Date:         Wed, 9 Jul 2003 19:58:47 -0400
Reply-To:     Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US>
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From:         Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US>
Subject:      How much ATF in Torque Converter
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I'm putting my transaxle back in the van.  I had my TC rebuilt, so it is
empty.  The rebuilder told me to put about half a quart of ATF in it before
I install it.  I thought I had seen a reference in Bentley about this, but
if I did, I can't find it now.  Any advice on this?

I've been scratching my head about how the TC ends up filled with ATF.  The
image I get is of it only filling halfway because the top half would be
airlocked.  But I just now went "d'uh", the thing is spinning!  So the
heavy fluid would be slung to the outside, and the air would escape out the
shaft.

So I guess the advantage of having some ATF already in there is to just
help it get filled and to provide some lube on the initial run in before it
gets filled?

Any other tips on starting and running a rebuilt AT for the first time?

Thanks,
Edward