Originally Posted By: hattaresguy
Originally Posted By: demarpaint
Originally Posted By: hattaresguy
Originally Posted By: demarpaint
I like the idea of the 8 speed AT, initially I was on the fence about it. Driving one sold me. My only beef is that you need a special dipstick, not provided with the vehicle, and a PhD in physics to check the ATF level. I'm making progress but I still have a way to go.
Mercedes has been doing this for a decade its not a big deal.
You probably need to bring it up to temp to check the fluid level, etc.
I did it a couple of times on MB's, now its just simpler to pay the dealer a few hundred to do it every 100k or so.
You shouldn't need to check the fluid in the transmission unless it has a leak. I don't recall when was the last time I pulled the stick out of my trucks transmission. Probably right after it was last changed 50k ago.
My Liberty has no dipstick for the trans, I made one. The reason I made one is I'm old school and like to check things myself. The problem is you don't know if the transmission was properly filled from day one. So you could have a leak free trans and low level right off the assembly line. Highly unlikely I know but with my luck that's exactly what would happen.
That's fine, it will explode before the warranty expires.
That's a headache I'd rather avoid.