[GMCnet] Any tricks for checking tranny oil? [message #59510] |
Fri, 09 October 2009 08:56 |
David L Greenberg
Messages: 899 Registered: January 2004 Location: Port St Lucie, FL
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On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:44:32 -0500 Bruce Hislop <bruce@perthcomm.com>
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> I've always found that checking the transmission oil was an exercise
> in frustration. Warm everything up, find a level spot... pull out
> the dip stick, clean, re-insert and pull out again...
> Ok.. were exactly is the oil level, there is oil on the stick but
> that is about the only thing I can be sure of. Its always been a
> very hard stick to read..
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> Does anyone have a trick to get a clear reading?
>
> I understand about removing the modulator, but thats not an easy
> method either.
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> Bruce Hislop,
> S. Ontario Canada
> 77PB, 455
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=1906
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Doesn't your stick show cross hatching for Hot and Cold readings? The
only problem I ever had was having to open the hatch, so I moved the dip
stick up front enabling more frequent checks.
David Lee Greenberg
Port St Lucie, FL
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