Maintenance and Specifications
7.
Removethedipstickandinspectthefluidlevel.Thefluidshouldbein
thedesignatedareasfornormaloperatingtemperature.
Lowfluidlevel
Donotdrivethevehicleifthefluid
levelisintheaddrangeordoesnot
showatallonthedipstick.
Correctfluidlevel
Thetransmissionfluidshouldbecheckedatnormaloperating
temperature149°F(65°C)onalevelsurface.Thenormaloperating
temperaturecanbereachedafterapproximately20miles(30km)of
driving.
Thetransmissionfluidshouldbe
withinthecross-hatchareaifat
normaloperatingtemperature149°F
(65°C).
Highfluidlevel
Fluidlevelsabovethesaferange
mayresultintransaxlefailure.An
overfillconditionoftransmission
fluidmaycauseshiftand/or
engagementconcernsand/orpossibledamage.
Highfluidlevelscanbecausedbyanoverheatingcondition.
Adjustingautomatictransmissionfluidlevels
Beforeaddinganyfluid,makesurethecorrecttypeisused.Thetypeof
fluidusedisnormallyindicatedonthedipstickandalsointhe
Maintenanceproductspecificationsandcapacitiessectioninthis
chapter.
Useofanon-approvedautomatictransmissionfluidmaycause
internaltransaxlecomponentdamage.
Ifnecessary,addfluidin1/2pint
(250
mL)incrementsthroughthe
fillertubeuntiltheleveliscorrect.
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2008
Taurus(500)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
Product Specification
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Model Year | 2008 |
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