Originally posted by Tony2005:
The last time the car was serviced, was it done by one of those quick lube places? They might have added additional unneeded fluid.

As for the diptstick being the wrong length, someone with a 1998 Zetec might have to measure bottom to low, bottom to high, and bottom to top of ring for you.



When I was out eating lunch (eating is good), I thought of one other measurement (very critical), bottom of dipstick to top of cap. That would be where the dipstick should sit. Actually, there is a rubber bung under the cap.

And I drove around and then checked my ATF level. And got reminded of why it was so easy to overfill the ATF. It is quite hard to seat the dipstick properly (because of the rubber bung). If the diptstick is not seated properly, it would give a false low level and very likely someone would just add ATF to it. Oh, and wearing gloves would be good as that area tends to be very hot. Hope all this helps. Good luck.

Last edited by Tony2005; 08/07/05 04:27 PM.
"Always do the cheap and easy ones first." 1996 V6 ATX 96K miles