Can't tell if Subaru tranny fluid is full or empty?

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Asked by 04SubaruForesterXS Jul 09, 2020 at 01:54 AM about the 2004 Subaru Forester XS

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Heya, got another transmission leak! Pretty minor, it's in its
beginning. Gonna have the car get looked at on Friday. My
dilemma right now is that I can't tell where the tranny fluid is at
when I look at the stick? There's liquid at the very tip of the
dipstick, but also up where it'd be considered ''Full'' when hot
(operating temp). Beforehand, I drove the car about 2-4 miles to
get it up to operating temp, shifted through all the gears (held
each hear for about 10 seconds). I know the dipstick scrapes up
on the side of the line it goes through, so I'm not entirely sure how
accurate this reading would be.

3 Answers

If you checking with the engine running in park with the car fully warmed up I think you are about 1 quart low on fluid. A mechanic will probably check it for you for free if you ask.

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Thanks for your answer! I bought just a quart of Valvoline MaxLife ATF, gonna put it in before going to drop of it off at a mechanic. Will update on how it runs :)

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