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Old May 13, 2014 | 10:50 AM
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was wondering how to fill up the trans fluid, was driving earlier today and my trans started acting wierd, i pulled over, and bam. my trans dip stick was not just loose, but completely out of the trans just hanging there. wtf lol. anyways. was wondering what trans fluid to use and how tofill it up, or if i should just change it out completely, only thing is, the trans fluid is only like 5k old, and dont want to have to compeltely replace
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Old May 13, 2014 | 11:23 AM
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plz help. i cant get the dipstick tube back in. how in the world do i get in back in
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Old May 13, 2014 | 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by 2008impalaguy
plz help. i cant get the dipstick tube back in. how in the world do i get in back in
There's one screw that holds it in place. You have to feel for it and it's not fun. It's the worst part about doing headers lol.
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Old May 13, 2014 | 11:44 AM
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found it. had to shove my head halfway up my cars *** to find it lol. fun stuff
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well guess what. the part that the bolt goes into is stripped somehow, so the bolt doesnt stay in. soooooo. where do i go from here
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Old May 18, 2014 | 04:17 PM
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depending how stripped the bolt is, put some hi temp Black or Red RTV silicone on the bolt and screw it in snug or blue loctite thread locker and snug it till where you know it strips. Should work. Don't know how many threads are stripped in your hole.. so just suggestions bud. Been there.. it sux big time. Good luck to you.
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