how to check auto box fluid level

[skyline pete]

evening all....how do i check ATF...looking under bonnet...i can see what looks like a dip stick tube but cant get the top off it??? ...not the engine oil one...

sorry for being stupid.......:bannana:

 

[guydewdney]

you cant. it requires a special 'tool' as too many idiots have over filled the gearbox under the wrong conditions, they decided to remove that possibility.

whats wrong with the box?

 

[skyline pete]

Atf fluid

nothing wrong just been doing weekly checks...oil water etc etc...thinking check auto box level .mmmmmmmmm...thats the bit i need ....cant get bung off the top..... wife says leave it ...you'll only break it.....its not your truck your doing....get bigger hammer joby....

 

[E55BOF]

You snap off the horizontal part of the red locking clip, then push the rest of the clip through the cover, and it will then pull off.

You will need a dipstick; available off eBay. The cheapo-cheapo one with the two metal sleeves crimped on (you'll see the pics) works OK, but it's a b****r to tell the level unless it's correct. The one with the calibrated black plastic bottom section works very well.

 

[300D-91]

Is this a joke?

You mean MB actually blocks the owner from doing a fluid check?

 

[markjay]

No... they block half-witted mechanics from siphoning-out the ATF when trying to carry-out an oil change (which has happened to one of the members here).

 

[300D-91]

You really do learn something everyday.

Thanks