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If its a sealed transmission, there is a filler filler plug on the side of the transmission that has to be removed to check the fluid. im not sure where exactly its located on that transmission. Once you remove the plug the fluid should have a steady trickle out of the hole. If it does, the tranny is at the proper level. If no fluid, or a lot of fluid comes out of the hole, then you need to adjust the level by adding/draining fluid.
you have to be level to do the check up first if you have a hoist good… if not all side of the vehicle will need to be lift as the check up is done under the vehicle.
You might be able to do it by only lifting the right front wide and removing the tire and cover to get access the inspection plug.
1. The plug is just under the right front axle and located on the front side and toward the engine (imagine looking at the left front tire if you are kneeling in front of the right front tire). The plug is either 10 or 11mm i believe. so you can remove it with the engine off and then screw it back by hand. cause you will have to remove it when the engine is running.
2. You need to get the fluid to 40.c or 104. f so you will need to consider having a scanner to give you the data. If you can’t confirm the temperature, you will have a wrong reading as if you have proper fluid level. So you may want to stop there as it is 1 condition to check PROPERLY fluid level.
3. If you can check it PROPERLY, you need to make sure you shift the transmission in every position for few second prior to put it back in park. Fluid need to be check in PARK. Then you will remove the plug when running in park, there is some fluid who should seep from the plug. if none, you need more fluid. if its pissing like a river you are overfill. this is why fluid temperature is IMPORTANT.
4. I would have a little clear cup to pickup what will come out of the transmission. You want to look for clean color no residue. Removing the Pan would tell you more about metal and residue but at this point you don’t want to go that deep.
You should feel confident doing that inspection and spend the time to look for leak around the output seal (where the axle shaft meet with the transmission), at the oil pan, torque converter and transmission cooler and line. If you only find sweating but no actual leak, I can insured you that there is no reason you should feel skeptical about being low in fluid
Good luck
when i took the plug out fluid started pouring out that hole. the hole is located where you said it was.
Then I would consider the level being good if you are level, have put the transmission in every gear and then went back to PARK, and look at it with the temperature at 40.c
It should pour the same way you do an oil change and you wait for the oil pour droplet by droplet. If it pour the same way then you are good. If it pour like a river you may want to let some come out as you are overfull
If you added fluid before it would be normal to see a good flow coming out. You are the owner as I suppose, so if there is no leak (would bring the fluid level lower than expected) and you never add any fluid andor know that nobody added fluid before.
Then you fluid should be fine. BUT you have to meet all the condition to inspect it PROPERLY.
Vehicle level. fluid at proper temperature. been though all the gear. You check it when the car is in park.
If you can’t confirm the temperature of the transmission. it is pointless to continue this topic.
If your transmission fluid is higher than the specification. it will of course pour at a higher rate. and that will make you doubt.
confirm that YOU can inspect it to manufacturer direction before posting your result.
Hope that helps
[quote=”automechanic” post=89415]i have a 2003 Chevy caviler it is automatic and it has a 2.2L engine, it does not have a dip stick for the transmission fluid how do i check the transmission fluid?[/quote]
Here maybe this will help
i got it up to the operating temp with my scan tool to the temp that you had listed and it was completely leveled and i ran it through all the gears so i guess some one overfilled the transmission.
thanks kgevil
Nice !!! just catch everything you can from that drain plug so you can measure how much extra was in it, just put the cap back whenever it is only pouring at a slow rate
I was reading my post over and over trying to look if I was clear and concise. I guess I did an ok job 😉
Did you have the engine running when you removed the inspection plug? The engine needs to be running.
Nice work. The most important thing as many pointed out was that the vehicle had to be level when you did the inspection. I’m happy to hear that you did as well as run the engine. If it came running out I would let it drain till it slows down and then reinstall the plug. I wouldn’t wait till it stops coming out as a little extra won’t hurt anything. I’m just saying you don’t have to stress about it too much if there’s still a little draining out.
Keep us posted if things change, and thanks for using the ETCG forum.
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