Refilling a 4EAT

isotopeman · Post by **isotopeman** » Sat May 07, 2005 2:28 am

I just emptied my 4EAT to change the fluid. It would only take about a quart while refilling. I know more came out - about a gallon and a half. I ran it in neutral to see if it would cycle some fluid through. No luck. I put it in reverse, and it won't move either. Is there a trick to getting fluid back into the transmission? I searched under various keywords to no avail.
Thanks,
-Tom

isotopeman · Post by **isotopeman** » Sat May 07, 2005 3:27 am

So far the best suggestion is to put it back into the same hole it came out of...which would mean turning the car on it's side quite a bit. I don't like that suggestion. Anybody?

THAWA · Post by **THAWA** » Sat May 07, 2005 3:51 am

what? why does it only take a quart? You may have to pour slowly as there's not enough room for all the fluid to travel down the dipstick tube and push air out at the same time. It should hold almost 9 quarts fully empty. That is with the torque converter emptied as well. If all you drained was the pan then start with like 3-3.5 and add as needed.

isotopeman · Post by **isotopeman** » Sat May 07, 2005 4:42 am

I'm stumped as well. With the drain plug out, it still doesn't flow down, and we've poked down the dipstick tube trying to break any bubble that might be keeping the fluid from flowing down the dipstick tube. ...so how far can a wagon be tipped without falling over?

All_talk · Post by **All_talk** » Sat May 07, 2005 7:25 am

Your not putting it in the front diff are you? (bet you're not the first if you are).

Dip stick for the front diff is one the passenger side, ATF on the drivers by the starter.

Gary

THAWA · Post by **THAWA** » Sat May 07, 2005 7:36 am

even so, the front diff can still hold more than 1 qt

IronMonkeyL255 · Post by **IronMonkeyL255** » Sat May 07, 2005 6:35 pm

Not if it hasn't been emptied.......

AWD_addict · Post by **AWD_addict** » Sat May 07, 2005 7:07 pm

Hope you've got more than just the 17mm wrench/socket lying around. If you need to drain the diff it takes a 21mm. Or maybe 19mm, I forget.

isotopeman · Post by **isotopeman** » Sat May 07, 2005 10:09 pm

Holy smokes!
No wonder it wouldn't go. I have all the tools I need, (if only I had the experience with auto transmissions to go with them

)
...I guess that means I should drain the diff soon.

All_talk · Post by **All_talk** » Sun May 08, 2005 5:58 pm

Yeah, but you were gonna change that diff fluid soon anyway.

Gary

isotopeman · Post by **isotopeman** » Mon May 09, 2005 7:42 am

Gee, I'm pretty embarrassed about that.
Yeah the differential fluid needed to be changed - it reeked!
It shifts much better now, and doesn't bog the engine down when I come to a stop.
Thanks!

slowjoe · Post by **slowjoe** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:36 am

wow i cant believe i just did that same thing. i must have read this post like 10 times. and laughed at the guy too.

i thought, i dont even know where the differential dipstick is, so i wont be making that mistake for sure. and yeah. i didnt even know that the transmission fluid dipstick was on the other side. i shoulda read all the posts more carefully. haha. so now to get some gear oil....

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Refilling a 4EAT

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