During my short test-drive this past weekend it seemed like the automatic transmission was slow to change gear. I had an old Ford pickup years ago that did the same thing and I "cured" it by adding transmission fluid.

There does not seem to be a convenient tube sticking up out of the Jaguar's transmission like my old Ford and I don't see it in the manual. I have a Borg-Warner(BW) auto transmission.

Where/ how do you top off the transmission fluid in my LHD 61 Jaguar Mk2?

 

no auto transmission fluid dipstick?

in my 1965 left-hand-drive 3.8 engine with BW auto transmission, the dipstick and dipstick tube are located on the passenger side of the engine, closer to the front, ahead of the carburetors.

 

Thank you so much! I'll take a look when I get home tonight

 

Some where in the floor, I've seen this in the manual.
You have to peel back the carpet (I think on the left side) to expose a plug in the floor.

 

for a Manual transmission I suppose, but for an Automatic you need a dipstick.

 

The early MK 2 Borg Warner (such as this 1961 car) has its dipstick and fill point in the cabin, under the console carpet area (see your owner's manual for exact location). Later cars, such as my January 1966 car, have a normal dipstick and filler tube on the right side of the engine.

 

Is this what you mean?

 

That's what I was thinking of, I know I saw a photo of that arrangement in the manual, but I was to lazy to go to the garage to be sure.

 

There is no carpet so it should be easy to find if the plug is there. I'll look tonight.

I have seen people recommending F-type fluid. Sound right to you?

 

Under that cap I am pointing at there is no dipstick...

 

For what it's worth I have a 1962 MK 2 3.8L auto tranny & the dipstick fill tube is in engine bay rh side in front of the carburetors
Lou

 

This is the vent for the brake servo, not a dipstick.

Page A.23 of service manual shows the dipstick to be under the console in front of the radio under a circular rubber cover plate, basically it shows it's under the ash tray on early cars

 

Don't know anything about auto transmissions, I've never owned any vehicle with one and never will.
I just happened to remember that the dip stick on some of the Jags is inside the car.

 

There's my problem. I was looking in Section E. - Clutch, not A - Regular Maintenance. I'll pull up my center console soon.

Grazie mille!

 

no, that is a Breather Cap for the Brake Servo. It could be your car has a dipstick at the transmission tunnel. I do not see a dipstick in the picture.

 

This is a hilarious thread, but not very helpful. I am not good at pasting links, but try googling "Valve Chatter MK2 service manual". Open the manual, and look at page A-8.1. It shows a picture of the dipstick behind the brake bleeder you pictured, below the two radiator hoses. Should be right above where the brake lines intersect on the fender wall. It gives instructions on how to check it- engine at normal idling speed, etc. That should fix you up!

 

Except for the hand, right? Haha.

Yeah, not my first choice when I started searching; it just sorta happened. My other 2 vehicles are manuals.

 

This is for the later models, the page is actually A-S.1 (fig 19) (if my glasses are ok!) which is the supplementary information and shows the later dipstick position, on the early cars it is under the center console page A 23 (fig 17) as per my earlier post (#12)

Hopefully this is all a bit clearer and the offending dipstick can be found !

 

If we hadn't had social commitments I would have given this a serious search.
When I feel like I've found it I will take some pics.

Thank you all for your help. We will get this beauty running soon!

 

Tonight I pulled and I pried and sure enough, the fill hole and short dipstick are under the center console, just off-center.

Thanks everyone for the help. We'll get all the fluids topped off and try another test-drive