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Well I had Redline put into my box.

Just drove the car in after a 5 min drive from work.

Jacked the car up on stands - shoved a pan underneath and out it drained - the oil complete with cool gold colour sparkles came out lukewarm.

Needed a handpump to push the oil UP into the gearbox. Too a little over 3 litres.

T.

tony i think they are talking about automatics man..... what u do is..... with the car at operating temp and still running.... put your foot on the brake and pull it into first then neutral then reverse a few times leaving it in gear for a few seconds each time then into park then check should be on the full HOT bit on the stick......u will have to look hard as old trannie fluid is hard to see...... and another tip if your oil smells like its burnt take it to an auto transmission place and get the trannie serviced/checked/change fluid........ hope that helps u out.....:uh-huh:

I think various makes and models are different, some are checked in or out of gear, hot or cold. But the way we did Falcons and Lasers etc when I worked at a Ford dealership is with the engine warm, in drive, with air con on. Not sure if that's "normal" or not. From memory the difference is not all that great between all the above variables.

Originally posted by WHITE R32

with the car at operating temp and still running.... put your foot on the brake and pull it into first then neutral then reverse a few times leaving it in gear for a few seconds each time then into park...................  

hahaha.... isn't that a bit over the top?

Motor at running temp,

car in neutral.

Wipe stick

Put stick back in hole,

Read fluid level,

Repeat (to make sure that it was accurate)

Pffffffff men....

Have to make everything so complicated. :D

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