Transmission Fill Plug
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Transmission Fill Plug
This may be a silly question and already answered elsewhere but why wouldn’t you just use the fill plug hole on the standard transmission to re-fill the fluid? I looked at several tutorials on the web and a YouTube video and all of them said to fill the fluid through the sensor hole by removing the sensor. What am I missing?
I changed my fluid a few days ago and used the fill hole.
Last edited by Torre1; Jul 30, 2021 at 07:32 AM.
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I believe the rationale was to fill from the top until it leaks out of the actual fill hole so that you get the full amount with a hand pump. Might just be the difficulty of getting the fill hose in the right place to get a full load. This is what I've seen on the forums anyway. I do fill from the sensor hole, but I have a strong interest in ensuring its totally filled, since my Vette is a dedicated race car.
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I believe the rationale was to fill from the top until it leaks out of the actual fill hole so that you get the full amount with a hand pump. Might just be the difficulty of getting the fill hose in the right place to get a full load. This is what I've seen on the forums anyway. I do fill from the sensor hole, but I have a strong interest in ensuring its totally filled, since my Vette is a dedicated race car.
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