2005 Chevy Cobalt fill transaxle

2005 CHEVROLET COBALT

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Transmission problem
2005 Chevy Cobalt 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic

How do you fill the automatic transaxle with the correct amount of fluid? I lost an unknown amount of fluid when working on the radiator. There's no dipstick or method to fill from the top of the engine compartment that I can see.

Feb 20, 2010 at 6:03 PM

KASEKENNY

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In most cases the fluid can be checked using a dipstick and this guide shows how to do this.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-and-add-transmission-fluid

However, on your vehicle the transmission does not have a dipstick, instead there is a plug in the side of the unit that you remove and basically fill the unit until the fluid runs out.

This is a bit confusing, so we need run through the complete process that I attached below.

Please let me know if you have questions on this and we can go from there. Thanks

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Nov 13, 2021 at 6:34 PM