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Questions tagged [fluid-level]

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Impacts of Overfilling Master Cylinder

When I took a look under the hood of a friend's car, I noticed that the level of brake fluid in master cylinder was slightly above the MAX line. Not by that much, but clearly noticeable. I'll probably remove for her just because MAX means MAX, but…
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Does a, “5% oil life remaining” dash message mean low quality or low quantity, or both?

I’ve never seen this question answered on any boards. When my 2008 Ford Escape says I have 3% oil life remaining, I know it means I’m due to change it. But for curiosity sake, is the algorithm or actual gauge testing for volume and/or quality? I…
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Is it harmful to run out of washer fluid?

Today, when having a notification about low washer fluid level, I thought of my previous car that didn't have washer fluid sensor. I ran several times completely out of washer fluid. Yet in this particular car, this resulted in no bad effects. Is…
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Overfill oil on 1.5 Liter VTEC-e Civic 1995

I have a 1.5 Liter VTEC-e Civic 1995. The valves are noisy if I fill oil up to the manufacturer recommended level. But if I overfill by a quart the engine and valves are much quieter. Is this related to the age of the engine? Any thoughts about the…
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Changing rear differential fluid - Is there need to top-off the fluid?

I have 22 Honda Pilot for which I recently changed rear differential oil. 1.92quart is the amount per manual - I poured 2quarts and no oil came out. Other online videos shows top-off process until oil started oozing out. I am wondering what is…
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Would it be okay to top up manual transmission fluid (GearOil) when engine is hot

Title Pretty much explains the question, would it be okay to do this when the engine is hot. the gearbox would also be hot obviously.
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Astra h, gear box overflow plug location

I have Holden Astra 2008 wagon. Engine z18-xer (1.8 litres) with 4 steps automatical transmission (AF17). I need to replace transmission fluid. Please help me find an overflow plug, (it is also called "level plug" or "level check hole" or "fluid…
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Can low fluid levels cause a knock sensor to become faulty?

I recently had one or both of the knock sensors in my '05 Toyota Highlander V6 go bad and I went to a mechanic to get both of them replaced. Some background: the check engine light came on and the accelerator felt like it had lost power. A…
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Oil gauge jumps up and down when the motor gets hot and it’s getting hot quickly

Oil pressure goes up and down when my c2500 gets hot and it’s been getting hot quickly the hot part is the head gasket why the oil gauge
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Does healthy transmission fluid temperature rule out all transmission problems?

I got me a 5.4 Ford v8 1998 Econoline van. Ever since I done slapped a new radator in her, I been gettin awful paranoid about the transmission. You see, this van is heavy duty and the transmission fluid runs right into and out of the radator. So I…
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When do you top up steering fluid on a 1997 BMW 318ti Coupe?

I have a 1997 BMW 318ti. I'm concerned my power steering fluid is low and am curious about when I would want to top it off. Is there a certain amount of mileage where I should check it? Do I check it after it has cooled or when it's hot? How do I…
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