Lawrance have you done it?
Any update?
Hiya, I've half done it!
I've marked on the sealy brand dipstick the depth it goes into the dipstick tube (ie; inserted it fully & tied a small cable tie around the dipstick itself at a point level with the top of the dipstick tube, then trimmed the 'tail' off that cable tie & sealed it in place with a little red touchup paint. I'm happy to post that measurement if anyone's interested but just some important points worth noting:
- There's is always the chance that dipstick tubes on different models are different lengths, so although this measurment may work for my exact model (2000 W210 E320 v6 Elegance estate with 722.618 tiptronic gearbox), it may not be accurate for say even an e320 cdi of the same year?
- When I compared the sealy dipstick with the £5 wire one off ebay & laid them flat together with the ends (end that goes into the sump) matched up in the line the actual cold & hot markings are 'out of kilter' with each other, ie: the £5 the markings start a few mm lower on the dipstick. So this complicates it further.
- I've not actually done the ATF change yet, but are hoping too in the next weekend or 2, wheather permitting, so maybe wait & see if my box blows up 1st using the sealy one?!! (sure it won't). I'm also picking up a couple of banjo bolts of the stealership this week hopefully (part# N000000 004748) to make up a torque comvertor draining fiiting as per Olly's post, so I can let you know how I got on with that?
Other than that disclaimer above of the pitfalls I'm happy to post the measurement off the sealy one I have if anyone's game enough to transfer that to the cheap £5 one? (I've gone off the idea & will write it off as £5 lesson as oposed to a complete new trans lesson!)
I hope I'm not breaking any forum rules here as I'm new to this but I ended up with 2 of the sealy disticks (long story!), one of which is unopenned & I was going to post on flea bay, but if anyone wants it I'll part with it for half of what I paid for it (which was £21 odd from amazon) plus whatever it'll cost me to post it royal mail (will not charge any packaging or mark up the postage). As I said I'm picking up 2 of the banjo bolts too so if I get it right 1st time making the TC draing tool from it then I'll have a spare banjo bolt too which I would chuck in the same envelope & just charge what the stealership will charge me which is £1.45 + Vat.
Sorry if I'm breaking any forum rules administrator! Just trying to be helpful
Let me know if anyone still wants that's sealy dipstick measurement?
Cheers,
Lawrence