The title say it all... I think we cannont check tranmissions's oil juts like that, we need to do something before checking the level right? I need an anwser fast, my tranmission stopped working with no clue it was gonna do this... Thanks

Need more info then that ....

Manual Tranny, pull the plug and stick your finger in it. it is located on the side of the tranny, would be the fill hole.

Auto Tranny, there is a dip stick in the engine compartment.

It's a Pontiac Trans Am GTA 1988 with a 305 TPI... It has a automatic transmission. I heard there is a procedure to check oil level for a transmission and I wan't to know what is the procedure exactly? I know where is the dipstick I'm not that dumb... Sorry about my bad english I speak french normally

its in the owners manual. at least it should be.

I don't have the manual, I just bought the car...

With the car on level ground and with the engine warm and running, pull the tranny dipstick and check the fluild per the marks on the stick. Nothing different then checking the oil .

Also check the remarks by the expects below.:hail: :hail:

actually you are supposed to go through the gears and then check it. its in the owners manual, but he doesnt have that.

Car level and warm...and in neutral, not park.

Since everyone wants to nix pix, why didn't both of you tell how its done.

Doesn't matter on most all recent GM stuff. Some dodge stuff requires neutral. Most tell you on the dipstick. If you have to add very much, run it through the gears then check it in park.

because i dont carry my owners manual in my back pocket.

Why, you need the manual to tell you how to check fluids levels. I guess thats is a good a excuse as any, have the car but the manual is not in my back pocket.

Thanks a lot for the help. I check my oil level in enutral position and I was below the add line... That's probably why my transmission doesn't works anymore. I will try to add some, hope it will works again. I will probably have to put a product in the oil to help my transmission.

if you read the manual, at least in most cars, there is a procedure for checking the automatic transmission fluid. does it actually matter, i dont know. but it does say it.