Transmission Fluid - Car Transmission Fluid Resource http://www.transmission-fluid.com Your Transmission Fluid Resources Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:30:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 How To Check A Manual Transmission Fluid Level http://www.transmission-fluid.com/how-to-check-a-manual-transmission-fluid-level.html http://www.transmission-fluid.com/how-to-check-a-manual-transmission-fluid-level.html#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:30:46 +0000 admin http://www.transmission-fluid.com/?p=13 Checking the transmission fluid in a manual transmission can be difficult. A few thoughtful manufacturers have included a dipstick, but that’s the exception rather than the rule. If you own a car with a manual transmission, we suggest that you ask your mechanic to check the fluid level when your car is up on the lift during an oil change. It takes just a minute.

]]> http://www.transmission-fluid.com/how-to-check-a-manual-transmission-fluid-level.html/feed 0 How To Check An Automatic Transmission Fluid Level http://www.transmission-fluid.com/how-to-check-an-automatic-transmission-fluid-level.html http://www.transmission-fluid.com/how-to-check-an-automatic-transmission-fluid-level.html#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:30:15 +0000 admin http://www.transmission-fluid.com/?p=11 If you own a car with an automatic transmission, your car will have a dipstick for this purpose. Be careful not to make the common mistake of confusing the transmission dipstick with the crankcase dipstick.

For most cars, checking the automatic transmission fluid consists of pulling the transmission dipstick out while the engine is warmed up and running and with the transmission in park.

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]]> http://www.transmission-fluid.com/service-intervals-for-an-automatic-transmission.html/feed 0 What is Transmission Fluid http://www.transmission-fluid.com/what-is-transmission-fluid.html http://www.transmission-fluid.com/what-is-transmission-fluid.html#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:26:37 +0000 admin http://www.transmission-fluid.com/?p=5 Transmission fluid is a slippery liquid that acts as a lubricant for all of the moving parts inside your transmission. In an automatic transmission, this fluid also serves as a coolant and a viscous fluid that transmits power from the engine to the transmission.
A variety of fluids are used for different transmissions. Automatic transmissions use something called

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