| Author | Message | ||
     RAYMOND SANTOS (Mokie) New Member Username: Mokie Post Number: 18 Registered: 09-2003 |
I checked my transmission fluid today--engine was cold and the gear was in neutral. When I pulled the dip stick out (transmission), I noticed that the fuel level was way pass the second hole on the stick. Is this an indication that I have too much fluid? If so, can I drain some out or should I change my transmission fluid altogether? | ||
| john heath (Jheath6) Member Username: Jheath6 Post Number: 61 Registered: 09-2003 |
its not good to over full but make sure you are on level ground too. | ||
| RAYMOND SANTOS (Mokie) New Member Username: Mokie Post Number: 19 Registered: 09-2003 |
I was on level ground. Is there an indicator line on the transmission dip stick? If there is none, how do you know if your transmission fluid is full or not or over? | ||
| john heath (Jheath6) Member Username: Jheath6 Post Number: 62 Registered: 09-2003 |
and the truck was also idling in neutral | ||
| Mark (Mrroverman) Member Username: Mrroverman Post Number: 70 Registered: 02-2003 |
When you pull the dip stick. You will see two dots on the stick. If the fluid pass the second dot. Then you have to drain some transmission fluid. Make sure the fluid dont pass the second dot. | ||
| ken nishikawa (Scubaman99) Member Username: Scubaman99 Post Number: 112 Registered: 06-2002 |
cant emphasize enough idling in neutral... cause the fluid level will always "look" high if your not idling... or your not in neutral | ||
| Wes Legaspi (Wes) Member Username: Wes Post Number: 178 Registered: 02-2002 |
The manual also states to cycle through all the gears before placing in neutral. | ||
| Arthur S. Au (Arthur) New Member Username: Arthur Post Number: 24 Registered: 10-2002 |
Sorry to bring this up again. Everyone probably knows manual says check in Park, but dipstick says Neutral. So, I gather from above, check in Neutral or else level is too low? Does this apply to 95 Disco as well as 1995 LWB? Thanks. | ||
| john heath (Jheath6) Member Username: Jheath6 Post Number: 69 Registered: 09-2003 |
listen here is goes.....if you check it in park with the engine off the fluid level will be real high and past the second hole. so with the engine cold turn on the truck run it through the gears and then let it in neutral and leave the engine idiling and pop the hood and check the fluid as the truck is running this will give the right reading. | ||
| Tbow (Tbow) Member Username: Tbow Post Number: 155 Registered: 12-2002 |
The proper way to check an automatic transmission is on level ground, engine warm, idling and for safety purpose in park. Park and Neutral are the same except park applies the parking paw prevents the vehicle from rolling. The level should be between the two dots and the fluid should be pink to red. | ||
| Dave Brown (Davebrown) New Member Username: Davebrown Post Number: 7 Registered: 08-2002 |
OK, this is an incredibly stupid question, but where the heck is the transmission dipstick? I spent about 20 minutes going through the entire engine bay looking for the friggin thing, no luck. Thanks in advance for what I hope is a really simple and overlooked location. | ||
| Eugene (Eugene) Member Username: Eugene Post Number: 101 Registered: 02-2003 |
Dave, Do you have a D2? If so, D2s do not have a transmission dipstick. You fill through a filler hole located in the transmission sump. Dean Brown recently posted a tech article on changing transmission fluid and filter on a D2. http://www.discoweb.org/transmissiond2/index.htm -Eugene | ||
| Dave Brown (Davebrown) New Member Username: Davebrown Post Number: 8 Registered: 08-2002 |
Hi Eugene, Yep, mine is a D2. Thanks for the info and the link. Glad to know I wasn't just overlooking something that should have reached out and bit me. |
