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Old 12-20-2012, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by JCL View Post
That is not correct. The fluid has to be at a specific temperature to check the level, not cold. Otherwise you will have the wrong level. See the maintenance procedure.
There's a range that the ATF has to be I believe it between 30C to 50C, not a "specific temp" like 38C.

The point of my post is if you drove the car around and then perform the trans drain and refill, since a lot of the ATF is still in the torque converter the ATF temp is well beyond the "range" that is in the procedure. Running the car with a cold engine and trans during the fill procedure will eventually get you to that "range" that is outlined in the procedure.

Last edited by upallnight; 12-20-2012 at 09:46 AM.
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