How to fill Trans Fluid ??
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How to fill Trans Fluid ?? Ok, I feel really silly asking this but my TA is a bit low on Trans Fluid... So, I went and bought a couple of quarts of ATF Dex III ... But, call me blind, but I couldn't locate where to fill it from ? 
Is it where the Trans [red] Dip Stick is ?
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Is it where the Trans [red] Dip Stick is ? Help!!
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Originally Posted by 00'WS6Rocket
get a funnel and fill it where the dip stick it
!!.. that's what I thought but didn't wanna screw up the aging tranny!! 
And yes, the dip-stick is a PITA!!
Finally, does the car have to be idling hot when topping off the fluid ?
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Originally Posted by RahuL
Ok, I feel really silly asking this but my TA is a bit low on Trans Fluid... So, I went and bought a couple of quarts of ATF Dex III ... But, call me blind, but I couldn't locate where to fill it from ? Is it where the Trans [red] Dip Stick is ?
Help!!
Is it where the Trans [red] Dip Stick is ? Help!!
with the mods in your sig you have to be kidding me.
Originally Posted by 05gto60
the car needs to be running and have been driven a few miles
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Originally Posted by SgtB
with the mods in your sig you have to be kidding me.that is not true either...it just needs to be shifted through the gears R-N-D-N-R a few times and the fluid will flow through the valve bodies and be good to go.
haha!... yea I've never had to top off tranny fluid before in this car... I've been checking it at reg. intervals, but this is the first time it's a bit low...
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Mine has a lock on the fill. It seems VERY hard to get out. Do I really have to pull harder until it comes out. I unlocked it too and it still doesnt want to come out on my car. Am I doing something wrong or not doing enough?
You just need to pull really hard to get it out, once you plug it back in it will come out easily until it gets warm. There are 2 levels on the stick, HOT and COLD, its best to drive it and see where the fluid is at in relation to the HOT mark.
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the dip stick on my TA has 3 levels:
1 - 80 Degree Mark
2 - Warm
3 - HOT
I'm gonna add about half a quart [ sits at the WARM level when HOT ] and drive a bit, and check again..
1 - 80 Degree Mark
2 - Warm
3 - HOT
I'm gonna add about half a quart [ sits at the WARM level when HOT ] and drive a bit, and check again..