How to check transmission fluid on my 2000 Isuzu

Hi, I don't believe you have a dip stick on that truck, the check/fill plug is underneath on the transmission pan, the bottom plug would be for draining and the upper one for checking and filling, check only with engine running on level ground, parking brake on, with fluid warm, not real hot, move shift lever through all gears then back to park, idle about 3 min. and remove plug use little finger to check ,it should be up to the bottom of plug hole, if needed add recommended fluid in plug hole with a simple pump or squeeze bottle. Fluid should be a reddish color with no burnt smell! Have a pan and rags ready!

not to sound obvious, but first check your transmission fluid level, at operating temp, engine running.

Automatic transmissions all use ATF fluid. Select a known brand, preferably one that is manufactured and marketed by one of the big name petroleum companies.

the trooper has no dipstick for trans its a sealed system on the trans pan you will find a fill plug and a drain plug the one on top inrecess is the one your looking for with the truck in park running remove fill plug fluid level should be just below that hole you can use ur finger to tell



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It would be because the transmission more likely. Make sure your trany fluid is at the correct level. Make sure it is not leaking. If it has been awhile since you changed the transmission filter and fluid, it probably needs it. The filter may be clogged if it has never been changed.

At transmission pan, there will be two drain plugs, the up most drain plug is where you fill it and check level, to check level, with engine running and in park, unscrew up most plug on transmission pan, if fluid come's out, level is good, if no fluid come's out need to add transmission fluid in that drain plug.

It's check at the transmission pan, there is two drain plugs, the lower one is to drain transmission fluid, the higher one is to check level, with engine running and in park remove up most drain plug if fluid start to come out level is ok, if no fluid coming out will need to add some till it start to come out.

If the fluid is up -
it could be a vacume loss or the shifting module..
The shifting module is what tells it to shift - and it is controled by vacume pressure..

DOES YOUR TROOPER HAVE A 3.O DOHC TDI ENGINE IF SO WHAT GRADE OF OIL DID YOU USE

there is no holding tank......on the trans pan there are 2 removable pluck.....the one on the bottome drains fluid......the one higher up on the pan is where u add .......truck has to be running in park and level......has to be warmed up and idling.....remove upper plug....when fluid dribbles out its full.