My understanding is that as long as the fluid is in the "cross-hatch" area of the dipstick, you are fine. Just curious if there is an optimal (sweet spot) within that level. Does the trany "like it better" on the lower end of that, the middle or the high end?
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AFAIK as long as it lands in the cross-hatch area at operating temperature, everything's good. Don't want to overfill.
Having shifting concerns?
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Originally posted by gadget73Originally posted by dmccaigComment
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Need to take a better look at the level to determine how high it really is. Sometimes I get a little "buck" or slip with the keyword being "sometimes". Would think if it is high (easy enough to determine) it would not feel right all the time. I'll be checking it in the next week or two after I get through some medical appointments. Don't see any leaks so that is good!Originally posted by Kodachrome Wolf View PostWhat I Own: 1993 Mercury Grand Marquis GS
What I Help Maintain: 1996 CV / 1988 CV / 1988 TempoComment
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The hash marks are 1 pint apart, total capacity is a smidge over 12 quarts for a completely empty trans. Within that 1 pint range it doesn't care.
A lot of "transmission" problems are really engine problems, so intermittent nonsense might be a misfire.
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Originally posted by phayzer5Comment
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Good point on the misfire - will be looking into that in addition to the fluid level. When you say "hash marks are one pint apart" do you mean from the bottom of the hash to the top?What I Own: 1993 Mercury Grand Marquis GS
What I Help Maintain: 1996 CV / 1988 CV / 1988 TempoComment
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yes. Bottom of the hash marks is the "add 1 pint" mark, or at least it is on the AOD. Don't remember if its actually marked on the dipstick or just in the owner's manual though.
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91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC SE, triple black (Timewarp) - poly front bushings, KYB struts and shocks, Holley SystemMax1 lower intake, SilverFox AOD valve body,
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Originally posted by phayzer5Comment
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Wonder what the functional/performance difference is between the level being at the lower line of the hatch marks and say in the middle of the hatch marks? That would be maybe a half pint?What I Own: 1993 Mercury Grand Marquis GS
What I Help Maintain: 1996 CV / 1988 CV / 1988 TempoComment
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Functional difference should be none, but since the pickup is through the filter at the bottom, it needs enough fluid in it to keep the filter well fed. I know I kept my 88 MGM at the top mark because I would lean that thing in corners pretty hard and didn't want the trans pump sucking air. My 93 has the newer pan with the drain plug and the matching filter with the drop tube so it sucks in the drain plug sump area. Before that upgrade I was sucking air at times in sweeping right turns at speed.
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Originally posted by gadget73Originally posted by dmccaigComment
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