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Question about ATF level check option 200

posted by  Trev29 on  Sun Dec 4 06:57 CST 2016
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My sister brought her 89-245 over to be serviced.

She doesn't like checking/doing things herself. Eg. To check the oil, she'll go to the back, lift the gate, remove a plastic bag, cover her hand with it, search for a Kleenex tissue, and then proceed to check the oil. (Quite annoying to watch her.) Has an air pump at home but comes over to have the tires checked and filled. Etc.

Anyhow, with the engine running, I checked the ATF. Dipstick was dry. Added 1.3 liters (about 2 pints) and ran out of ATF. Dipstick still dry. (I've told her a few times to check the ATF levels as the transmission has a slow leak and even put a full bottle in the back sometime ago. Bottle was unopened.) Obviously checking the ATF level is too bothersome for her.

So, does anyone know if the following easier procedure outlined in the 700/900 FAQ works?:
"On the dipstick, above the plastic part that has the two temperature-specific scales, there is a little rectangular notch on the metal portion. Assuming the fluid level is correct, and the car is stone cold and you haven't started the engine yet, if you withdraw the dipstick and wipe it off and then reinsert it, then upon withdrawing it for this second time the fluid level should be on that notch."

Thanks
Trev29


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1980 245 Canadian B21A with SU carb, M46 trans, 3:31 dif, in Brampton, Ont.






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