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Re: [T3] ATF leak


Ya it's a real weird situation how long until its hot I just usually check 
it when I go to get gas or when I pull into the driveway after I get home.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel Baum" <daniel@type34.info>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 10:44 AM
Subject: Re: [T3] ATF leak


> Gamboa, Gary wrote:
> >>When I checked the ATF level
> >
> >
> > Did you check the ATF with the car running and in N?
> >
>
> Yes.
>
> I am fairly sure now that I overfilled it. The crucial little piece of
> information that the bottom line is "full when cold" is actually missing
> from all the books. They say "check oil when warm and don't fill over
> the top line". They don't say how far you have to drive to make it
> "warm". Last time I checked, I drove it round the block, left it idling,
> and checked the fluid, it looked low - near lower mark, so I added some.
> Obviously I hadn't warmed it up enough, so when it is really hot, it's
> too high.
>
> Could overfilling it cause a leak, and if so, would it damage something?
> Should I just let it leak until it gets down to the proper level?
>
> I let it idle again later on, after it had cooled a bit, and it didn't
> leak any more.
>
>
> Daniel
>
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