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

[William J]

 I know what you said makes sense and what I thought . As far as I recall 
it's always been like this. It does not act like it's low , it shifts fine 
and when it should . It seems to shift better now with the new filter screen 
and fluid . I usually only look at the side with the marks I just decided to 
look at the other side just to see if I could read it better just to compare 
it.

 I should have brought this all up before . I did notice this before I 
changed the fluid and it shifted fine then too. I noticed it when checking 
the level before.


 None of this makes any sense to me. The fluid I do see on the marks does 
not look like it's wiped from the tube. It looks just like the oil dip stick 
a nice layer of fluid.

William
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Adney" <jadney at VWType3.org>
To: <type3 at vwtype3.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 8:02 PM
Subject: Re: [T3] My final question about the auto trans fluid level.


> On 22 Mar 2016 at 14:47, William J wrote:
>
>> Just to add . Since the red tag faces right as it always has even with 
>> the
>> trans fluid warm engine runnning when I pull the stick the two marks face 
>> up
>> since the part of the stick a bit above the marks had a 90 degree twist
>> built into it . The other side has no marks and assuming it drops into 
>> the
>> pan at about 90 degrees I see only fluid on the side with the marks and 
>> only
>> a tiny wipe on the unmarked side . If the trans is cold engine off the 
>> level
>> is way over the high mark which is normal yet I see fluid on both sides 
>> that
>> are pretty close to equal.
>
> Sounds like your level is low. The dipstick tube takes a turn and
> enters the AT vertically, so you should see the same level of fluid
> on both sides. If you're only seeing it on one side, that's probably
> something it's picked up from the side of the dipstick tube and not a
> real reading.
>
> Add more ATF and see if you start to see equal fluid levels on both
> sides with just a quick dip. Then bring that level up between the
> marks.
>
>
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