2003 5.4L transmission overfill

[eckmo99]

My truck was shifting hard, checked tranny fluid with nothing but spatter on dipstick-warm. Put a quart of mercon V in now it's showing in the high range. Is there a way to drain a small amt (200-500cc's) without pulling the pan? Thanks, Dave

[glc]

With it idling in Park, warmed up, exactly where is the fluid on the stick?

[eckmo99]

Warm, between the second and third 'd' on the 'do not add' part of the stick.

[glc]

Unless you have something you can put down the dipstick tube to suck some out, you would probably have to disconnect a cooler line.

[eckmo99]

Thanks. Had to rig some tubing with my vacuum but pulled out about 400cc and level is good now. Shouldve checked the manual. Says put fluid in 250cc increments. Whoops.
Dave