Blake Thornton wrote:

> I think that the blue book (haynes) says that you should fill it to 1/2
> inch below the line.  I don't have my bentley here so I'm not sure what it
> says.
>
> blake
>
> On Wed, 25 Jul 2001, Matthew Pollard wrote:
>
> > hmmm. i seem to recall reading that too much oil is bad AND that most of
> > the top vents that we have are all corroded closed. I topped off the oil
> > once-upon-a-time and the added oil (added pressure i guess too) caused the
> > two side seals to seep.
> >
> > Hmmm. quick, what does the green book say?
> > -Matthew
> >

Not that I have a lot of confidence in Bentley (see recent post), but quoting
from page 35.60:

"To reduce shifting effort(!), transmission oil capacity has been reduced....
Oil should only be poured in to a level approximately 15 mm (9/16 in.) below the
filler hole....
   capacities:  gasoline--- 3.2 qt
                     diesel -----4.2 qt

Larry A.
91 GL (automatic)