[T3] My final question about the auto trans fluid level.
Jim Adney
jadney at VWType3.org
Wed Mar 23 13:41:17 PDT 2016
The dipstick is flat horizontally for most of its length so that it
can flex and follow the curve down to the AT. The last few inches are
rotated 90 deg so that only an edge, and neither flat, will press
against the side of the tube as you pull it out. To get the max
advantage out of that design, you need to pull the dipstick straight
out and not rotate it on the way.
I'm willing to be proved wrong, but I'm skeptical about the
possibility of one side getting wiped off by a side of the tube. Try
this with something circular, of about the same diameter, that's not
dry to start with. Even with something flat, I think you'd have to be
really careful to get a clean wipe.
I like Bob's suggestion of flipping the dipstock 180 deg and trying
that.
I'm willing to bet that your ATF level is low and things will start
to make more sense if you add some.
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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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