Thread: 700r4 dipstick tube

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You could get away without one if you need to. Wouldn't make it easy to check the level but you could use an expansion plug to fill the hole...
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Here's a link to McMaster Carr or any local hardware should have them...
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You could also cut down an existing tube and simply shorten the dipstick to fit. Remark the full level on the "new" stick and call it good. Probably be an inch high to leave room for the dipstick cap to seal on.
Mark

Originally Posted by astroracer

...You could also cut down an existing tube and simply shorten the dipstick to fit. Remark the full level on the "new" stick and call it good. Probably be an inch high to leave room for the dipstick cap to seal on.
Mark

The thing is you need a 700R4 tube & stick as a starting point to know the right fluid level, right? Unless I totally misunderstand, different transmissions have specific fluid levels relative to the case. You can modify a Ford dipstick just fine, but then wouldn't the fluid level need to be measured from a GM 700R4 stick and then cut accordingly? The "critical" measurement is top of tube to the "Full" mark, IMO, because that will then be right for proper level relative to the filter and fluid pickup in the tranny. Please correct me if my thinking is flawed.