In a message dated 10/22/2008 9:12:01 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
whuff@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
If the
fluid was fresh, it probably was pumped out when you started the car, due
probably to torque converter bleed down which puts a coupls of extra quarts of
fluid in the pan until it starts recirculating. At least that has been
my experience.
Hi Garrett, I agree with Bill's comment above. I have experienced the
fluid being forced out of the dipstick tube and down onto the frame
rail. It then will run back and drip onto the floor at its
leisure. That may explain the phenomena that you experienced. It really
didn't happen in your garage. Check your dipstick tube immediately after a
cold start to see if it is on the tube shaft. I actually replaced
the dipstick shaft seal with one from an abandoned new Chrysler
trans dipstick. They slide off nicely and provide just the correct amount of
interference to keep the fluid in the trans during the startup.
Marv
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