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    Transmission oil - Topping of with a different brand

    Okay. Thanks for the help everyone. I’m an overthinker in general, so sorry for the nagging. Differentials and transfer case is next to do. Hopefully those are a bit easier. I’ll learn something either way.
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    Transmission oil - Topping of with a different brand

    Okay, took it for another drive, checked it with the engine running. Added a bit, but I put just a tad too much. It’s just at the top of the hot mark. Should I try and suck/pump a little out so it lands right in the middle between the marks?
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    Transmission oil - Topping of with a different brand

    I’ve read this, but it doesnt say which is the correct reading. Only to put the dipstick back if the correct level is obtained. Here it says to warm the engine up, then wait 30min. Wait at least 30 minutes before checking the transmission fluid level if you have been driving: When outside...
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    Transmission oil - Topping of with a different brand

    I have read the manual and it says to wait at least 30min if you have been driving.
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    Transmission oil - Topping of with a different brand

    Well…The level looked fine whilest the car was idling but when I checked it 30mins after I had shut it off it was way to high. Going to check it again cold, pump some out and then go for a drive again. Idk why I’m making this so hard. How do you guys do it? What’s your procedure?
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    Transmission oil - Topping of with a different brand

    Took a 5min drive to warm everything up. Stopped and checked the level whilest the car was running and it seemed okay. Going to park, shut it off and wait 30min and check again
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    Transmission oil - Topping of with a different brand

    @rockola1971 No I haven’t been driving it. But from reading @Fless comment it seems that maybe my fluid isn’t hot enough. I have a Tahoe 5.3L 2001. Manual says the same thing. I kept the car idling for probably 20mins yesterday, and I did several cycles between the gears. My mistake was I...
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    Transmission oil - Topping of with a different brand

    @homesick @rockola1971 I understand why the correct word is important and also why you corrected me. I took no offense of this as I don’t have any blue hair nor do I wear any rainbow clothes. Autocorrect is also a good thing to have. Now let’s end the “spelling competition”. If you have any...
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    Transmission oil - Topping of with a different brand

    Do you mean the fluid level? If so, it’s right at the bottom of the hot mark. I measured after the car had been running for 5-6min and I had also done some gear cycles, leaving it in each get for about 10 seconds. In my Norwegian dialect we say use the world oil instead of fluid, my bad.
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    Transmission oil - Topping of with a different brand

    Just did a filter and fluid change on my 4l60e and I didn’t order enough. I used eurol. There isn’t any local stores that have this brand, but they have others brands. Is it okay to mix different brands as long as the oil specifications is the same? They are both GM Dexron IIIG, semi synthetic...

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