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Old 08-06-2012, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by rscurtis View Post
There are other factors in play here besides temperature- mainly, how much fluid is in the converter and valve body at the time of measurement. Measuring the fluid with the engine hot and running assures that these items are full of fluid that could otherwise be sitting in the pan.
But with the car running for, say, five minutes, aren't you confident that fluid is distributed to where it should be?
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