EricB123
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- 2002 Mazda B4000
I've found filling the 5R55E which has a long dipstick tube (Mazda) to be really difficult. This is how I do it:
It seems like this should be simple, but it seems to always be problematic of showing too much oil or too little.
Is idling the engine enough to see thermal expansion expected in the transmission or should I also drive it? By the way, after driving the dipstick tube seems to be so lined with oil that getting a good reading is hard.
- Let it sit overnight
- Check the cold level for reference and to make sure it's not in the cross hatched area on the dip stick
- Run engine in idle until at temperature
- Recheck level (it seems to always go down -- not up as implied in the books due to expansion)
- Run transmission through gears
- Recheck level (usually no noticeable change)
- Add some oil but keep it below the second hole on the dipstick and out of the crosshatch area (I never add more than 1 qt at a time, usually 1/2 qt.)
- Repeat if necessary
It seems like this should be simple, but it seems to always be problematic of showing too much oil or too little.
Is idling the engine enough to see thermal expansion expected in the transmission or should I also drive it? By the way, after driving the dipstick tube seems to be so lined with oil that getting a good reading is hard.