4eat help atf level

[seith_31]

Ok, so 2-3 months ago i did a drain and fill for my legacy (4x drain/fill)

At that time, i had the atf level dead on the hot full mark

 

Now i've just checked my atf level and its way way up the hot full mark

I've drained almost a quart of atf, drove it to warm it up again, then checked on the fluid level, still way over filled. Although, when i drained some atf, tranny felt a lot lighter, a lot smoother shifts...

 

Is there any explanation for this?

 

Procedure i used to check atf level is,

Drive for 15 mins to warm things up

Park on level surface

Shift through all positions slowly

Wipe off dip stick

Insert dip stick

Read

[DonnyJagaru]

Why did you drain fluid out? If you put the right amount in when you changed fluid, its not possible there could me more in there now. I think its sloshing over the dipstick myself. Some of these are hard to read. Put the removed fluid back in. It probably felt like it was shifting smoother because there's not enough fluid in the torque convertor and its "loose".

[seith_31]

Is it possible that 2-3 months ago, i never really warmed the car up. Drove ony for 5 mins then checked the atf.

 

Now i realised that i need more to really warm up the atf.

I m thinking it was on correct level before because it not warm enough and now it shows overfilled because i warmed the car up properly, (15 min drive). Because its warm now, fluid really expanded and showed overfill.

[seith_31]

Also am not sure if i put in right amount of fluid.... Gahhhhh....