it back to the correct level when you install a
gallon of fluid.  The engine needs to be idling with the tranny at full
operating temperature for a dipstick reading on level ground to be accurate.

At 10:07 PM 8/24/2004 -0600, Ed Kellock wrote:
>So, IF the trans might have been overfilled at some point, and I just
>drain what I can get out, will it equalize the qty so that I can only
>add 4 quarts and have a good fluid level?
>
>I pulled the dipstick last night while the car was not running and
>parked on my slightly-less-than-level driveway.  There was no fluid on
>the dipstick.  I'm assuming that since it was not running, that's not
>a problem.  This was before I posted about how to properly check the
>level.
>
>Ed
>
>On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 22:06:21 -0400, Kneale Brownson
><knotnook at traverse.com> wrote:
>> Car should be at full operating temperature=go drive the s**t out of it for
>> a half hour or more.  Park on a known flat spot.  Check the fluid level.
>> 
>> If it hasn't been done, you probably ought to do the multiple gallon flush.
>> That's drain out whatever you get, put in four quarts of fluid.  Drive
>> some (I tried to make it about 100 miles between sessions), repeat the
>> draining.  Drive some more and repeat again.  By now you have put in 12
>> quarts of new fluid.  That's the tranny's capacity.
>> 
>> At 06:07 PM 8/23/2004 -0600, Ed Kellock wrote:
>> >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.
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