10r60 fluid level

[wifeys-ST]

I just did a drain and fill with a new filter. Ford recommends the fluid level be between 4.5 - 3 on the dipstick. But I know folks on this forum have said it should be at about 2.5.

Before I drained it, i checked the fluid level at 97C and it was at a 2 with the rear end slightly lower than the front end (Last serviced 30k miles ago by ford dealership). My garage is only a 1 degree slope and I didn’t feel it was worth the trouble trying to get it perfect. 200 miles After my service, my dip stick is reading about 1.8 at 100C with the car on the exact same slope.

Am I over thinking this or should I drain like 1/4 to 1/2 quart? Car drives great,

I live in colorado and I hardly ever drive on a flat road.

Thanks.

 

[TntSeries]

3.5 ~ 2.5 for best performance

 

[2020FordRaptor]

3.5 ~ 2.5 for best performance

It should be 3-3.5, should be no lower then 3. Just checked mine today because it’s shifting weird again, and mines at 2.5. Once I fill it back to 3 it’ll be better.

 

[wifeys-ST]

It should be 3-3.5, should be no lower then 3. Just checked mine today because it’s shifting weird again, and mines at 2.5. Once I fill it back to 3 it’ll be better.

2.5 on the dipstick is more fluid than 3. 3.5 is lower than 3. I think you are confused

 

[wifeys-ST]

Guess I’ll update for other people wondering, i left my fluid level where I had it about 1.8 and it’s been driving great. Downshifts as so much smoother and more predictable after drain and fill. Checked the fluid again after a few hundred miles and looks clean and red no bubbles i could see

 

[2020FordRaptor]

2.5 on the dipstick is more fluid than 3. 3.5 is lower than 3. I think you are confused

I am confused, I was literally looking at a pic of the dipstick as I was writing this too. Dummy me. Meant “It should be 3-2.5, should be no lower then 3. Just checked mine today because it’s shifting weird again, and mines at 3.5. Once I fill it back to 3 it’ll be better.”

 

[wifeys-ST]

I am confused, I was literally looking at a pic of the dipstick as I was writing this too. Dummy me. Meant “It should be 3-2.5, should be no lower then 3. Just checked mine today because it’s shifting weird again, and mines at 3.5. Once I fill it back to 3 it’ll be better.”

It happens! These dipsticks are weird