koonswala has a good point, just make sure to put the little plunger and spring back in how they come out when you pull the screen if you do change it. if you feel confident doing this, the screen kit is only around 15 bucks and then you can put 5-51/2 quarts of the good castrol f fluid
how long have you had this car? and have you been driving it? i'm wondering why the tranny had no fluid? if someone else did something to it before you got it and drained all the fluid in the tranny and convertor, then it'll take more than 5 quarts to fill it all back up.
yeaaa exactly what sierra said don I bought it and found the transmission pan had a hole in it. When I bought the car, the owner put in the 5 quarts of tranmission fluid into the trans and was able to drive it to my house, which was like 30 seconds away, just 3 houses down the stret lol. The brakes werent working, but now I THINK they are fixed because there was no brake fluid in the master cylinder and put some in. That day i was able to move the car around my yard just in order to wash it. recently i havent been able to move it. On monday when i put the three quarts in, the car was able to move in reverse but slowly. I had to press the gas all the way in for it to barely move though. I already fixed the transmission pan so there is no leak anymore. so hold on! im confused now. i have another stupid question: the transmission fluid I put into the trans goes into the converter and then into the trans? or something like that? how do I find out if the converter has no fluid either? If the converter has no fluid either, how many quarts will I need to fill up both the transmission and the converter? will the car work then? hope so..... thank you all for the help. Im trying to find out what to do before friday, because I only get to work on my car from Friday to Sunday, so I need all the information I can to try to do everything on the weekend. thanks alot.
Duster, The pan holds about 5-1/2 qts. You need to know that the converter also holds 4 qts. That is a total of 9-1/2 qts. If there is a leak, running the car could have pumped the converter dry. Just changing the fluid in the pan is normally not all the fluid unless you remove a drain plug in the converter. Just putting 5 qts in may not be enough to bring the level up to the crosshatch area "hot". Shift the trans through all the gears 'at rest'. If it seems to want to move the car, try it to see if it does so normal. You need to do this to get the fluid pumped through all parts. Then check level again. Look for a leak on the ground. If you have one, you may get away with putting a quart of sealer in and taking about 100 miles for it to work. Keep a check on the level so it does not go low again. Don't drive the car if the trans won't work normally. You will end up having to have it rebuilt if you don't already need to do so. Good luck.
like bluegrass said put fluid in to the tranny until it is up to the full mark. start the car and let it run for a couple of minutes. shift through the gears while the engine is idling. check the fluid again with the car running. if the convertor needed fluid it will fill up and the level on the dipstick will have gone down. if it does add more until your at the full level. good luck.
The brakes werent working, but now I THINK they are fixed because there was no brake fluid in the master cylinder and put some in. I had to press the gas all the way in for it to barely move though. [/QUOTE] Dude... Just filling your brake master doesn't mean it's fixed! Check all the brakes before you drive that car on the road and ensure a safe stoping vehicle, it would suck if you ran into something or SOMEONE. I dont sugest you be "pressing the gas all the way in" if the trans is sliping either. And sometimes when you inspect the filter you can see pieces of stuff that you DONT want to see, check it if you havent already. If you don't see anything, take your car down to a garage and have them "flush it".
Wait up...listen do Deen...He didn't only mean "check the emergency brake"...he also meant "check to make sure the brake calipers are not stuck closed on each wheel.". Put it in neutral...can you push it? if it moves easily, then the calipers are probably fine. THEN continue messing with the fluid. If the car has been sitting for any length of time, the brakes are likely "frozen" and the first time you hit the brakes or apply the hand brake, they stay engaged until you bust them apart with a hammer and replace them. EDIT--I wrote this after reading page one, didn't see page two of thread until after I submitted, but will leave it, as I still think this could be one of the many problems this guy is encountering.
I've never had a problem with the Dexron/Mercon III. My car has about 50/50 mix of Type F and Dexron/Mercon III if I remember right. I've been meaning to drain it and put straight Type F in, but haven't had time. Car drives fine. No offense, but I'm beginning to think you need to just haul the car to a shop and say "make it drive safely".
or if you have a relative that is a good relative, offer a little "encouragement" . thats how i learned a lot of little tricks and get a hand when its a heavy project(like lifting a c-6 into a pickup from underneath without a trans jack) good luck
