onehate02

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I drained my 4l60e pan through the drain plug yesterday while changing my oil, measured exactly 5 quarts that came out, and then I poured exactly 5 fresh quarts back in. I just checked the fluid this morning while cold and there seems to be too much, the fluid goes about an inch past the "hot" cross hatch. Do I just need to slowly drain a little more while continually checking the cold dipstick level? Thanks guys

outlawz2004

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you shouldnt check it cold, the accurate way is to check it when warm. They usually all read high when cold.

onehate02

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oh ok thanks outlaw! doing that right now

onehate02

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i let it idle for about 8minutes, and the the fluid is still a good half inch past the "hot" cross hatch, how much fluid do i drain?? my tranny temp guage is still completely cold tho, even tho the engine warmed up to a good 185

outlawz2004

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you want your trans at operating temps, so maybe let it warm up some more. Take it on a short trip then check it. You check it also while the truck is running, dont kill it.

Chevy_King1500

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idling for 8mins won't do much of anything, drive it around the block, just be easy on it make sure the torque converter locks in

onehate02

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haha i'm an idiot. so i ran the tranny temp up to like 145 n the fluid was perfectly in the middle. thanks again guys!

Chevy_King1500

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everyone is always here to help