Can I live with the leak without damage
Thanks for your responses, but now I am making sure the trans fluid is full. I checked it 'cold' after sitting in garage for a week and it was red all the way to the top of the dipstick. I then drove/ran it today for 5-10 minutes and while engine was running it stopped at the 'cold' line. What is the right way?
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Straight out of the GM factory service manual for the 4L60E & 700R4 transmission:
"Operate the engine until the transmission fluid reaches operating temperature, (180F to 200F). Park the vehicle on a level surface. With your foot on the brake pedal, move the gear shift through each gear. Pause for about 3 seconds in each gear. Put gear shift in park. Remove the dipstick, wipe it off and reinstall it. Wait 3 seconds and remove the dipstick. Read both sides of the dipstick. Fluid level must be in the hot cross hatched area using the lowest level reading."
Edit: Transmission fluid capacity is 11 quarts: When the engine coolant reaches operating temperature, trans fluid temp may not have reached the same temperature, (takes a while to heat up 11 quarts). Drive the vehicle for ~20 minutes after the engine reaches operating temperature to make sure the trans fluid is up to operating temperature.
"Operate the engine until the transmission fluid reaches operating temperature, (180F to 200F). Park the vehicle on a level surface. With your foot on the brake pedal, move the gear shift through each gear. Pause for about 3 seconds in each gear. Put gear shift in park. Remove the dipstick, wipe it off and reinstall it. Wait 3 seconds and remove the dipstick. Read both sides of the dipstick. Fluid level must be in the hot cross hatched area using the lowest level reading."
Edit: Transmission fluid capacity is 11 quarts: When the engine coolant reaches operating temperature, trans fluid temp may not have reached the same temperature, (takes a while to heat up 11 quarts). Drive the vehicle for ~20 minutes after the engine reaches operating temperature to make sure the trans fluid is up to operating temperature.
Last edited by Captain Hook; Jan 10, 2013 at 09:31 PM.
Straight out of the GM factory service manual for the 4L60E transmission:
"Operate the engine until the transmission fluid reaches operating temperature, (180F to 200F). Park the vehicle on a level surface. With your foot on the brake pedal, move the gear shift through each gear. Pause for about 3 seconds in each gear. Put gear shift in park. Remove the dipstick, wipe it off and reinstall it. Wait 3 seconds and remove the dipstick. Read both sides of the dipstick. Fluid level must be in the hot cross hatched area using the lowest level reading."
Edit: Transmission fluid capacity is 11 quarts: When the engine coolant reaches operating temperature, trans fluid temp may not have reached the same temperature, (takes a while to heat up 11 quarts). Drive the vehicle for ~20 minutes after the engine reaches operating temperature to make sure the trans fluid is up to operating temperature.
"Operate the engine until the transmission fluid reaches operating temperature, (180F to 200F). Park the vehicle on a level surface. With your foot on the brake pedal, move the gear shift through each gear. Pause for about 3 seconds in each gear. Put gear shift in park. Remove the dipstick, wipe it off and reinstall it. Wait 3 seconds and remove the dipstick. Read both sides of the dipstick. Fluid level must be in the hot cross hatched area using the lowest level reading."
Edit: Transmission fluid capacity is 11 quarts: When the engine coolant reaches operating temperature, trans fluid temp may not have reached the same temperature, (takes a while to heat up 11 quarts). Drive the vehicle for ~20 minutes after the engine reaches operating temperature to make sure the trans fluid is up to operating temperature.
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