No transmissin dip stick???!!
03-09-2015, 08:22 PM
#2
Your Friendly Canadian
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Age: 31
Posts: 17,431
Received 1,485 Likes
on
1,049 Posts
Nope. It's typical for manual transmissions not to have dipsticks (among most makes).
03-09-2015, 08:36 PM
#3
Advanced
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 62
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
03-13-2015, 01:21 PM
#7
Senior Moderator
Trending Topics
03-13-2015, 02:17 PM
#9
Race Director
iTrader: (8)
03-13-2015, 02:18 PM
#10
Registered Bunny
Like I said somewhere else, because we all love ripping on the new guy, even though he's not entirely wrong:
For all intents and purposes, usually filling until it slightly overflows is ok, but for the sake of being proper the exact amount is 2.3 qts in the TL. Filling until it overflows just sounds like somebody not giving a shit about how much should fit in.
If you pour 2 qts and it starts overflowing, will you notice if you don't know how much you're pouring?
If you pour 2 qts and it starts overflowing, will you notice if you don't know how much you're pouring?
03-13-2015, 02:24 PM
#11
Your Friendly Canadian
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Age: 31
Posts: 17,431
Received 1,485 Likes
on
1,049 Posts
Well it's actually not completely wrong -
See how the fill plug faces horizontal, not vertical like most oil drain/fill holes? You're supposed to fill the transmission up until it's just below that fill plug. This usually requires the use of some kind of pump/funnel, like so:
These pics are of a BMW and Jeep Wrangler. My quick Googling didn't find anything specifically related to an Acura 6MT. Just pointing out yoitskenn's post isn't exactly wrong or ridiculous.
See how the fill plug faces horizontal, not vertical like most oil drain/fill holes? You're supposed to fill the transmission up until it's just below that fill plug. This usually requires the use of some kind of pump/funnel, like so:
These pics are of a BMW and Jeep Wrangler. My quick Googling didn't find anything specifically related to an Acura 6MT. Just pointing out yoitskenn's post isn't exactly wrong or ridiculous.
03-13-2015, 02:27 PM
#12
2014 TL SH-AWD Advance
Unless you're a seasoned mechanic, I'd lay off. It's very common in manual transmissions to simply fill until it overflows. As you may or may not know, the fill is typically on the side of the transmission near the bottom and the design is that it cannot be overfilled, as it will start running back out. It's not oil that's getting pumped around the engine and cylinders, it's gear lube, period. Engine lubricant is filled from the top, so obviously very easy to overfill. Don't rip on someone unless YOU'RE an expert in that field yourself.
03-13-2015, 03:21 PM
#13
Unless you're a seasoned mechanic, I'd lay off. It's very common in manual transmissions to simply fill until it overflows. As you may or may not know, the fill is typically on the side of the transmission near the bottom and the design is that it cannot be overfilled, as it will start running back out. It's not oil that's getting pumped around the engine and cylinders, it's gear lube, period. Engine lubricant is filled from the top, so obviously very easy to overfill. Don't rip on someone unless YOU'RE an expert in that field yourself.
Not TL but when our RX7 Turbo was new, I had the dealership install RedLine fluid and they were to remove the filler plug and inspection plug, then fill through fill hole until fluid runs out inspection hole (located lower on the tail section), then button it up. They filled it until it ran out of the fill hole, overfilling the trans. Driving the car home, I had a roster tail out the back of the car from the trans fluid hitting the hot exhaust as the fluid was forced out the rear trans seal. Got the car home and drained out the extra fluid.
Last edited by Turbonut; 03-13-2015 at 03:23 PM.
The following users liked this post:
EvilVirus (03-13-2015)
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Acura604
2G RDX Photograph Gallery
17
02-08-2021 03:32 PM
Joe Avesyan
3G TL Performance Parts & Modifications
9
09-29-2015 03:57 PM