Pontiac 1998 Grand Am Owner's Manual page 253

Automatic Transaxle Fluid
When to Check and Change
A good time to check your automatic transaxle fluid
level is when the engine oil is changed.
Change both the fluid and filter
every 50,000
miles
(83 000 km) if the vehicle is mainly driven under one
or more of these conditions:
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In
heavy city traffic where the outside temperature
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In hilly or mountainous terrain.
When
doing frequent trailer towing.
regularly reaches 90°F (32°C) or higher.
0
Uses such
as found
in
taxi,
police or delivery service.
If you do not use your vehicle under any of these
conditions, the fluid and filter do not require changing.
See "Scheduled Maintenance Services" in the Index.
How to Check
Because this operation can be a little difficult, you may
choose
to
have this done at your Pontiac dealership
Service Department.
If you do it yourself, be sure to follow all the
instructions here,
or
you could get a false reading on
the dipstick.
NOTICE:
T o o
much or too little fluid can damage your
transaxle.
T o o
much can mean that some of the
fluid could come out and fall on hot engine parts
or exhaust system parts, starting a
f i r e .
Be sure to
get an accurate reading if you check your
transaxle fluid.
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