Checking the Fluid Level; How to Add Fluid- Page 221

2003 Buick Regal Owner Manual

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Checking the Fluid Level

Prepare your vehicle as follows:

Park your vehicle on a level place. Keep the engine
running.

With the parking brake applied, place the shift lever
in PARK (P).

With your foot on the brake pedal, move the shift
lever through each gear range, pausing for about
three seconds in each range. Then, position the shift
lever in PARK (P).

Let the engine run at idle for three to five minutes.

Then, without shutting off the engine, follow these steps:

The automatic transaxle
fluid dipstick handle is the
black loop located
toward the rear of the
engine. See Engine
Compartment Overview on
page 5-10 
for more
information on location.

1. Pull out the dipstick and wipe it with a clean rag or

paper towel.

2. Push it back in all the way, wait three seconds and

then pull it back out again.

3. Check both sides of the dipstick, and read the lower

level. The fluid level must be in the cross-hatched
area.

4. If the fluid level is in the acceptable range, push the

dipstick back in all the way.

How to Add Fluid

Refer to the Maintenance Schedule to determine what
kind of transaxle fluid to use. See Part D:
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants on page 6-16
.

If the fluid level is low, add only enough of the proper
fluid to bring the level into the cross-hatched area on the
dipstick.

1. Pull out the dipstick.
2. Using a long-neck funnel, add enough fluid at the

dipstick hole to bring it to the proper level.

It doesn’t take much fluid, generally less than one
pint (0.5 L). Don’t overfill.

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  • 1. Pull out the dipstick and wipe it with a clean rag or paper towel.
  • 2. Push it back in all the way, wait three seconds and then pull it back out again.
  • 3. Check both sides of the dipstick, and read the lower level.
  • 4. If the fluid level is in the acceptable range, push the dipstick back in all the way.
  • 16. If the fluid level is low, add only enough of the proper fluid to bring the level into the cross-hatched area on the dipstick.
  • 1. Pull out the dipstick.
  • 2. Using a long-neck funnel, add enough fluid at the dipstick hole to bring it to the proper level.
  • Park your vehicle on a level place.
  • With the parking brake applied, place the shift lever in PARK (P).
  • With your foot on the brake pedal, move the shift lever through each gear range, pausing for about three seconds in each range.
  • Let the engine run at idle for three to five minutes.