i am going to flush the tranny soon. but i was not sure after i drain it how many quarts go immediately in. i have read between 2.5 and 4. thanks

benjamin
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1989 740 GL

When refilling an AW-7x series transmission, I cheat a little. You'll notice a small notch in the tranny dipstick that's a little bit above the full mark. This notch is the "full" mark when the engine is off and the fluid is cold. A fellow brickboarder made light of it awhile back. Normal tranny fluid level checking is done with the engine running and making sure that it's between the marked High-Low lines on the stick (sorry if I'm preaching to the choir on this).

Anyways, I seem to have experienced somewhere between 3 to 4 quarts refilling the tranny after removing/cleaning the pan and filter.

God bless,
Fitz Fitzgerald.
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'87 Blue 245, NA 239K

a fully tranny flush? meaning you're disconnecting from the return line at the radiator? expect at least 9 qts, no more than 12.
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Kenric Tam
1990 Volvo 740 base sedan (B230F)
My Volvo 'Project'

Hmmm, good question. I have four cars; three are 2.5 qts and one is about 4qts.

The best way to do this is to first drain the pan into a plastic pail. Measure this amount and place the same amount into the fill tube. That way you start with the correct amount in the pan.

Then flush into a calibrated milk jug and try to refill the same amount back into the fill tube. You'll get it close enough, then just top off at the end after you finish flushing. If you get too much in, either siphon or drain it back out.