correct way to check tranny fluid?

[Psych0matt]

what is it? neutral and running? park? I guess I just don't know if there is a right and wrong way, and I was just curious (and i need to do it)

[89GP_SE]

in park, warm, running, and on level ground. Make sure the car has warmed up

[Psych0matt]

thanks, thats what i thought

[Regal_GS_1989]

in park, warm, running, and on level ground. Make sure the car has warmed up

 

Yup, When I used to work at the tranny shop last summer, we would always shift them between drive and reverse a few times and let the car roll a few inches each direction. Always got a proper reading this way.

[SigEpCutlass]

Matt it's in the owners manual for '94. Do you have the manual? If not, I can scan that page tomorrow at work. Just let me know.

[1990lumina]

I always go through all the gears, sometimes i'll load the converter too just for the hell of it, then check the fluid in park, with engine running

[SleeperRed90TGp]

Humm I always use a dip stick.

 

Jud

[Psych0matt]

Matt it's in the owners manual for '94. Do you have the manual? If not, I can scan that page tomorrow at work. Just let me know.

 

that'd be cool, but dont worry too much about it. i just wasnt sure if there was more to it or not. i didnt think so, but for some reason it was bugging me

[SigEpCutlass]

I'll do it tomorrow at work. I can't remember the exact order you should go in with the gears and for how long etc. However, I do remember that the car must be at normal operating temp when you check it/add if necessary.