Issue reading trans dip stick / overfilled

[fatmonk8]

Hey all,

This is probably a silly question, but does anyone else have issues using the trans dipstick to get a fluid level reading?

Checked a couple times randomly. Some hot after driving, some cold after sitting. Always get the same thing on the dip stick.

There is no way my trans is this over filled, right??

 

[Doubeleive]

oddly enough with mine being cold and parked with the engine on a slight forward incline it reads the same but when I checked it a few days ago warmed up it did not
I can check again later after I have drove it a bit on a level surface, just had it serviced so it shouldn't be over filled

 

[Fless]

Is it being tested with the engine running? On level ground?

 

[fatmonk8]

Is it being tested with the engine running? On level ground?

Tested both on, and off. Warm and cold. Tested on as level of a ground as I can.

 

[OR VietVet]

"Level of a ground as I can"? What does that mean?

 

[fatmonk8]

"Level of a ground as I can"? What does that mean?

It means, I found the most level spot I could to test my transmission fluid.

Meaning, the ground was Level when I tested it..

 

[fatmonk8]

It means, I found the most level spot I could to test my transmission fluid.

Meaning, the ground was Level when I tested it..

Sorry, duplicate post.

 

[B-train]

The trans needs to be checked with engine running in Park. Pull the dipstick, wipe, reinstall for about 2 seconds, pull again and read it.

Off level can change it to read too high or too low. Same as side to side level. If it's biased towards the passenger side, it will read fuller, if it's biased towards the driver side, it will read lower. The dipstick reads the passenger front side of pan.

I'd check it cold and then hot to see. Pull the plug for the transfer case as well to see if that's full, or empty. Maybe a seal has gone bad and it's transferring fluid between the 2. I've usually seen it go from the trans to the transfer case (when that occurs), but it doesn't hurt to look

 

[fatmonk8]

The trans needs to be checked with engine running in Park. Pull the dipstick, wipe, reinstall for about 2 seconds, pull again and read it.

Off level can change it to read too high or too low. Same as side to side level. If it's biased towards the passenger side, it will read fuller, if it's biased towards the driver side, it will read lower. The dipstick reads the passenger front side of pan.

I'd check it cold and then hot to see. Pull the plug for the transfer case as well to see if that's full, or empty. Maybe a seal has gone bad and it's transferring fluid between the 2. I've usually seen it go from the trans to the transfer case (when that occurs), but it doesn't hurt to look

Thank you! Very helpful!

 

[OR VietVet]

Level ground as I can and level ground are two different things. If you have a tilted driveway, then find a level place and check there. If street is level, check in the street. If the parking lot down the street is level, check the fluid there. Good luck.