Pull out the red dipstick withe the enging warmed up and running. the fluid should appear more red than black- if it is black- fluid should be changed. level should be up to the line that says HOT but not over that line. if car is hot and level is at cold level or lower-find out correct fluid and add some 1/4 quart at a time and check level
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may have to remove the plastic cover from the top of engine to find dipstick. Should be a dipstick at the rear of engine on the passenger side. Check with egine running with transmission in park.
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Regardless of what dealer tells you, there is no such thing as lifetime fluid. Even the best fluids such as synthetics should be changed. Change intervals should be regarded as false as well...If you changed all the fluids once a week your vehicle would last far longer than it does...Obviously this would take up a lot of time and $, but reasonably engine oil should be changed at at least 4,000miles, trans fluid every 25-30K. Otherwise the oil begins to chemically change loosing it's ability to do it's job and also carries fine contaminants with it that begin to wear components.
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open the hood and find the dipstick for the tranny, passenger side up by the firewall, there are instructions most of the time on the dip stick.
have the car running and in park, on the dipstick there will be a cold mark for if the tranny is not warmed up, and a hot mark for if the tranny is at running temp. mark sure the fluid is in the checkered lines if not add fluid
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