[T3] On reading the auto trans dip stick ?

[Mike Fisher]

I try to keep it filled to the top mark with Castrol foreign car ATF as
instructed by Tram.  I carry a quart of oil & ATF,funnel,rags etc next to
my spare tire because they use both!

On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 12:08 PM, William J <catnine09 at dslextreme.com>
wrote:

> The Bentley states a refill for auto trans service is 6 pints 5 oz . I am
> confused , is the refill supposed to put the level on the dip stick in the
> middle of the 2 marks ?
>
>  I filled it yesterday the drove it today so the trans was warm car is
> level or real close to it . I kept reading the dip stick all sorts of
> different ways and it seemed to be at the low mark so I added 8 oz or 1/2
> pint and it seems to be just at the top mark . It's always thicker looking
> to the 1st mark on the stick then after added 8 more oz it coveres half the
> width of the stick from the low mark to the high mark but it does show the
> high mark with fluid in it and a small tiny streak of fluid past the high
> mark. Since it does fill the high mark slot is it safe to assume it's now
> at the high mark?
>
> William.
>
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