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not knowing what it is you drive and the engine, most motors hold 4 to 5 litres of oil with a new oil filter. not knowing what your car is and the year the grade of oil can be 5w30 or 10w30, check with what the manufacture requires. you have the same problem with the transmission question. most hold 5 to 7 litres of trans oil, depending on the transmission, and the oil depends on what make of car you drive as GM vehicles use a different type than say a Ford of Chrysler and even different again with the imports.
just draining the trans it will hold about 5 quarts. put in 4 then run car at idle put gear shift in all gear positions then back in park. ensure its up to operating temp then check trans oil level and go from there.
If there is no drain plug on the auto Trans sump you undo all the bolts holding it in place and let the Trans oil run into a large container then take the bolts out and remove the Trans sump, there should be a filter you need to clean before putting the sump back in place with a new gasket and tightening the bolts to the correct tension.
check out the neutral saftey switch on trans, if its reporting unknown gear on scanner while moving t bar it wont know what gear to be in and give you similar problems, also has oil been leaking into switch before?
Yes but keep the speed down, and don't pull any thing with it until its topped off. kIa uses a special trans. fluid called red this fluid can't be mixed with any other trans. fluid.
TRANS HAS TEMP SENSOR IN PAN WIRING, IF TCM SEES HI TEMP, WILL HOLD TRANS OUT OF TOP GEAR. NEED SCAN TOOL TO CHECK TCM TRANS TEMP AGAINST TRUE OIL TEMP.
With high mileage automatic transmissions, that have not been regularly replacing the transmission oil, it can cause major problems if you do change the oil. The sealing integrity in the valve block can be lost by flushing with new oil,
Firstly, just check and make sure the oil level is correct. Do this by running the engine, with your foot on the brake, go through all the shift positions 2-3 times, holding in those positions for a few seconds each time. Then put into park , still with the engine running, and check the oil level . if its a little low, add a small amount at a time till you get the correct level, each time going through the shift positions and then checking.
You will need to drop the trans pan to drain. In turn you will need a trans filter kit which will include the filter and gasket. As far as fluid, it will require mercon dexron auto trans fluid, and will take about 6 quarts. What I normally do is fill with 5 qts and check, then add half qt at a time till full, which is normally 6 qts.
check for oil leeks from trans if no leaks you should not need to top up oil if you do want to flush the oil you will find to plugs 1 the drain plug on the bottom of the trans and 1 filler plug on the trans about 1/2 way up the housing you will need some sort of pump to get the oil back in though, pump the oil in till it starts running out the filler plug hole then let it run till it stops and you will no the trans is full replace the plug and tighten (do not over tighten ether of the plugse as you can crack the housing bear in mind thay only retain oil they do not hold the engine in the car)
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