Adding/checking fluid on A4
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Florida turtle advocate
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From: Gulfcoast Salvage Englewood, Fla
St. Jude Donor '05-'06
Adding/checking fluid on A4
I'm replacing a radiator and I know I'll lose fluid doing it..How do you top off the fluid in one of these things???
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From: Lake Elsinore, CA
You won't like this - you'll need to have the car on jackstands or a lift. You need to warm the engine and run it through the gears (you can do this before jacking it up) then, with the tranny in park and the car running, you remove the fill plug on the driver's side of the tranny pan and pump tranny fluid using a fluid pump in until it spills out of the fill hole. Not fun.
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Florida turtle advocate
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From: Gulfcoast Salvage Englewood, Fla
St. Jude Donor '05-'06
You won't like this - you'll need to have the car on jackstands or a lift. You need to warm the engine and run it through the gears (you can do this before jacking it up) then, with the tranny in park and the car running, you remove the fill plug on the driver's side of the tranny pan and pump tranny fluid using a fluid pump in until it spills out of the fill hole. Not fun.
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From: Baxter MN
After reading the last reply this sounds like one of those jobs where a person could try to save a $100. dealership labor bill but wind up spending a $1000. bill in medical costs from burned arms or damaged body / mechanical components. 
I want to flush my transmission fluid and think I'll let my local GM dealer earn a bit of money.
Glen
I want to flush my transmission fluid and think I'll let my local GM dealer earn a bit of money.
Glen
