Wingdreamer

I am talking to a company that specializes in custom dipstick tubes for racing transmissions. I told them that I absolutely hate the fact that I cant check my transmission fluid on my 6R80 on the fly. Crawling under the truck to check (and worse still, to top up) is not fun. Yes, I realize that its a "sealed" transmission, but I like to change my fluid every year. I have a mity-vac and compressor and can easily suck the fluid up the dipstick tube and do a "drain and refill" type of service without pulling the pan every time.. Getting a leak in the trans, lines or cooler could be a vacation wrecker if you are on the road and cant top up...
So, if this company starts to manufacture and aftermarket full tube and dipstick that would allow you access to the fluid level from the engine compartment, are you interested?

Also, the guy I am dealing with is an ex Ford transmission tech with 30 years experience....

Please dont bash this post with opinions.... I am sure there are others out there who like it just the way it is... This is for people like me that WANT to be able to easily check and top up their trans fluid....

johnday in BFE

iTrader: (1)

I think I'd like a better way to check the engine oil on my 5.0. LOL

Toddman38

iTrader: (5)

Agree, I would like to have the Tranny dipstick... Another thing Ford Skipped on these tducks...

Tothemax

Changing the fluid every year seems excessive. Fluids now a days can take a lot of abuse and dont need to be changed as often. I agree I would like to have a dip stick so I could check the oil but I am not going to go out of my way to add one. I plan on having the truck for 100k miles or less and then trading it in. At my current rate it will take me 14 years.

I will change the fluid when it calls for it and be done with it.

packplantpath

I would like to be able to check it. I already had a $3500 repair on a car that had a very slow leak that led to a failure. Being able to check the fluid periodically would have helped find it and saved money.

Rossco

More technical than that thou. How are you gonna find the correct level with the stick?

Or will you leave that to the manufacture ?

Also is there a plug on the side to be used for the tube?

packplantpath

That should be easy. Take full transmission that was drained and fill checked using the dipstick hidden under the truck. Stick in new stick and tube. Measure! Drain a few quarts and measure again. Then make hash marks!

Hopefully they would do this during R&D

tanked_darren

Regardless of anyones opinion of frequency of transmission oil change, this is a great idea.

Having to crawl under your truck to check/add oil is just added difficulty. Sure if you have a hoist it's not a big deal, but most DIY guys don't have those.


Is this stick added easily? What kind of cost for the product are we looking at here?

Rossco

Yeah for sure. Only need to do it once. The manufacture should do it then they could have the stick engraved to a high standard.

Could the stick boss be screwed into the level hole? Is this accessible?

gDMJoe

PA (Performance Automatics) has had a dipstick kit for the 6R80 for several years ...While it's intended for the Mustang, it'd be a simple matter to extend the flexible dipstick tube.

And while we're talking about dipsticks ... I've been in touch with Lokar to have a 5.0L oil dipstick with an extended, flexible tube possible.Will be sending them the spec's and schematic this spring.
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