ATF Level, Up and Down

[superba <superba@pacbell.net>]

Hi Alexander,

Okay, I'll bite.  Isn't your car the one that manufactures fluids and
refuses to give them up except under the most stringent conditions?  (pun).
My info from a good wrench says that the transmission ought to be
_luke_warm_ when the ATF is measured.  I've pumped as much as a liter out
after a bad workshop overfilled it, apparently thinking that it should be
filled to the top of the tranny dipstick pipe.  I've pumped it out when I
filled it using the official capacity numbers from the Bentley.  I get the
feeling that filling the tranny correctly the first time is more an art than
a science.

I would like to hear from someone who really knows how to correctly fill and
subsequently check the tranny fluid levels.

My .02.

Cheers!

Jim Jordan

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> Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1999 13:24:36 -0500
> From: "Alexander van Gerbig" <Audi_80@email.msn.com>
> Subject: ATF Level, Up and Down
>
>     My ATF level seems to wander greatly when I test it at
> different times,
> engine temp the same, the same level garage floor, wheels straight ahead,
> trans in P.  Manual says check after 6 minutes of driving, operating temp
> should be reached by then.  Last night I drained some ATF after
> an overfill
> and checked.  Very small amount above the max dot.  Then I went for a good
> hard drive to test the autobox with fresh ATF this morn.  Checked
> the fluid
> level and it as too high for my liking.  The temp gauge during
> both previous
> checks was exactly the same, operating temp for my car.  Car shifted very
> well, I am quite happy about it since it was misbehaving before.  Would a
> hard drive followed by a slow 1 mile drive down the nasty dirt road I live
> on cause the temp of the ATF to rise quickly, thus rising the level?
> Generally speaking, if I drive down a highway for 10 miles and then find a
> level spot to pull over is that the best way to test?  OR test
> after idling
> on the garage for 10-15 minutes?
>
> Thanks and excuse my paranoia,
>
> Alexander van Gerbig -- '88 Audi 80
>
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