Yesterday I decided to start the transmission fluid change every time I change my oil to eventually have clean fluid. In a post somewhere on here said I should be able to refill with almost 4 quarts. Mine only took two quarts on the fuller side of the dipstick, is this an issue or should I not worry about it?

 

R u checking it correctly? Idling, tranny hot, in park.

 

Hot but not idling. Lemme try that.

 

Mine was the same way. I think I was parked on a slight incline and didn't realize. Another time I got ~4 quarts out.

 

Yes, try that. It's the correct way to check an automatic transmission. ALL automatic transmissions.


All? Well, I suppose that somewhere in the long line of automotive history, there might be an auto trans that is checked while the engine is off, but I have never heard of it.

Just take it as a given, unless you have STRONG reason to believe otherwise for a particular vehicle, that automatic transmissions are checked:

1. Hot.
2. In Park.
3. Engine idling.