Another "Help me" thread.

[RobH4413]

Thanks for the help.

I tried checking the transmission fluid, but I'm very limited in my experience with any kind of vehicle mantinence. I read the manual, and It didn't tell me where the transmission dipstick was, so I just sort of poked around.

I checked the only other dipstick I could find besides the oil, so yeah... I'm still basically lost in the dark.

A buddy of mine that has worked on cars his whole life suggested that older cars don't like the cold very much, and It might just be a temporary thing. The problem is, it's not getting any warmer... and I need a car to commute to school.

Hopefully It's just the fluid... but I'm still working on confirming that I actually checked the fluid saying as how I'm a complete moron when it comes to cars...
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As far as driving it, I've been pretty good to it. I'm semi grandma-ish myself when driving. No tickets @ 21, so I'm a wuss on the highway. Say what you want, but I'd rather drive slow and get good gas mileage, then drive like maniac, get a million points on my liscense and shell out money that I don't have.

[EternalEnigma21]

Originally Posted by RobH4413

Thanks for the help.

I tried checking the transmission fluid, but I'm very limited in my experience with any kind of vehicle mantinence. I read the manual, and It didn't tell me where the transmission dipstick was, so I just sort of poked around.

I checked the only other dipstick I could find besides the oil, so yeah... I'm still basically lost in the dark.

A buddy of mine that has worked on cars his whole life suggested that older cars don't like the cold very much, and It might just be a temporary thing. The problem is, it's not getting any warmer... and I need a car to commute to school.

Hopefully It's just the fluid... but I'm still working on confirming that I actually checked the fluid saying as how I'm a complete moron when it comes to cars...
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As far as driving it, I've been pretty good to it. I'm semi grandma-ish myself when driving. No tickets @ 21, so I'm a wuss on the highway. Say what you want, but I'd rather drive slow and get good gas mileage, then drive like maniac, get a million points on my liscense and shell out money that I don't have.

the only other dipstick you should have is the trans. fluid...

like I said, let the car warm up and you either check it in neutral, or in gear... depending on the car.


if its low, only add a little bit at a time, because being low won't really hurt it... but adding too much will ruin it quickly...