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Old 12-21-2012, 09:53 PM
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I went and grabbed a little pump from the store, I'm going to attempt to get it to the right level. Probably going to chew my mechanic a new behind when he gets back. Wish I would have known 4000 miles ago, hopefully nothing got damaged.
 
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Old 12-22-2012, 10:21 AM
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Update: Went out this morning and pumped out some transmission fluid what a pain in the a$$, got the level down quite a bit, it is still overfilled but not by much, took it for a drive afterward and it drives the same as it did before. I put the excess in a coffee can its up to that red line. Now I just have to ask the mechanic why was it overfull, thanks for the help everyone, Nick.


 
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Old 12-22-2012, 11:09 AM
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Wow, that looks like quite a bit of fluid...1.5 quarts ish? I had a Bonneville with the same tranny as our Monte's, and that tranny got overfilled (and was for about 20K)...it started whinning badly. Once I realized and corrected the level, it stopped whinning, fortunetly, wasn't damaged.

And I agree, quit going to Jiffy Lube, they suck IMO. They over charge and don't always do the work they charge you for. Not to mention the filters they use are garbage.
 
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Old 12-22-2012, 12:03 PM
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Where does everyone go for oil changes then? Not really equipped to do it at home, and I don't know how.
 
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Old 12-22-2012, 01:30 PM
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I change my own...

You probably would be surprised how reasonable the dealer is actually. You can probably go to a GM dealer for about $30-40 bucks.
 
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Old 12-22-2012, 01:51 PM
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I do my own as well. You'd be surprised how easy it is to pick up a set of ramps and drive up on them and change the oil. Saves a good bit of money, which in turn can allow you to purchase better lubricants thus extending the life of your internals. I mean there is the up front cost of the ramps, and a filter wrench, but after about 3-4 oil changes you can negate that with the savings.
 
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