with the lowered pan did you lower the filter pickup tube to access the extra oil area? Smokey Mt Frank In a message dated 5/12/2012 8:41:14 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, johncgg@xxxxxxxxx writes: I've never been really sure about the reading on that stick and at one point, I had to add ATF cuz it just wouldn't move. Obviously, it was low. But looking at this and combining the fact that the ATF and the bottom of the pan looked fine (no broken parts, no burned smell) I'm just wondering if the problem is just low ATF level.