1997 Pontiac Sunfire Owner's Manual - Page 266
1997 Pontiac Sunfire Manual
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Check the fluid levelonly when your engine is off, the vehicle is parked on a level place and the transaxle is cool enough for to rest your fingers on the you transaxle case. Then, foIIow these steps: The manual transaxle dipstick is located below the brake master cylinder, near the rear of the transaxle case. 1. Flip the handleup and then pull out the dipstick and clean itwith a rag or paper towel. 2. Push it back in all the way and remove it. 3. Check both sides of the dipstick and read the lower level. The fluid levelmust be between the ADD and FULL marks. (Note: Fluid may appear at the bottom of the dipstick even when the fluid level is several pints low.) 4. If the fluid level iswhere it should be, push the dipstick back in all the way and flip the handle down. If the fluidlevel is low, add more fluid as described in the next steps. 6-22