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Old 01-02-2011, 03:54 PM
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Re: Transmission fluid drain, refill and "how the hell do I read the dipstick!"

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Originally Posted by svxfiles View Post
I always look at the back side of the ATF dipstick.
The side that faces the firewall.
And usually it takes three times to get an accurate reading.
Thanks Tom. I did try to look at both sides but I couldn't get a good read on either. There always seems to be some ATF dripping down one half of the stick. By that I don't mean one side/face but one half and the half is the half where the top circle is located as they are staggered.

Do you have a feel for how much the level should rise from cold to hot?
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