'88 mazda 626

[roscoe]

Could any service guys enlighten me with my dilemna, changed the auto transaxle oil on the '88 626, Haynes manual says when drained it requires 6.8L to refill, I put in 4 and it's still way over the full mark, any ideas!

Roscoe

[tonyzoomzoom]

Maybe the engine needs to be running?

I recall that to check the auto trans fuild level properly, the engine should be running...

I have attached the steps for the Mazda3.  I'd that some of that may apply to your 626

[tonyzoomzoom]

btw, I'm going to move your thread to the "other Mazdas" section, as the technical sections of the forum are really intended for the Mazda3 and the Speed 3.

[silvia_s14a]

Your transmission has fluid capacity of 6.8L, but you did not drain 6.8L out of it. You probably drained out a little under 3 liters, the rest is trapped inside the torque converter.

[roscoe]

I see, I guess I'll have to do a couple of drains and flushes to clean out most of the old fluid, that explains everything.

Roscoe