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  • shwing164 Jan 05, 2009
    I didn't read the tips on the side. I provided some extra useful information though.
  • shwing164 Jan 05, 2009
    I didn't read the tips on the side. I provided some extra useful information though.
  • shwing164 Jan 05, 2009
    First off, this video doesn't specify the importance of using the right ATF designed for your car. Make sure you look up your vehicles specified ATF. Also most owners manuals suggest driving the car at least 20 miles, to thoroughly warm the transaxle, before checking ATF level. With the engine on, and the brake depressed, run through all the gears starting from park, going all the way down, and then back to park again, allowing each gear to fully engage, after this is completed check your fluid level; be sure to check multiple times for accurate readings. Don't overfill, add small increments, overfilling can cause damage, the same as under filing can. Make sure to note the color and smell of the fluid: brown, dark fluid, or fluid that smells burnt, needs to be changed and can be a sign of transmission wear.
  • shwing164 Jan 05, 2009
    First off, this video doesn't specify the importance of using the right ATF designed for your car. Make sure you look up your vehicles specified ATF. Also most owners manuals suggest driving the car at least 20 miles, to thoroughly warm the transaxle, before checking ATF level. With the engine on, and the brake depressed, run through all the gears starting from park, going all the way down, and then back to park again, allowing each gear to fully engage, after this is completed check your fluid level; be sure to check multiple times for accurate readings. Don't overfill, add small increments, overfilling can cause damage, the same as under filing can. Make sure to note the color and smell of the fluid: brown, dark fluid, or fluid that smells burnt, needs to be changed and can be a sign of transmission wear.
  • hermanator001 Oct 07, 2008
    could someone please help me??/
  • hermanator001 Oct 07, 2008
    how do i check the transmission oil on a 2007 pontiac g5
  • jimmyminhas Aug 12, 2008
    how can i check atf in toyota starlet
  • jimmyminhas Aug 12, 2008
    how can i check atf in toyota starlet
  • PeterClarke Dec 26, 2007
    Citroen C5 2.2 HDI How do I check the level of ATF in the automatic gearbox
  • ToniTee3 Jun 05, 2007
    Please help me!!! My husband is deployed and the check transmission light is on my 2002 Ford Explorer. I was hoping all I need to add is Transmission fluid.
  • ToniTee3 Jun 05, 2007
    Please help me!!! My husband is deployed and the check transmission light is on my 2002 Ford Explorer. I was hoping all I need to add is Transmission fluid.
  • ToniTee3 Jun 05, 2007
    What type of fluid should I use for my 2002 Ford Explorer?
  • ToniTee3 Jun 05, 2007
    What type of fluid should I use for my 2002 Ford Explorer?
  • Jun 30, 2006
    ATF+3 (7176) is relatively thin and slippery compared to Dexron and Mercon (both of which are relatively similar; the new Mercon V is, to my understanding, something of an extreme-purity spec). Expect major, potentially damaging and expensive problems substituting the wrong thing in a Chrysler; there's never any reason to use the wrong thing when Wal-Mart has generic +3 by the gallon. "Universal" fluids are only universal between GM Dexron and Ford Mercon; do not use them in ATF+3/7176-requiring transmissions. Type F is, to my knowledge, the most sticky/'grippy' of them all, used in (AFAIK) classic Fords.
  • Nov 22, 2005
    These two types are different! Check your vehicle specs before adding Dexron to a Mercon car. If yours requires Mercon V, use ONLY Mercon V. Be careful when interchanging these two fluids!

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