Subject: Re: Me again.. From: "Rich" Date: Sat, 25 Sep 1999 16:36:36 X-Message-Number: 16 On 09/25/99, "Burnit16@aol.com" wrote: > Okay, sorry to bother you guys so much about this, I just need to know how > much ATF should be in the resevoir when the engine is cold....should it be > completely full, mine is right where it should be when it is warm, except > when it is actually warm, there's none in there.... Mike You only check the level when the engine is running and shifter is in neutral. I dug these instructions out of a previous posting, I thought it might be good review... Rich ---------- This is the correct method to check the 928's AT Fluid level [note, most mechanics won't know where to find the level, let along fill it correctly.] It is MUCH easier to fill when on a rack or over a lube pit. a. Car must be level. With a warm transmission (if you can drive it, go 5 miles or so, if not, let it idle for 10 minutes). b. Set the parking brake and block the wheels. With the engine running, run the selector through all the gears, then put in in neutral. c. Scrunch down on the right rear side behind the rear tire. With a flash light check the level in the plastic fluid tank. The tank is at the right rear of transmission, just ahead of the final drive unit. Some models may have a steel shield around it with indicator notches, others, the level is indicated on the plastic tank. [If you can't see the tank, or if it is dirty, you'll need to jack the car up, tidy it up, then check it]. d. There are 3 level lines, the bottom is the full (min) level when cold, middle is full (min) level when warm, and top notch is full when hot (80C). e. If it is low, you'll need a squeeze bottle/bulb or a pump to suck the fluid (Dexron III) from the container up onto the plastic tank. If you're jacking the car up from the rear only [use jack stands], DON'T over fill. Squirt in only 8 oz. at a time. You'll need to drop the car back to level ground, restart the engine and run he transmission through the gears and back to neutral. Then check again. [when the engine is off, or when tilted up from the rear, you don't get an accurate level reading]. After several up/down cycles you'll have a full tranny and get your daily excercise. From: John Pirtle [mailto:john.pirtle@rennlist.com] Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2002 12:21 PM To: 928 Subject: [928] atf torques Pg 38-139 in the workshop manual has an incorrect torque conversion value. At the top it says "Install oil pan with gasket and torque retaining bolts with 8 Nm (8.7 ftlb)." 8 Nm = 5.9 ftlb, and this is also noted on pg 30-0106 (as 6 ftlb) and 30-0107 (as 5.9 ftlb). The drain plugs in the a/t pan and the converter are 14 Nm (10.2 ftlb). I'm doing my atf again since it's been leaky, and this time I bought a small torque wrench. 6ftlb is next to nothing.... North Georgia has perfect weather today. :) John Pirtle 87 a/t 136k http://members.rennlist.com/pirtle From: Ed Ruiz [mailto:eds928gt@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 10:36 AM To: 928 Subject: [928] Re: Automatic Transmission fluid re-fill When I had the 86.5S AT, I used a 6' length of clear tubing and a funnel, put one end in the reservoir, the funnel into the other, open the rear deck, and hang the funnel from the right hatch strut. Just pour the fluid into the funnel, and watch the reservoir level carefully. (I also put a drip pan under the reservoir in case I over-filled.) QED. YMMV. ~ Merry motoring ~