Transmission oil
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Transmission oil
Hi all,
Can anyone tell me whether it's best to check the transmission oil on a MY99 after the engines been running for a bit, or from cold. I took a reading from cold and was quite alarmed to find that it was only touching the bottom of the dipstick.
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Can anyone tell me whether it's best to check the transmission oil on a MY99 after the engines been running for a bit, or from cold. I took a reading from cold and was quite alarmed to find that it was only touching the bottom of the dipstick.
Best.
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Originally Posted by New_scooby_04
Hi all,
Can anyone tell me whether it's best to check the transmission oil on a MY99 after the engines been running for a bit, or from cold. I took a reading from cold and was quite alarmed to find that it was only touching the bottom of the dipstick.
Best.
Can anyone tell me whether it's best to check the transmission oil on a MY99 after the engines been running for a bit, or from cold. I took a reading from cold and was quite alarmed to find that it was only touching the bottom of the dipstick.
Best.
some info on hear a while ago.
The fun is filling it up through the dip stick hole.
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Eeeeek, my poor Scooby. :-O I got it on flat ground and measured when cold and the fluid is only up ot the bottom hole!!!! Taking it to Xtreme Scoobies for a service on Sat, when it'll be rectified. I'm tempted to go and get some Syntrax in the interim, but am a bit dubious about mixing oils, I don't know what's in there at the mo (new car) would it hurt the car to just leave it to sat and drive up to Xtreme as it is (about 40 miles mostly motorway)? I'm told that even if the fluid only touches the bottom of the dipstick, there is still about 3 litres in there.
A bit concerend that the AA inspection missed this. I can't see any evidence of a leak or excessive sweating! :-) So I can only assume that there is a tiny one, or the AA didn't check.
I'm not going to use it in the meantime, just to be safe.
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A bit concerend that the AA inspection missed this. I can't see any evidence of a leak or excessive sweating! :-) So I can only assume that there is a tiny one, or the AA didn't check.
I'm not going to use it in the meantime, just to be safe.
Best.
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Originally Posted by New_scooby_04
Eeeeek, my poor Scooby. :-O I got it on flat ground and measured when cold and the fluid is only up ot the bottom hole!!!! Taking it to Xtreme Scoobies for a service on Sat, when it'll be rectified. I'm tempted to go and get some Syntrax in the interim, but am a bit dubious about mixing oils, I don't know what's in there at the mo (new car) would it hurt the car to just leave it to sat and drive up to Xtreme as it is (about 40 miles mostly motorway)? I'm told that even if the fluid only touches the bottom of the dipstick, there is still about 3 litres in there.
A bit concerend that the AA inspection missed this. I can't see any evidence of a leak or excessive sweating! :-) So I can only assume that there is a tiny one, or the AA didn't check.
I'm not going to use it in the meantime, just to be safe.
Best.
A bit concerend that the AA inspection missed this. I can't see any evidence of a leak or excessive sweating! :-) So I can only assume that there is a tiny one, or the AA didn't check.
I'm not going to use it in the meantime, just to be safe.
Best.
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