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      02-09-2017, 11:58 AM   #310
crowtrobot
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Drives: 2008 M3
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Did the transmission yesterday (DIY was great help thank you!). Ran a hose out to engine bay with a funnel and filled with Redline D4 ATF. The fill started overflowing after ~1.75qt or so. My understanding is that the reservoir is 2L so 2+qt, so I'm curious why this might be? Did I not let it drain enough? The car was on a slight decline (5deg max) - the front was on ramps while the back was on jackstands. Would this have trapped 0.25qt of old oil?

Also, the fill never really stopped seeping, I sealed it up when it slowed, but not stopped - the FCP euro DIY video shows them sealing it up right away, wouldn't this pressurize the gearbox?

I ran it a bit after buttoning everything back up, felt pretty good, though maybe slightly notchy, but hard to tell if it's placebo, new fluid, new fluid type, etc.
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