Thread: 4EAT failure?
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Old 03-05-2012, 09:51 AM
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Re: 4EAT failure?

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Originally Posted by Huskymaniac View Post
Are you checking the dipstick with the engine running? Is the fluid warm or cold? If cold, did you cycle through all of the gears before checking the level?

The best trick I have found is to rmove the stick, wipe clean, insert stick, pull stick out far enough to be able to rotate it, rotate 180 degrees, insert fully again, pull out and read. It really is a PITA though! Good luck!
How should you cycle through the gears, is there an order? Do you just do 123 or do you also need to hit D R N? Should I push the dip still all the way in past the o ring or is right up to the o ring ok. It is hard to pull it out once the o ring presses in.
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