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MAINTAININGYOURVEHICLE
FluidLevelCheck–5.7LEngine
6. Removethedipstickagain,andnotethefluidlevelon
Checkthefluidlevelwhilethetransmissionisatnormal bothsides.Thefluidlevelshouldbebetweenthe“HOT”
operatingtemperature.Thisoccursafteratleast15miles (upper)referenceholesonthedipstickatnormaloperat-
(25
km)ofdriving.Atnormaloperatingtemperaturethe ingtemperature.Thefluidlevelisonlyvalidifthereisa
fluidcannotbeheldcomfortablybetweenthefingertips. solid coating of oil on both sides of the dipstick. If the
fluid is low, add as required into the dipstick tube. Do
Tocheckthefluidlevelproperly,thefollowingprocedure
notoverfill.Afteraddinganyquantityofoilthroughthe
mustbeused:
oilfilltube,waitaminimumoftwominutesfortheoilto
1.
Operatetheengineatidlespeedandnormaloperating fully drain into the transmission before rechecking the
temperature.
fluidlevel.
2.
3.
Thevehiclemustbeonlevelground.
NOTE: Ifitisnecessarytocheckthetransmissionbelow
the operating temperature, the fluid level should be
between the two “COLD” (lower) holes on the dipstick
with the fluid at approximately 70°F (21°C) (room tem-
Fully apply the parking brake, and press the brake
pedal.
4.
Placetheshiftlevermomentarilyineachgearposition perature). If the fluid level is correctly established at
endingwiththeshiftleverinPARK.
room temperature, it should be between the “HOT”
(upper) reference holes when the transmission reaches
5.
Removethedipstick,wipeitcleanandreinsertituntil
180°F
(82°C).Rememberitisbesttocheckthelevelatthe
seated.
normaloperatingtemperature.
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| Model Year | 2011 |
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