Level of Automatic trans

On the dipstick it has a cold and hot fill, I have always checked cold
at under 70f without motor running and hot level with motor running
and hot motor, is this correct on V40. I don`t see it stated in the
manual I have.

ransley wrote:
> On the dipstick it has a cold and hot fill, I have always checked cold
> at under 70f without motor running and hot level with motor running
> and hot motor, is this correct on V40. I don`t see it stated in the
> manual I have.


You should always check with the motor running, otherwise the level will
read higher than it is. I don't recall the specified temperature, but
70F is probably fine, whatever it is when you first start it up in the
morning, and then the hot level is when everything has reached operating
temperature.

On Oct 7, 11:42*am, James Sweet <jamesswe...@trashmail.net> wrote:
> ransley wrote:
> > On the dipstick it has a cold and hot fill, I have always checked cold
> > at under 70f without motor running and hot level with motor running
> > and hot motor, is this correct on V40. I don`t see it stated in the
> > manual I have.
>
> You should always check with the motor running, otherwise the level will
> read higher than it is. I don't recall the specified temperature, but
> 70F is probably fine, whatever it is when you first start it up in the
> morning, and then the hot level is when everything has reached operating
> temperature.

I screwed up I did not check with motor running because the fan was
running so I removed to much yesterday thinking it was way overfull,
my other cars check differently.

ransley wrote:
> On Oct 7, 11:42 am, James Sweet <jamesswe...@trashmail.net> wrote:
>> ransley wrote:
>>> On the dipstick it has a cold and hot fill, I have always checked cold
>>> at under 70f without motor running and hot level with motor running
>>> and hot motor, is this correct on V40. I don`t see it stated in the
>>> manual I have.
>> You should always check with the motor running, otherwise the level will
>> read higher than it is. I don't recall the specified temperature, but
>> 70F is probably fine, whatever it is when you first start it up in the
>> morning, and then the hot level is when everything has reached operating
>> temperature.
>
> I screwed up I did not check with motor running because the fan was
> running so I removed to much yesterday thinking it was way overfull,
> my other cars check differently.

When I deal with automatic transmissions, I just always use the hot
level, it's more predictable than cold, and generally that's where the
thing spends the most time while in use.