I really, really want to emphasize this. USE DEXRON VI, NOT MERCON! Long day and stupid mistake. Even said it out loud and didn't realize I was being dumb. Sorry for the confusion!

@internationalintellectcrow2865

4 жыл бұрын

I HAVE A QUESTION. if THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE IS STRUCK FROM THE REAR-BEHIND (BUT AT AN ANGLE)…………………. WHERE THE VEHICLE DOING THE STRIKING ACTUALLY PUTS CRACKS IN THE BACK BUMPER AND TAKES OFF THE ENTIRE RIGHT TAIL LIGHT...…… ………...………………... CAN THIS TYPE OF IMPACT EFFECT THE TRANSMISSION? BEING THAT THE CADI CTS IS REAR - WHEEL DRIVE TRANSMISSION? IF SO, PLEASE EXPLAIN IN DETAIL...... ?

@internationalintellectcrow2865

4 жыл бұрын

(p.S. THE VEHICLE FROM BEHIND THAT DID THE STRIKING IS AN WHEELER OVER 70 MILES PER HOUR)

@marcs9320

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great video and tutorial. You are well spoken and you make it easy to understand. I also thank you for correcting the choice of fluid. No one is perfect and we have all had to bite our tongue now and then. I have always used the GM specified and thought that I may have been over paying when you said to use Mercon. Still an excellent video that makes it look easy. I hope it will be. Please keep sharing your invaluable knowledge! Thanks again.

@redlineauto8519

2 жыл бұрын

Removed a handful of those idiotic comments about free movie websites. Carry on.

@whatistruth560

2 жыл бұрын

@@redlineauto8519 hey got a question, i was just driving my cadillac cts and it started not moving giving gas till it stop moving forward, got out and alot of fluid leaking from front part of Motor under passenger side? Thanks.

You for sure gave me some very good information and I thank you for sharing now I will have to take my car to the dealer to have it done

You rock dude. Very helpful. I have very nice 2010 Cadillac CTS. And I've had work done on it that I can't do myself but thought I'd check the Trans fluid. WTF... I couldn't find the dip stick. Not good that I haven't check it since I bought it unless my mechanic did. Which I think k he did when he did timing chains. I will ask tomorrow. I have to pay someone now to check my fluid? Crazy. Is it bad that I haven't check fluid before now? 126,000 miles. No problems but I'm not one to wait until there is. Learn something new everyday. I'll be watching and sharing your stuff from now on. I'm 65 and have owned lots of muscle cars etc... but never heard of this. If you own a boat that almost the same way I check the lower unit on a outboard motor. God bless you bud. Thanks

Good job, and thank you for the clarification, because I had clear vision and did not know how to check the level of fat

Thanks for letting me know how to add oil to my car very good job

Muchísimas gracias. Muy buena la explicación completa. Me sirvió de mucho. Gracias. Éxitos desde Houston. Texas.

THANK YOU FOR THE INSTRUCTIONS

Thank you for the video it helped a lot

Very good video! Thanks!

Thank you man! Good work

Wow I could a save 60 bucks if I saw this a week ago. Naaaw 60 wii spent what an ordeal this guy just went through . great video.

Thank You So Much! Big Guns RETIRED USMC

SRX northstar have the same (5 gears 5L40e). Use dexron 6, and check level at 30-45°c fluid temperature (must have on OBD reader). Easy, and the filtre is easy to change too.

@SD-gx5ef

Жыл бұрын

How is the filter easy to change?

@vladtepes3692

Жыл бұрын

@@SD-gx5ef yes, very simple.

thank you for the vid!

Thanks for the video

Exelent information

I HAVE A QUESTION. if THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE IS STRUCK FROM THE REAR-BEHIND (BUT AT AN ANGLE)…………………. WHERE THE VEHICLE DOING THE STRIKING ACTUALLY PUTS CRACKS IN THE BACK BUMPER AND TAKES OFF THE ENTIRE RIGHT TAIL LIGHT...…… ………...………………... CAN THIS TYPE OF IMPACT EFFECT THE TRANSMISSION? BEING THAT THE CADI CTS IS REAR - WHEEL DRIVE TRANSMISSION? IF SO, PLEASE EXPLAIN IN DETAIL...... ?

Where did you get the bottle and tube?

I'm old school, I remember to check your fluid level with a dipstick you drive the car get to operating temp put it in park with engine running and check, maybe I'm wrong but but putting it thru the gears then checking is going to give a false reading as in over filling, or have transmissions changed that much Thnx.

@redlineauto8519

Жыл бұрын

Official GM procedure is to engage all gears before testing to ensure that fluid is in the valve bodies rather than in the pan to replicate operating conditions. Thanks!

One of the best or should I say the best explanation of this and great tutorial for any home mechanic.

I just followed the steps you provided, turned car on went through gears a few second each twice and when i pulled out the fill plug a bunch of transmission fluid poured out. I dont see why this happened i thought it was low. I feel like i did something wrong but i followed the steps to a T. Let me know what you think please.

@redlineauto8519

4 жыл бұрын

It's a late response, but was the car still running when you took the plug out was the car running? It needs to be, or the fluid will drain back out of the valve body into the transmission pan. Otherwise it just means the fluid level is high or where it's supposed to be, depending on what your definition of "a bunch" is. Remember, too much fluid can cause problems just like too little!

@jacobelmer521

4 жыл бұрын

@@redlineauto8519 Yes it was running. I think the previous owner over filled it because it must've been a quart over filled. I let it drain out the fill plug untill it just had a slight dribble coming out. Not sure how long it's been that way but I put some lucas transmission stabilizer in there and it seems much better. Thanks for your reply.

@jacobelmer521

4 жыл бұрын

@@redlineauto8519 once it reached the fill plug line and was dribbling out, i let some more out of the drain plug to allow for the quart of lucas to fit in.

What if there in not a drain plug in the bottom of the pan?

This definitely helps

Next time, wrap the offending section of exhaust pipe with a thin insulating material so that your hand does not get burned by the hot metal.

Thanks very nice 👍🏿

Also want to know if you post video about other cars too. And I read that the 2010 CTS is rated in the top 10 Cadillacs to own. But THE CTS-V IS THE BEST.

@redlineauto8519

2 жыл бұрын

I don't do a whole lot of posting anymore unfortunately. I always kinda just did what I was working on if I thought it would be helpful to people, but I had to move out of my shop due to financial issues caused by Covid. Hard for a person who works on cars to pay the bills when no one is driving anywhere! Since I'm not wrenching much anymore, I don't really have anything to create content about. But yeah, as someone who has owned multiple LS powered cars, a second gen M6 CTS-V is on the bucket list for sure.

Not sure if you'll see this but my 05 CTS has shifting problems driving normally itll randomly down shift and then shift back up, off of lights it'll go to like 4k then shift and if I floor it it'll go all the way to 7k and then ping off the limiter and I have to let off for it to shift, when driving normally and it's shifting normal shifts are smooth but when these issues happen it's pretty rough I'm thinking it need fluid but idk, would be great if you had some insight thank you

@TheAdvisor6440

Жыл бұрын

Oh and sometimes when I floor it the rpms will like climb slow and kind of like hover idk how to explain it

@redlineauto8519

Жыл бұрын

Could be fluid related, my bet would be on solenoids. Either way it should not be driven until it gets resolved, assuming the trans hasn't already grenaded. A used tranny for these cars is like 200 bucks if all else fails.

@TheAdvisor6440

Жыл бұрын

@@redlineauto8519 appreciate it big man hopefully it's not a trans cause it's snowy asf where I am lmao

My 2009 CTS transmission delays when I come to a full stop... can anyone tell me what cause this to happen?

@justinm8306

2 жыл бұрын

sounds like my 2008 srx.

My 06 is a 16 year old Beast. But the "computers" in them are still regulated and "read" by either the dealers or GM. I'm forever getting CODES for bad EMS Module, Anti-Theft Shit and the ever famous "Gas Cap Loose"! And yet with ALL these warnings....the car is purring beautifully that I can't even feel it idling at a Stop Light. I got an engine analyzer and instead of taking off a battery cable, I just cancel the codes. They are trying Soooooooo hard to get this car back into a Dealership Service Shop. NEVER! After all.....I sold cars way back in the day! LOL Love this car! And THANKS for the video. BUT....I did have trouble getting the original factory plug back in. Had to improvise with something else. Are they one time use items?

Man I was all good until I had to put the fill plug back in, lost more fluid than what I put in😫

Is this all the same for a 08 model?

Thanks dude and u tube

Did your transmission slip prior to adding fluid?

@redlineauto8519

2 жыл бұрын

This was a long time ago and I'm not 100 percent on why I checked it, other than the fact that it's good maintenance to do so. I know I did eventually replace the trans, if I had to guess this video was filmed shortly after I replaced it just to make sure levels were correct.

@antoinearseneau3614

Жыл бұрын

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Hi. My 05 Cadillac CTS is currently not moving when put into any gear. I understand that this could mean the tranny needs to be replaced. Before I do that though, is it possible that it could just need some fluid? If so, how do you go about adding fluid to a tranny that currently isn’t activating? Same process? Will it stream out in the same way even though the tranny currently isn’t activating?

@redlineauto8519

2 жыл бұрын

Transmission is almost certainly shot. When the one in the car filmed in this video failed it went all at once, I remember parking it at a gas station and when I came out... no go. The only way to add or check fluid in the GM 5L40E is through that plug. Depending on what failed in your trans fluid may or may not be getting pulled into the valve bodies which would affect checking the level, but if your trans just decided not to work one day it is highly doubtful that's a fluid issue. Slush boxes low on fluid give plenty of warning signs before failing. Good luck!

@optpr1119

2 жыл бұрын

@@redlineauto8519 could it be the tranny filter? I removed the fill plug today immediately after starting car and the tranny fluid poured out fairly fast. Maybe a quart or two. It’s stayed cold the whole time too. I thought it was going to just stream out in a thin stream but it just flowed out much more. Maybe it flowed out much more bc it’s not getting sucked into the system and is just sitting on the bottom of the pan. Idk. Any ideas on how to narrow down what the specific problem is?

@redlineauto8519

2 жыл бұрын

@@optpr1119 I'm far from a slushbox tech, so how an automatic transmission works is somewhat outside my field of expertise. That said, my guess is either the shift solenoids are shot and it isn't changing gears or the clutches are just so worn out that you get no go. Trans fluid should always be checked when the fluid is warm, and a trans will not heat up unless a load is placed on it. Given the cost of a used transmission for these (I think I paid $350 for one with ~100K) and the relative ease of replacing it, I would just bite the bullet and start budgeting for a replacement.

@redlineauto8519

2 жыл бұрын

@@optpr1119 As a side note, have you checked the linkage to be sure the gear shift is actually doing its job?

@optpr1119

2 жыл бұрын

@@redlineauto8519 I have no idea how to check the linkage, but guess what... I got it going!. I dropped the pan, replaced the filter and added tranny fluid and now she goes. My thought is that there wasn’t enough fluid getting into the tranny because the filter was old and clogged maybe. I’m not sure if it’ll last but it’s been going for about a week. Cant be happier. Appreciate your help my friend.

Do you need the car on when you put in the oil

@redlineauto8519

2 жыл бұрын

If you've drained it, you don't want to run it dry. Add oil until it drips, start it up, run it through the gears, and add until it drips while running. But if you take the time to watch the video, the car is running when checking and correcting the level. I thought I explained this fairly well on camera, but when the car is off and the trans pump isn't running the fluid drains into the pan which will give an inaccurate reading. The trans pump must be running and you must cycle the gears to ensure that the fluid is in the valve bodies and not in the pan. All of this was answered over the course of the video.

Thnx.

Does the vehicle have to leveled for an accurate test? Like can I jack up only the rear and still get an accurate reading?

@redlineauto8519

2 жыл бұрын

Sooo, think about liquid in a glass, and that represents your fluid pan, be it oil or trans fluid. When level, the fluid is a nice flat line indicating how full the glass is. Now tilt it back and forth. Notice the line in the glass changing? That is why the vehicle must be level in order to get an accurate reading.

@issacflores7588

Жыл бұрын

@@redlineauto8519 what if i put a lot of trans fluid then level the car down so it spills the fluid until even

@redlineauto8519

Жыл бұрын

@@issacflores7588 As long as the car is running the whole time that should work fine, but you're making extra work for yourself.

"Ooh spider!" 🤣

No dipstick, so we can have dipsticks trying to screw our transmissions up because they don't know what they are doing. I will still do my own vehicles no matter how hard GM makes it.

Okay you just answer the question of how to check and add fluid instead of a extra 10 minutes of you trying to flex what you know or don't know

@redlineauto8519

2 жыл бұрын

I can't tell if that's a compliment or not, but I did the best I could to make a video that was to the point and got the necessary information across without unnecessary filler. I could easily say what to do in under a minute, but that doesn't do most people much good. This is as step by step as I could make it and with the exception of a minute of overview at the beginning there is no filler, every second of screentime is moving towards the objective.

En español

Add the year to the title it's kinda click bait for people looking for certain years

Overrated car, doesn't even come with a spare tire, no locking gas lid, leaking trimmings, let alone a dipstick. I get rid of my 09 cts before 01 odyssey.

@redlineauto8519

4 жыл бұрын

I owned it for 6 months or so and while it was a mechanical nightmare in every sense of the word, when it ran it was fun to own. I got it CHEAP though, so it was a lot of car for what I paid and that always makes it seem better.

@raymondrajon8680

3 жыл бұрын

Wrong generation. 1st generation is the best They were just ahead of their time. A lot of cars have no dipstick nowadays.

@raymondrajon8680

3 жыл бұрын

One of the best cars ever made. GM's best car ever made. Fun as hell to drive with a mean ass cruise. I burn rubber all day. Not too bad mechanical either. Everyday driver so everyday maintenance. People hate when I pull up in this 04 cts which is the best year. The Paint is ridiculous.

@irmamanzano7846

3 жыл бұрын

@@raymondrajon8680 m,o

Don't talk too much just be simple and concise too much info makes the video boring just go to the point thanks!

You never SHOWED how to ADD the oil Thumbs down

@redlineauto8519

2 жыл бұрын

Clearly you didn't watch the video you 'tard. There's a solid several minutes of pumping the oil in.

I HAVE A QUESTION. if THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE IS STRUCK FROM THE REAR-BEHIND (BUT AT AN ANGLE)…………………. WHERE THE VEHICLE DOING THE STRIKING ACTUALLY PUTS CRACKS IN THE BACK BUMPER AND TAKES OFF THE ENTIRE RIGHT TAIL LIGHT...…… ………...………………... CAN THIS TYPE OF IMPACT EFFECT THE TRANSMISSION? BEING THAT THE CADI CTS IS REAR - WHEEL DRIVE TRANSMISSION? IF SO, PLEASE EXPLAIN IN DETAIL...... ?

@redlineauto8519

4 жыл бұрын

If all that happened is some cracks in the bumper and a broken tail light, I highly doubt there was enough force transmitted through the driveshaft to cause any damage to the internals of the transmission. Nothing's impossible, but I would rate it very unlikely.