[T3] My final question about the auto trans fluid level.

[William J]

Yes I drove the car 2 miles and shifted it through drive and rev a few times 
plus I kept the engine running for a good 15 minutes while I unloaded items 
from the store . Then I put it in drive and rev again and took off the 
engine lid and wiped the stick off and inserted it and pulled it right out 
this was the fluid the full width of the stick just below the low mark. I 
wiped it off again and waited ( I said a minute) it was more like 15 seconds 
and it was just at the high mark fluid across the full width of the stick.

 I'm well aware the engine has to be running.and the fluid warm and realize 
the fluid must circulate and fill every passage so I shift it from drive to 
reverse.a few times .

 I can do it either way and end up with consistent readings either a bit 
below the low mark pulling the stick right away or at the high mark after a 
short pause.

 I know I've got the handle ring vertical and it is pushed in fully each 
time. It still has the red plastic tag on the stick stating what fluid to 
use, it sticks out to the right and I need to lift the tag a bit to clear 
the IAD  yet it bends to allow the stick to fully seat in the tube.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Adney" <jadney at VWType3.org>
To: <type3 at vwtype3.org>
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2016 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: [T3] My final question about the auto trans fluid level.


> On 21 Mar 2016 at 12:42, William J wrote:
>
>>  If I wipe the stick off and insert it and pull it out right away the 
>> fluid was just below the low mark. If I wipe the stick and wait a minute 
>> or so then the level is at the high mark .
>>
>>  From this my guess is it takes a minute or so for the fluid to cling to 
>> the stick.
>>
>>  Does this sound reasonable?
>
> No, it sounds odd. It takes basically zero time for the ATF to cling
> to the stick.
>
> You're checking the fluid level with the engine running, right? This
> sounds like you've shut the engine off and you're seeing the ATF
> drain down over time after shutdown.
>
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