# Transmission fluid **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chevrolet, fluids\ **Created:** [November 4, 2009, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-fluid/39032 "2009-11-04T21:25:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rhaase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/96bed5/32.png) [@rhaase](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rhaase)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-fluid/39032/1 "2009-11-04T21:25:39Z")
I have a 97 Monte Carlo. I drive it around a few blocks, check the tranny fluid with the car running and add some. It doesn’t want to come to the full mark. I see no signs of leakage and recently had someone change the filter and supposedly fill it. Should I continue to add until it shows full? Is there anywhere tranny fluid can go except leak? ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-fluid/39032/2 "2009-11-04T21:42:43Z")
One place is the cooling system, if you have a heat exchanger in the radiator. If you open the radiator cap (when COLD), is there any odd look to the coolant? ---
**Author:** ![rhaase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/96bed5/32.png) [@rhaase](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rhaase)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 1:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-fluid/39032/3 "2009-11-05T01:09:28Z")
Thank you, I’ll check and see ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 1:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-fluid/39032/4 "2009-11-05T01:37:09Z")
If you have a vacume modulator, it can be pulled through a leaky diaphram and burned. The other thing though is that driving it around a few blocks may not get it warm enough. It needs to be hot, not warm, and checked while idling in park. Add only 1 pt. at a time so as not to overfill. ---
**Author:** ![transman618](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/transman618/32/24_2.png) [@transman618](https://community.cartalk.com/u/transman618)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 1:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-fluid/39032/5 "2009-11-05T01:49:50Z")
Ok, so you dont see the fluid level going up, does the level go down?? Are you losing fluid but cant identify where its going?? transman ---
**Author:** ![rhaase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/96bed5/32.png) [@rhaase](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rhaase)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 3:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-fluid/39032/6 "2009-11-06T03:37:31Z")
Thank you. Didn’t notice radiator coolant looking bad. Will drive it for 20 miles and check it when it is hot. ---
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-fluid/39032/7 "2009-11-06T20:20:26Z")
How much are you adding each time? ---
**Author:** ![Manolito](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/manolito/32/3070_2.png) [@Manolito](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Manolito)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2009, 4:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-fluid/39032/8 "2009-11-07T04:50:49Z")
Are you adding the transmission fluid by pouring it down the tube that you pull the dipstick out of?