1995 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 231

How to Add Fluid Refer to the Maintenance Schedule determine what to kind of transaxle fluid use. See "Recommended to Fluids and Lubricants" in the Index. If the fluid level is low, add only enough the proper of fluid to bring the levelinto the cross-hatched area on the dipstick. Manual Transaxle Fluid When to Check A good time to have checked is when the engine oil it is changed. However, the fluid in your manual transaxle doesn't require changing. How to Check Because this operation can be a little difficult, may you choose to have this done at your Pontiac dealer Service Department. 1. Pull out the dipstick. 2. Using a long-neck funnel, add enoughfluid at the dipstick holeto bring it to the proper 1evel.It doesn't take much fluid, generallyless than a pint (OSL). Dun 't overjill. We recommend you use only fluid labeled DEXRON@-111,because fluid with that label is made especially for your automatic transaxle. Damage caused by fluid other than DEXRON@-III is not covered by your new vehicle warranty. 0 After adding fluid, recheck the fluid level as described under "How Check." to When the correct fluid level is obtained, push the dipstick back in all the way. r If you do it yourself, be sure to follow all the instructions here, or you could get a false reading on the dipstick. NOTICE: Too much or too little fluid can damage your transaxle. Too much can mean that some of the fluid could come out and fall on hot engine parts a or exhaust system parts, starting fire. Be sure to get an accurate reading if you check your transaxle fluid. 6-20