double the amount of tranny fluid.

ephrum · Post by **ephrum** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 6:12 pm

jus recently noticed my neon has double the amount of transmission fluid in it and i have actually noticed couple times hard shifting for my car. which by the way only has 65,000 miles. somebody told me that i can blow seems in my tranny and that it would be expensive to fix. im jus wondering if theres a way to flush it out mayb and add new?

86fazer · Post by **86fazer** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 6:21 pm

your trans pan is not smashed in is it? had this happen on my 4x4 a few times way back when

Post by **occasional demons** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 6:44 pm

Either drop the pan, and refill, or get one of those suction tubes, and pull it out the fill tube.

gilly02le · Post by **gilly02le** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:53 am

just to be sure, you are checking it with the car running in neutral or park right? I ask because the level reads about twice as high when the car is shut off.

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:20 pm

To properly check the fluid in an automatic, according to Dodge:
The transmission needs to be at operating temperature. Go drive around for at least about 15 miles. Then, park the car on level ground. Let the engine/trans idle for a minimum of 60 seconds while parked on the level surface. Apply the parking brake (just in case). Place the transmission in each gear momentarily, ending in Park (start in 1st, then 2nd and so on). Remove the dipstick, wipe clean, fully reinsert it, remove and check the level.

At 65,000 miles, have you changed the filter and fluid (not flushed, changed)?

esfan · Post by **esfan** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:34 pm

viewtopic.php?t=36876

Link to a How-to change ATX fluid.

Post by **racer12306** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 6:01 pm

I highly doubt you have about 14qts in the trans. You probably only have about a quart or so too much.