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Originally Posted by compress ignite
The 80 C figure I used was in reference to the Engine's Normal Operating Temp.
(I assume if the Engine is Warm enough>the Tranny's warm enough.)
That's why the suggestions are for driving around for 30 minutes or so, to insure
Everything's toasty warm and ready to be measured.
Hey, I'm so sorry.BUT, even I, ain't gonna stick a Temp Probe into the Tranny
Dipstick Tube.
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The use of the STAR Diagnosis System does
not entail sticking a temperature probe down the dipstick tube. There's an internal electronic sensor to measure temperature built into the tranny; and it's read out with the STAR through the OBDII connector.
Normal Operating Temperature may or may not be the correct temperature to measure the ATF level, although on the 5-speed it probably is.
As an example of it not being the correct temperature, witness the new 7G-Tronic. On it the measuring temperature is 40°C. That's only slightly above room temperature and way below N-O-T. On that one, you're gonna have to have a proper way to actually measure the temperature, if you want to get it right. Ask me how I know.
