5-4
SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID
RECOMMENDATIONS
Use the Proper Fluid
Use only automatic transmission fluids labeled
DEXRON
® II. You can
buy this fluid from your Pontiac dealer or other service outlets.
Check the Fluid Level with
Care
Check the
automatic
transmission fluid level
at
each engine oil change.
Before checking the fluid level, set the parking brake and then
start
the
engine. Apply the regular brakes
and
then move
the
shift lever through
a
ll
of
the gear ranges, ending in
"Park."
You must check
the
fluid level
with the engine running
at
slow idle
and
the
car
level.
NOTICE: You cannot read
the
correct fluid level
if
you have
just
driven
the
car
for a long time
at
high speed,
in
city traffic
in
hot weather, or
if
the
car
has been pulling a trailer.
Wait
until the fluid has cooled down
(about 30 minutes).
Remove
the
dipstick located
at
the
rear
of
the engine compartment.
Carefully touch the wet end
of
the dipstick
to
find out if
the
fluid
is
cool,
warm or hot. Wipe it clean
andpush
it back
in
until the
cap
seats. Pull
out the dipstick
and
read the fluid level.
• If it felt cool (about room
temperature),
the
level should be 1
/8
to
3/8
inch (3 to
IO
millimetres) below the
"Add"
mark
.
The
dipstick
has two dimples below the
"Add"
mark
to show this range.
•
If
it felt warm,
the
level should be close to the
"Add"
mark
(either
above
or
below).
• I f it was too hot to hold,
the
level should be
at
the
"Full"
mark.
WARM
Add
just
enough
DEXRON
® II fluid
to
fill
the
transmission.
It
takes
only one pint
(0.5 litre) to raise
the
level from
"Add"
to
"Full"
with a
hot
transmission.
Do not overfill
the
transmission. Overfilling
can
cause foaming and loss
of
fluid, which could result in transmission
damage
.
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