Hi everyone!

So my car came with that red dipstick. I guess there is only one version. How do I measure the tranny fluid the right way? I hear different instructions.
I sometimes fear I don't have enough fluid in there. Can it be topped off if so?

I took off the black cab (the red pin was already missing so someone had been in there already at one point).
Thanks for your instructions,

Nick

 

You have the "red" dipstick? The real long one with a black plastic tip marked at 25 and then farther up at 80 Celsius.
If not anything will do. Cold in park the fluid is up the dipstick about one inch; When warmed up the fluid is up the dipstick about two inches.
Start the car, leave it in park and measure the fluid. It will be about one inch up on the black tip. Let the car warm up to normal operating temperature.
Get in the car and move the transmission through the gears manually, then place the car back in park.
Measure it again. If you are near the 80C mark you are good to go. It doesn't need to be exact, give or take a little is fine.
If you need to add some, put it through the dip stick tube and use Pentosin ATF 134

 

Yep got the dipstick from previous owner. I am going to follow your instructions..I just drove the car but it's already dark outside. Might wait till tomorrow to take cold.measurmener, then start engine and measure again then maybe drive 10 mins, cycle through the gears and measure again. Thanks for your help it helps out at lot!

 

I just went out anyways...drove around for ten minutes it before checking I didn't shift through the gears (silly me - not sure if makes a difference). Left engine running and measured three times, same results. See this image. Is this cause for concern?
Would you top off? Never had a leak or any fluid under the car.
If I top off, do you leave engine running and how much to fill in? And I guess just fill a little, check again, fill a little and so on.

But without further ado here is the picture:

 

No cause for concern, you can add a little (8 oz) at a time to bring it up to the bottom of the 80C mark, but you're OK.
In your case, if you choose to add fluid, I would add 8 oz then wait a day to measure again. That will allow the fluid you add through the tube to settle into the transmission.

 

Ordered the fluid you described Pentosin ATF 134 above and just going to top off a little, wait a day and check again. If all looks good then I'll just measure again in a couple of weeks and it it's less again I know I have a leak somewhere. Fluid looked redish so seems alright at least. Thanks for your help