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

[Jim Adney]

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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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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