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hope it's ok to ask this question,I do have a f350 diesel but this is on the wife's new 2007 expedtion 5.4 and the 6 speed automatic,it has NO dipstick,any teck's or anyone else like to comment on why they left them out,as a former farmer i cared for 5 diesel's and several gas motor's and equment,here at the campground we have a big steel blding /shop and do the same here,i'm a hand's on guy who enjoy's serviceing my stuff my self,it's to the point that the only thing left is oil change's/air filter's and a couple grease zerk's,what can it cost to put a dipstick on the tran's,come on ford,BAD IDEA!!!.
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Toyota has not had a dip stick or recommended tranny fluid changes for several years, also VW does the same.......no big deal........it is the new deal on vehicles.....anybody see the owners manual for the 6.4, oil change interval 10k miles........Ripley's believe it or not......... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/phoney.gif[/img]
my 99 benz has tranny dip stick but "locked" mb shop only ?
need to check my 06 navi, has same 6 speed tranny as expeditions.
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Welcome to the world of Audi's, had a 97 A4 with tranny troubles all the time, always upset I could never check the fluid level. I always cursed german engineering until this post.....Looks like domestics are catching up eh?
I have never experianced it but I think the dipstick is in the drain plug, If I understood it correctly you have to unscrew the inner portion of the plug and it has a stand pipe and when it just runs over its full. I may be way off here But that is what I read or heard a few years ago about the No dip stick thing.
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A guy I knew bought a BMW m3 a while back like an 02 or something. It was a theft recovery so it wasnt in the best shape but it was dirt cheap. It needed tranny fluid and we had to get it on a lift to add fluid. It went through a hole in the tranny pan. You just filled it up till it ran out. They are just making it so you can't work on your car anymore and have to take it to a shop.
Dipsticks on auto transmissions are on the endangered species list.
If it doesn't leak out and is seen then it is still inside.
Manual transmissions have always had not dipstick so it shouldn't be such a shock.
The other reason to limit access is that the fluid slection is no longer simple. There are something on the order of 10 different ATF's out there for current cars and some of the reason for no dipstick is to force the tech to look at gearbox where they normally place some precautions for fluids.
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