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nugat
Elite Veteran
Date registered: Jan 2007
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Vehicle(s): 280GE, 290GD, c303
Posts: 876
| ATF too much-ok?
If I have too much ATF (2 inches above top dipstick notch) does it matter?
Can I just drain surplus or have to change the total volume? |
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DUTCH
Administrator Doppelgänger
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: US, GA, Atlanta
Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter
Posts: 9963
| RE: ATF too much-ok?
nugat - 7/4/2007 10:43 AM
If I have too much ATF (2 inches above top dipstick notch) does it matter?
Can I just drain surplus or have to change the total volume?
You need to lower the level to the correct level. Too much ATF can cause problems, too. Use a vacuum tool to suck it out the dipstick tube. |
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dai
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Oregon USA
Vehicle(s): 300GD 300TD BMW R100RS Landini 80F
Posts: 2110
| Re: ATF too much-ok?
Automatics need to be checked on level ground with the engine running at operating temperature. 80 degrees C/176 F. It should be between the marks.
If you check them cold without the motor running you can get a very false reading, sometimes oil will draw up the dipstick tube making you think that it is overfilled.
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DesertStar
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: San Diego, CA USA
Vehicle(s): 85-280GE/95-G320/08-G500
Posts: 2156
| RE: ATF too much-ok?
This may help...
Mike
 (atfoil (800 x 1158).jpg)
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nugat
Elite Veteran
Date registered: Jan 2007
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Vehicle(s): 280GE, 290GD, c303
Posts: 876
| RE: ATF too much-ok?
Thanks guys.
One day I will write a sociological article why this forum is so special. One day. |
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Inkblotz
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Georgia
Vehicle(s): 90 300GD "Thundering Turtle II", w/ 603A turbo
Posts: 3186
| RE: ATF too much-ok?
A plastic water bottle with a long plastic hose attached to the end should do the trick. Squeeze the bottle flat, insert the tube into the dipstick hole and release the bottle to suck the fluid out. You may need to work the bottle a bit with you hands ot unflatten it. Not pretty but it works.
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nugat
Elite Veteran
Date registered: Jan 2007
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Vehicle(s): 280GE, 290GD, c303
Posts: 876
| RE: ATF too much-ok?
DesertStar - 7/3/2007 11:22 PM
This may help...
Mike
What book is this? |
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4x4abc
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: La Paz, Baja California, Mexico
Vehicle(s): 02 G500
| Re: ATF too much-ok?
here is the "book":
http://www.4x4abc.com/G-Class/trans.html
look for W4A018 |
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nugat
Elite Veteran
Date registered: Jan 2007
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Vehicle(s): 280GE, 290GD, c303
Posts: 876
| RE: ATF too much-ok?
Great, I'm gonna order one.
pr |
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Jonathan Joseph
Expert
Date registered: Oct 2006
Location: Charleston, South Carolina
Vehicle(s): 2004 G55
Posts: 1538
| RE: ATF too much-ok?
Nugat,
You write yours in Poland and I'll write mine in the US and maybe we can collaborate on the international version! I have a friend who is a writer and is fascinated by the stories I tell her of the international co-operation and spirit of community that we have here on the forum. We should all sit back and appreciate this unique situation that transcends social/political/geographic boundaries!
Thanks everyone!
Jonathan |
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