1993 Oldsmobile Achieva Owner's Manual - Page 230

Service & Appearance Care Automatic Transaxle Fluid(CONE) Wait at least 30 minutes before checking Check the Fluid Level: To Then, Without Shutting Off the the transaxle fluid level you have been Park your vehicle on a level place. if Engine, Follow These Steps: driving: 1. Pull out the dipstick and wipe with it Place the shift lever in P (park) with When outside temperatures above are a clean ragor paper towel. the parking brake applied. 90"F (32" C) . 2. Push it back in all the way, wait three With your foot on the brakepedal, At high speed for quite a while. it move the shift lever through each gear seconds and then pull back out again. range, pausing for about three seconds In heavy traffic-especially in hot weather. in each range. Then, position the shift 3. Check both sides the dipstick, and of lever in P (Park). read the lower level. The fluid level While pulling a trailer. must be in the cross-hatched area. Let the engine runat idle for three to To get the right reading, fluid should the five minutes. 4. If the fluid level is where it should be at normal ,operating temperature, be, push the dipstick back in all the which is 180°F to 200°F (82°C 93°C). to way. Get the vehicle warmed up driving by about 15 miles (24 km) when outside temperatures are above 50"F (10"C). If it's colder than50" F (10"C), you may have to drive longer. I 228