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Or you could flip your Atom over and fill from the bottom hole, after tightening the top bung to save your shoes.

Duh !

[quote="Nicholas"]
Dumb question.

I'm assuming that I put the oil in the top hole.

(Don't want to have a blonde moment, and try to put the "710" stuff down the dipstick hole.)
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Yes, having replaced the bolt in the bottom hole first to save your shoes !

Dumb question.

I'm assuming that I put the oil in the top hole.

(Don't want to have a blonde moment, and try to put the "710" stuff down the dipstick hole.)

[quote="bolus"]
yeah just use your finger or I used a zip tie and bent it in there and made a judgement.  The fluid can irritate the skin so wash your hands well or use gloves.  this is not as crucial as the oil level in the engine.
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I used zip tie method.

As it's not a dry fill. 
How about simply putting back the same volume as you measure having taken out?

yeah just use your finger or I used a zip tie and bent it in there and made a judgement.  The fluid can irritate the skin so wash your hands well or use gloves.  this is not as crucial as the oil level in the engine.

I think you use your best judgement, you dipstick might be your finger

I'm assuming that the "filler hole" is the top one.

How do I tell when the fluid is "one inch" lower than the hole?
(I'm sure there's a dipstick involved somehow.)

Nick.

Fill to about one inch under the filler hole according to the Brammo manual.

You would need a pan, old milk jug (to recycle) allen wrench and a funnel.  Remove the 2 bolts, replace and refill.  Dont let Jiffy lube do it, they'll drain your engine oil and add extra coolant

[quote="bolus"]
what work are you doing?  just putting in new tranny fluid?   Boy that would take you 5 minutes and you wouldn't need to even jack up the car. 
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Yeah, I should probably do it myself.

Just being lazy, I guess.

what work are you doing?  just putting in new tranny fluid?  Boy that would take you 5 minutes and you wouldn't need to even jack up the car. 

Got my Tranny Fluid.

Local GM dealership did not have it, but was kind enough to refer me to one that did, and it was on my way to a customer today.

I even got a free box!

GM Service Department wants $99 to do the work.
JiffyLube wants $40.

Hmmm.

The above info is correct. That is the fluid. I have two bottles here in stock. They are $15+ shipping. PM me if you want them.

[quote="Nicholas"]
So, what Transmition Fluid should I use.

The AA manual says : Saturn Manual Transmission Lubricant.  (The use of standard GL-4 lubricant is not recommended.)

Of course, the Saturn dealership has no idea what that is.
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To give some background info to the other replies that list the part number: Saturn considers that fluid to be a "lifetime fill". Therefore, they don't stock the quart bottles to sell to customers, and the parts counter guy probably hasn't heard of it. Back in the shop area where they actually work on cars, there's a 55 gallon drum of the stuff which is used when the techs have to pull a transmission apart or something else that requires draining it. But the parts guy can't sell you any out of the barrel.