Date: 2 Aug 1999 03:32:24 GMT From: "Duane Dostie" <ddostienopsamtiernet.net> Subject: Re: ATF Capacity
> Today I drained the ATF on my '86 900S. The fluid read full on the > dipstick before I changed it. After removing the pan, the total fluid > removed was 4.0 liters. My saab manual state the ATF capacity as 8.0 > liters. Can anyone explain the difference? > > The only possibility I can think of is fluid remaining in the ATF > cooler, but 4.0 liters doesn't seem plausible. The torque converter holds alot...I guess 4L. The accepted procedure is to change it, then drive for a while(a few hundred miles) then change it again...repeat. I guess it makes sense to change the filter on the last change. Duane
