Thanks for fast concise info without all the backstory and fluff! Excellent info. My transmission foaming and shifting hard .. will check for overfill.

bro i love your videos seriously help out so much not just this one all of them ben watching you for a minute favorite mechanic don’t even wanna watch anyone else my man

I just want to say thank you so much for getting straight to the point in all your videos! your very detailed and give all good information to the question I have , like you already know what I’m going to ask 😂

Thanks for explaining I just picked up a 2006 Escalade with an extra liter of ATF 1.5" above the full hot mark. It was changed 9 years /30,000 miles ago by Pep boys Was shifting fine and not over heating now has 93,500 miles

I love learning all the insight you bring into these topics, just thank you for uploading and sharing your profession.

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Great video. Much 2008 gmc envoy has an issue with the transmission. It would reverse but up to a few feet and stop. It will go forward for a few yards and stop. I would sometimes go when you give power.

Thank you!!!!

thanks for the tip , however in old transmissions type trque converter 722.1 mercedes 4 speeds with gear softener by vacuum valve and acceleration rod connected to the accelerator of the vehicle

I didn’t know this. But I do now! Thanks

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Very useful, thank you.

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great explanation. Thanks

Good video. This is unfortunately something that happens too often

Very useful video, had gear fluid leaking problems awhile ago, changed the seal and was fine, then started leaking again after couple of months and replaced new gasket. Not leaking anymore but slowly became underpowered and having some whining sound, also slipping gear. Have an appointment with new trusted mechanic within few days and hopefully solve this issue. Not gonna trust my previous mechanic anymore since they kept saying my gear fluid is enough and nothing has to be done after I visit them for sevaral times whenever I feel and heard some of the weird signs and sounds.

Good video! Lot of information in a short time I appreciate that

I did find it helpful!!!💯👍🏽

Very helpful. The only thing I would add to your video would be what to do if the transmission is overfilled. How to remove part of the transmission fluid to get the level at where it belongs.

I really can’t believe that I might have done this. Just replaced the Moyer on a rat rod. It ran fine before replacement but it did sit for a few years. It wouldn’t move so I thought it was low. I added with it while cold forgetting to to warm up. Don’t know if this is the problem. It never really warmed up. But noticed when I shut it down fluid was almost gushing out of the dip stick . Hopefully I didn’t damage it.

Very good and helpful! I had this situation many years back. I was not the one who did it. 🙃 What is the how-to recommendation to bring this to normal if it is discovered?

Good video

I took my truck in and had the transmission flushed. It started driving a bit strange. Felt kinda slow or weak. I barely drive so there wasn’t many miles on it. It was extremely difficult to get the transmission up to 160 degrees to check. I drove around city blocks for about a hour. I checked at 163 degrees and it was overfilled. I drew out about 250ml to get it back into the hash marks. It’s at the very top of the hot range. It drives great again!!!! I’m going to still take it in and have the fluid and filter changed. The fluid was darker than I thought it would be with only a couple thousand miles on it.

I've done it before, I ended up using a spray bottle nozzle to remove the extra fluid and it worked out pretty well

Great content! Question: is the fluid going to turn dark brown rapidly if it was overfilled upon change?

Thank you for that Great Information, I Checked my Tansmission, I can't Believe I Was 3 Quarts Over, I just drained it and Took out Alot of Contaminated Transmission Fluid, I Drove Around And Rechecked the Level, Then I Added 1 Quart of New Fluid and it Feels Alot Smoother... I'm Gonna Have to Change my Fluid next week, New Solenoids, Clean and Inspect my Valve Body, change the Trany, Filter, Flush out my Transmission Cooler, and Pit new Amzoil Full Synthetic Transmission Oil in, And Hopefully The Transmission Feels Alot more Smoother.....

Random question that might be dumb. My son's car started having some issues that seem to be transmission related. Background: I bought him the car about a year and a half ago. In that time the only stuff been done to it was by his dad, none of which are transmission related stuff. The issues just started a few days ago and got dramatically worse pretty quickly. He started noticing it seemed to not be shifting the same from 2nd to 3rd and then down shifting. His car is automatic but he said it just felt off. Then the other day it got so bad that he was worried about driving it so I drove it. To me it feels like his overdrive is kicking in for no reason between 2nd and 3rd. So I checked the transmission fluid wondering if it's a leak or just needs to be changed really bad and it is seriously overfull. At cold it is just about the hot line and at temp the fluid is like past the words on the dip stick. My question is, could that be causing what's happening even though it has to have been that full for over a year and either way can I just drain a little or do I have to do a full transmission fluid change in order to fix the situation?

great info as always thanks!

My 08 Town and Country doesn't have the dip stock and the using the engine dipstick trick on KZfaq, I'm not sure if it's correct or not, I pumped most of it out and poured 3/4 what was but there was no foam.

Is there any transmission additives really work?

Do you check the level on the stick with the car running as it has been the case for ages or do you turn the car off then check the level? Thank you

Prolly why I can’t go into reverse no mor after fixing it thanks lol not letting no one else change my oils

Great video, my vehicle could go on reverse when cold when engine warms up no reverse .

I’m about a half inch above the full hit mark… Should I drain some? I have a 06 Silverado

hey bro i am a new subscriber here .. I like your channel very informative And entertaining ! You know how to educate and explain very good 👍. By the way do you have a video of what happens if you overfill your engine motor with an extra qrt of oil

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Just bought a car. When I drive it first thing in the morning it shifts perfect, but after driving it for 5 or 10 minutes it likes to ram into 2nd & 3rd gear. What's this about?

I just checked my transmission fluid and it’s really high. I noticed the transmission fluid was added 3 k miles with a conditioner just before I bought it. I looked under the car it’s it’s wet wheee the pulleys go into the transmission and had dropped down onto steering rod. Any suggestions what I should do?

Pls explain this to me. Its driving me nuts. My transmission fluid level is alwas at hot level on the dipstick whether the car has been sitting overnight or measured when hot. So regardless of the temperature the level is always at hot. Should I remove some or not. Car is a 2006 c class w203 cdi.

Hey I recently changed my fluid on a G37 sedan 2009 7 AT and it’s sealed and had to pump it I maybe have added a lil to much and it started to slip a lil at 2nd gear I only drove it about 10 man after that occurred and I wana know should I start draining fluid from it immediately and or will that possibly work or help the issue

Maybe my mechanic overfilled the transmission fluid cuz he was late at night closing shop and wanted to deliver the car that night. Perhaps tomorrow I'll try to drain some fluid and start and see if the car drives 😊

I changed my transmission fluid on my 2016 suburban and I over filled it to were its cold and its above the hot line lOK? an inch over it should I try to take some out or it should be ok?

I just bought a gmc truck and my transmission started to slip and when I would step on it and I checked my transmission oil level it is overfilled can that be that issue ?

If it is overflowed, will it also leak from the cap? I am afraid i overfilled it by mistake thinking it didnt have enough and now its leaking when the car gets hot and comming out from the cap where you check the levels.

So I changed my transmission fluid. Added probably 7 1/2 quarts when it called for 6.6. I check this morning and it's on the bottom of the hot line when it hasn't been running. I idle it for 10 minutes and it's not even on the cold line after that. What does that mean?!

That must be for newer vehicles. Mine only have one measure: hot.

Thx

My Nissan Altima it’s not shifting good and I just chek the deep stick an it looks over filled

Can it cause humming sound on transmission?

I had my 2002 Honda Odyssey trans rebuilt ... the shop told me to bring it back after i drive it 100 miles ... they had over filled the trans fluid and when I asked them about it ? They told me it was okay to do on that trans ! Well it now has 25,000 more miles on it and its still working well and the trans fluid is still over filled

Your two example cases: One is the transmission fluid level (overnight in cold morning before starting engine) is all the way high above the hot mark on the dipstick, it is definitely overfilled. Another case is the transmission fluid level is OK when the transmission is hot(after ten or fifteen minutes drive) with engine running and the transmission fluid level is less 1/4" above the hot mark. If the two cases happen on the same transmission, the the transmission fluid is overfilled or not? My transmission level is this situation, do I need drain some out?

I'm sure the video is very helpful to a lot of people. But most tips are for cars that has dipstick to check transmission fluid. Some new cars dont have dipstick

Great video!! But I have one question, if my trans dispstick doesn’t have a cold check mark and only check hot, will checking while cold give me an inaccurate reading?? I’ve overfilled my trans beyond belief and when checking while hot the entire dipstick is always wet. So I’m wondering if I can get a better reading while cold and if that would be accurate even if the dispstick only had check while hot marking.

So, i have a 99’ nissan pathfinder. And as a precaution. I tried to do a transmission fluid change, i replaced it with the amount of how many quarts came out. After driving it for a few weeks, it started having problems shifting. Now it wont shift to 4th gear. I was on the freeway driving at 4k rpm at 3rd gear. Please help. Anything would help

I guess some vehicles the dipstick has only hot mark, to make it more common sense to check the fluid when the fluid is hot.

im having the same issue .... i last remember adding 1qrt and after awhile i had the issue, iwill drain the amount out perhaps do it all over again minus my 1qrt thats my theory i will try this,my fluid isfresh and red too so thats my approach ! I have both a drain bolt and dip stick ,which would you rather pull fluid from keeping in mind air in the system or is that not possible ! (2006 infiniti g35) hard shifting from P to R etc... im sure itll fix my issue i have no puddles

Has to be running in many cases to even check.

manufacturers are making models without dipsticks. what can we do?

Hi, why is my transmission oil at the full mark when I drive around town and then if I take a long 2-3 hour drive, my transmission oil is about 1/4 more above the last fill line? I don't understand that. It seams like the hotter the car runs and longer driving temperatures my transmission oil rises on the dipstick. The trans was rebuilt about a year ago. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank u

Great vid!! I have older toyos: 08 vibe and an ‘11 highlander. Do u read these dipsticks wen cars r level and running/ hot/ shifted thru all gears, or, is it possible to read it w/ engine off? Thx👍🏼

My transmition fluid looks high and my car went into limp mode the other day with check engine, still in limp mode. I thought it was a shift solenoid but could it just be the excess fluid possibly causing that? I thought it may just be the fluid not being able to go back in bc the solenoid but migutnbe overfilled.

Ok so now what? 😂 Do I pump it out?

Lol...I had my transmission rebuilt, and it's started slipping, making loud noises. I couldn't drive over 40 mph. The check engine light came on with 2 codes about the solenoids. So I took it back to the shop, and the guy did a test run and deleted the codes and said it runs fine😮 I said what about the transmission leak, and he said the transmission was overfill so it Purge what it didn't needed😂😂😂😂 I said what! I've never heard that before mane. I said, "How is that so?" I rather him to say what you said about the pressure and the gasket 😢

Are there cases where a replaced transmission's dipstick is incorrect? If you can't believe its' readings how can you adjust to the right level? (used vehicle no idea of true repair history)

Yesterday I added a full bottle of tf to to top it off and today when I was driving, white smoke came out and I pulled in parking lot and transmission fluid was leaking under the car and on tire. I think I overfill it because my rpm was higher than normal and I could feel my car jolting. I looked on yt and it said to drain the fluid and add new which I did and it's driving better now but do you think it caused any damage and could happen again?

What I'd like to know is can you mix different types of automatic transmission fluids in your transmission? Will it still drive and function okay? Because I've done this and the level is okay but I have noticed the performance has declined and the r.p.m. is higher after 65 m.p.h. Thanks

What if your vehicle dont have a trans dipstick. Mine has a dual clutch trans. Ford Ecosport. How do i know if it has too much or not enough?

Me sitting here in my Volvo, green with envy at the existence of an atf dipstick 😂

2017 F150 doesn’t have a dip stick

fuuuck i need to take some out i overfilled mine

The Ford dealership overfilled my transmission. I found out after they serviced it and it was shifting funny and then I noticed all the fluid was leaking out. They said it was just coming out of the overflow so it’s fine now. Is there even an overflow on those transmissions? 2021 10 speed

How will i know if im too late to fix my transmission. I smell some burn oil and i notice that my automatic car stays on 2nd gear.

Yeah you and me did fuck up and overfilled😂

Why can't you just check it when it's cold in the morning when it's all drained?like engine oil.

Amazing video, thank god I didn’t over filled it too much the first time. The second time I filled it out perfectly

I got a question I checked my transmission oil and it needed some but I put some while it was running is that bad?

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How do I check ATF level on a Toyota belta 2009

Shit, I overfilled my cvt..

do you check with car engine off or on?

Great advice. I'm 72 years old and I haven't been working on motor vehicles that often. When I do l will look for videos on the problems I am having. I am what you would say mechanically inclined person as I grew up working on anything mechanical. I worked in the construction trade as well as the aircraft industry building numerous different aircraft with McDonald's Douglas and Boeing. So I usually can tell if the person making the video knows what they are talking about. From what I have seen with this video you have more knowledge than most of the other people posting like videos.So 👍 for a great job.

Depends on the car sometimes if the car is having issues it might be leaking so it’s better to add fluid

You're supposed to check the fluid while it is running .

Any damage if i flush my transmission fluid.

i overfilled my atf out of fear now o have noticed it will not shift more than once when engine is cold. Is there a connection or not

this is wrong. when you check most transmissions you need the vechicle to be running, when its the morning and its cold, you turn the car on and the fluid should be low

I think there's a hidden conspiracy the ATF fluid expands with age.... I'm working on a customer CVT it's overfilled but it has an overflow vent which makes it impossible to overfill.... But it's coming out and coming out!!!!

A bit odd video

Transmissions all have a vent, if overfilled it will puke it out hot. The worst that can happen is foaming ,and aeration. Been building transmissions for 40+ years. Will not blow seals,horseshit.

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Do you know this has been one of those topics that I have never mastered… My99 camry v6 ..says to measure it in operating temperature which is like 138 through 168 or something of that nature… Can I get a driver for 30 minutes before I can get that… And I stillCan't get quite that hot… other guy say driver for 10 or 15 minutes and that would be perfect… Tell you this is a tough topic for people with older cars ha ha ha

Well come on now man we know if u have a dipstick.what if u have no dipstick no stick