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Why did auto makers eliminate transmission dipsticks?
Posted on 1/18/23 at 9:14 pm
Posted on 1/18/23 at 9:14 pm
Had the hood up on my 2022 Chevy Silverado today and noticed there is not a dipstick to check the transmission! Pulled owners manual and sure enough, it says there’s no dipstick, GM no longer trusts it’s buyers to check fluids and owners will be required to take vehicles in to have transmission fluid checked?
Are any owners of other brands seeing these kinds of changes?
Are any owners of other brands seeing these kinds of changes?
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Posted on 1/18/23 at 9:19 pm to HighlyFavoredTiger
Pretty common these days. Transmissions are being filled with "lifetime" synthetic fluids and sealed. Toyota has been doing it for quite a while now I believe.
Be like the 99% of the population who owns one and don't worry about it. The majority of people buying that truck will never pay it off, much less wear a transmission out. Drive it till it breaks and repair it.
Be like the 99% of the population who owns one and don't worry about it. The majority of people buying that truck will never pay it off, much less wear a transmission out. Drive it till it breaks and repair it.
Posted on 1/18/23 at 9:34 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
GM transmissions wear out with a quickness these days.
Posted on 1/18/23 at 9:37 pm to HighlyFavoredTiger
I've been told its because people were screwing up when checking and then adding too much. Not level, not warmed up ect. Probably save $5 on eliminating a dipstick/diptube as well.
Posted on 1/18/23 at 10:17 pm to GREENHEAD22
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GM transmissions wear out with a quickness these days.
GM transmissions are broken when they come off the lot. Company got 5 Silverados in 2019 and everyone has had transmission problems within the first 6 months. I’m putting mine in the shop for the fourth time in two years.
Posted on 1/18/23 at 10:57 pm to RPC4LSU
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GM transmissions
the good thing is that they're inexpensive. :l
Posted on 1/19/23 at 1:02 am to GREENHEAD22
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GM
POS
This post was edited on 1/19/23 at 1:05 am
Posted on 1/19/23 at 3:41 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Be like the 99% of the population who owns one and don't worry about it
And 99% of the population are dimwits.
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The majority of people buying that truck will never pay it off, much less wear a transmission out. Drive it till it breaks and repair it.
Yeah, how about the OP do something intelligent instead. There may not be a dipstick but there is probably a fill plug somewhere along horizontal surface above the transmission pan rail. Probably were the dipstick would have been before. You can remove that plug and either use an oil evacuator or drop/drain from the pan and refill through that plug port with a manual pump. Whatever you do is worthwhile, there's no such thing as a "fill for life" transmission and every fullsize truck needs a fluid service around 20k to 30k miles. Newer 8, 10-speed transmissions are less forgiving of fluid additive package depletion too, pays to put in fresh fluid when possible.
Posted on 1/19/23 at 7:46 am to Clames
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every fullsize truck needs a fluid service around 20k to 30k miles
That's a bit premature in reality.
Posted on 1/19/23 at 7:51 am to Clames
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Newer 8, 10-speed transmissions are less forgiving of fluid additive package depletion too, pays to put in fresh fluid when possible.
To be fair, I don't think these trannys are holding up long enough to make it to the 50-80k fluid re-fresh.
I'm holding onto my 4spd w/overdrive as long as I can.
Posted on 1/19/23 at 8:07 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Toyota has been doing it for quite a while now I believe.
I've been told by Toyota and Lexus service techs that the company considers a sealed automatic transmission a "lifetime" part.
Posted on 1/19/23 at 4:38 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Transmissions are being filled with "lifetime" synthetic fluids and sealed. Toyota has been doing it for quite a while now I believe.
Drained and filled my '18 Tacoma with fresh ATF. I should have done it sooner since it was a 1/4 quart underfilled from the factory and at 60k miles, it was more brown than red. I'd probably drop my pan next go around and clean the magnets.
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