Change 2 of the 8 quarts of ATF in transmission

>It's probably fine then.
till its not

>that will be $4000 for a drain and fill....plus tip

C'mon man. I wrote it all out for you here.

It'll go back to distinct shifting a month later. You're doing good though just do that every 40k

A lot of power steering systems require ATF.

It's pretty easy when you have a transmission, transfer case and powersteering all using the same type of fluid.

>if its pink and clear then its fine and don't touch it.

It's supposed to be replaced before it starts going bad. So if you got to your interval and it looks OK you are best off changing it still.

>Take that out while running and add fluid until it comes out barely trickling. If you add too much just wait until it comes to a trickle. Put the plug back and you're done.

This is much better than with the dipstick.

>This is much better than with the dipstick.
i'm sensing sarcasm, but unsure because i suppose it's upside is when adding fluid you don't need to wait so long for it to get out of the dipstick tube, and it's more accurate. a lot of manufactures actually do this. fords, toyota, etc. but yeah, it's retarded. dude OP'd with the grand am isn't gonna have any fun crawling under there while it's running to get to the plug. especially when they say it should be on level ground for an accurate measurement.