Clacker
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Hey Guys,
Sorry for long post but really need some advice.
I just finished the service on my VS V6 transmission. Got an issue going into drive though, its *really* harsh. Gear changes are fine once driving and so is reverse, it's just going into drive that is the issue.
I took off the pan making sure not to get any dirt inside. I removed the filter and installed the new one. It was really tight (I removed the rubber piece from the end) but I think I pushed it all the way in.
As the car was on angle (front wheels on ramps) I put in 4.4 litres of dexIII and started the car to get it off so could check it on level ground. I selected drive drive and it was harsh, reverse was fine. The gregories manual said it needed to be at cold mark after I'd gone through all gears and let it idle for 3 mins (whilst cold). It was under so I added 400ml and repeated. As the car warmed up it started to go over hot. I took it for a drive and checked again.. the level is about 1cm over hot.
To add to the confusion, I measured how much dexIII was left in bottle (it says 5 litres on pack) and there was 900ml! Is it possible the oil had overhalf a litre more in the bottle than what was stated?
So, car drives ok but drive is really harsh.. I'll have to get the oil down to the hot level but is it ok to drive the car until I can and do you guys think the level has something to do with the harsh shifting?
Thanks for your time, I did the service as money is tight but I wish I didn't now.
Clacks
Edit: I used another measuring cup to test the first one and they are different! I think I actually put 4.2 litres in which would make sense, so there was 5 litres in the bottle. So the book says 4.8 litres for a service but my dipstick is showing too much...I'm really confused!
Sorry for long post but really need some advice.
I just finished the service on my VS V6 transmission. Got an issue going into drive though, its *really* harsh. Gear changes are fine once driving and so is reverse, it's just going into drive that is the issue.
I took off the pan making sure not to get any dirt inside. I removed the filter and installed the new one. It was really tight (I removed the rubber piece from the end) but I think I pushed it all the way in.
As the car was on angle (front wheels on ramps) I put in 4.4 litres of dexIII and started the car to get it off so could check it on level ground. I selected drive drive and it was harsh, reverse was fine. The gregories manual said it needed to be at cold mark after I'd gone through all gears and let it idle for 3 mins (whilst cold). It was under so I added 400ml and repeated. As the car warmed up it started to go over hot. I took it for a drive and checked again.. the level is about 1cm over hot.
To add to the confusion, I measured how much dexIII was left in bottle (it says 5 litres on pack) and there was 900ml! Is it possible the oil had overhalf a litre more in the bottle than what was stated?
So, car drives ok but drive is really harsh.. I'll have to get the oil down to the hot level but is it ok to drive the car until I can and do you guys think the level has something to do with the harsh shifting?
Thanks for your time, I did the service as money is tight but I wish I didn't now.
Clacks
Edit: I used another measuring cup to test the first one and they are different! I think I actually put 4.2 litres in which would make sense, so there was 5 litres in the bottle. So the book says 4.8 litres for a service but my dipstick is showing too much...I'm really confused!