How many quarts of transmission fluid does a 4l80e take

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How many quarts of transmission fluid does a 4l80e take
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How many quarts of transmission fluid does a 4l80e take
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Anyone have a ballpark number for the 80E fluid capacity that has had a full rebuild, new TC, and a 40K cooler, all completely dry? I'm wondering if I should buy the fluid by the quart, gallon, or 5 gallon can.

Planning on using Dex VI. Thanks.

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i want to say 14-15qts

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My completely dry/rebuilt 80 held 14 quarts with new converter

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what kind of fluid did you guys run? sorry to thread jack but I installed my jakes today and his instructions don't say what type just that I shouldn't run synthetic.

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I have standard Dex III in mine.

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How many quarts of transmission fluid does a 4l80e take

what kind of fluid did you guys run? sorry to thread jack but I installed my jakes today and his instructions don't say what type just that I shouldn't run synthetic.

As per his website, Jake recommends Dex III but says Dex VI is fine as well.

Dex VI is meant to replace Dex III and has numerous improvements. It's a little pricier and harder to find, but I'm going to give it a shot. The genuine GM Dex VI can be found online for $5-6/qt which isn't too bad. I'm hoping to find it locally for that cheap but my local dealers always charge list price

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Also check with the make of your TC, as they might have a specific fluid recommendation. Chris at Circle D said Dex III and VI are fine, but VI is a bit overkill unless you can get a good price on it.

I think I'm going to go with Napa brand dex VI. Apparently it's the same thing as the Valvoline full synthetic dex VI but cheaper at $7/qt.

88861954 is the part# for 1 gallon of GM Dex-VI, list price appears to be about $34. Looks likes it's a synthetic blend. It can be found cheaper on eBay.

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I ended up only being able to fit 12 qts in mine which includes the 1/2 quart I put in the converter. Does that sound about right?

4L80E, converter, 40K cooler, stock pan, -6AN cooler lines (bypassed radiator) all completely dry?

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that's about what I put in mine

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