2008
Unfortunately the automatic transmission on my 2008 cadillac cts filler hole is on the drivers side and I had to pry out the metal plug covered with plastic out with a screw driver and long nose pliers. The answer I'm looking for is should the engine be running when you check the level of the Transmission fluid?
My 2009 CTS4 should be the same as your 2008 CTS. There is no dipstick tube to check or fill the transmission. The check plug is in the bottom of the pan. It loos like a drain plug, but it is not. The fill plug is on the passenger side of the transmission, just above the front of the oil pan. It is a plastic and rubber plug that is pulled straight up.
You'll probably be better off having it checked and filled at a dealer or trans shop.
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Do nothing if everything seems OK. Drain and refill, but never flush, you will stir up gunk in the pan, if you have hard or sluggish shifts
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tod34 is correct. The "fill" area of this transmission is located on the transmission itself. It is a fluid leveling plug located low on the main case toward the back of the trans. You must pump the fluid in through that hole. If you are on level ground and the transmission is properly warmed, you should fill the transmission until the fluid level is flush with the bottom of the hole (starts spilling out)
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pour the fluid in the tube where the transmission dipstick is located, add only a pint at a time and recheck
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replace your radator there is a trans cooler on the side of the rad the leak is internal
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Dont think you can for this model its a special tool used and only the dealer has this tool ,its to stop you from doing it yourself and create work for the dealer .many europeon vehicles now use this type of filler where its pumped up from underneath and sensor within the box via OBDII tell the operator when to stop filling .Its known as progress
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