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Originally Posted by Govert
Not exactly. A typical oil change will take place with the automatic transmission oil at 20-30 degrees C, that is why the FSM mentions it. It serves as a guide during oil changes, so that workshops don't have to drive for an hour every time a oil change is done. Prefered oil level check is done with the transmission warm.
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But when a shop does that and the customer picks up the car, isn't everyone confident that the level is fine? There's no dire warning to the effect, "Now MAKE SURE the level is correct by getting it up to operating temperature." The fact that a shop can measure the level with the cold method certainly leads me to believe that I can do it as well.
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