MBS Extended Automatic Transmission Dipsticks now available

[Fitzmotor]

I need to order one of those dipsticks when they become back in stock again

They are back in stock now, I'm usually only out for a day or two!

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[JaysOnTheEDGE]

They are back in stock now, I'm usually only out for a day or two!

Excellent Thank You !

 

[Big Blue]

Mike, just out of curiosity, how many are you up to now? You stick has got to one of the best and most popular mods for a 6G Ranger out there.

I love my #7 stick paired with my PPE deep pan. Makes checking and changing fluid a breese.

 

[Fitzmotor]

Mike, just out of curiosity, how many are you up to now? You stick has got to one of the best and most popular mods for a 6G Ranger out there.

I love my #7 stick paired with my PPE deep pan. Makes checking and changing fluid a breese.

Wow, #7 that brings me back to the beginning of this adventure, as of today I'm at 988 I've made.

And thanks! It was all you early customers that so strongly supported me, I would have never got this off the ground without you guys!!

 

[The Last Ranger]

Mike, almost 1k and many more to go!!!!! Congrats Buddy

 

[RedlandRanger]

Wow, #7 that brings me back to the beginning of this adventure, as of today I'm at 988 I've made.

And thanks! It was all you early customers that so strongly supported me, I would have never got this off the ground without you guys!!

Mike, it was your extreme attention to detail and producing a quality product that made people want to support your efforts. I'm happy to have been an early one (I think my stick is #06).

You deserve all the success you've had!

 

[TheFixer253]

Mike,
I hope you're getting closer to a transmission dipstick for the 2024 Ranger 2.7L. I'll be first in line to buy one when you have it.

Thanks.

 

[Titchadesh]

You can use the time chart on the last page of the PDF file in my original reply to you to get real close to those temps. Truck was at idle the entire time with the AC on. Don't know if the AC matters, just added for completeness. You've got almost 20 minutes of wiggle room between 140F and 180F to get between 5 and 6, then use the quick cold fill to validate /top it off. Fluid at 140F is at 6 (idle time of 17:50), 180F is at 5 (idle time of 37:20).

Do yourself a favor, purchase and install a Fitzstick. The job gets a a whole lot easier with Fitz's dipstick and funnel. An ORDER OF MAGNITUDE EASIER!

No crawling under a hot truck, no getting dirty, no getting burned.

Suck the fluid out through the dipstick with a $16 pump from Amazon, and refill. I do it in under 35 minutes and never spill a drop....going out or putting in.

Question for you Tony -- I purchased a 12V pump from Menards and it came with a 48" inlet tube. In your experience, is that a sufficient length for it to go down the MBS dipstick to extract the trans fluid? My gut tells me yes, but I'd rather be more sure before I make the effort to set everything up and realize it's not long enough!

 

[Fitzmotor]

Hey, I'm not Tony but I can tell you the dipstick is designed to accept a 3/8 poly hose, what is the ID of the 48" hose?

Hopefully it will slip over the 3/8 poly hose, be sure to cut the end of the poly hose at an angle so it slides past the bottom fitting.

This is the hose from Home Depot, but 3/8 poly hose is pretty universal wherever you buy it.


https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbil...-D-x-25-ft-Polyethylene-Tube-301762/207144264

Thanks!
Mike

 

[TJC]

Question for you Tony -- I purchased a 12V pump from Menards and it came with a 48" inlet tube. In your experience, is that a sufficient length for it to go down the MBS dipstick to extract the trans fluid? My gut tells me yes, but I'd rather be more sure before I make the effort to set everything up and realize it's not long enough!

It is long enough. The real question is the diameter small enough to get passed the fitting going into the transmission. No matter the diameter I'd cut the hose at an angle to help get it past that point.

You can test it before cutting. It may slide right down into the pan. I sit my pump on the engine cover towards the front of the engine. My inlet hose is 49" long, with an outside diameter of ~1/4" (0.236" or 6mm), inside diameter is only ~1/6" (0.157" or 4mm).

 

[TJC]

Hey, I'm not Tony

When it comes to Dipsticks, Fitz is the man!

FWIW, You're a lucky man! I am a man of constant sorrows.

 

[Titchadesh]

Hey, I'm not Tony but I can tell you the dipstick is designed to accept a 3/8 poly hose, what is the ID of the 48" hose?

Hopefully it will slip over the 3/8 poly hose, be sure to cut the end of the poly hose at an angle so it slides past the bottom fitting.

This is the hose from Home Depot, but 3/8 poly hose is pretty universal wherever you buy it.


https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbil...-D-x-25-ft-Polyethylene-Tube-301762/207144264

Thanks!
Mike

It is long enough. The real question is the diameter small enough to get passed the fitting going into the transmission. No matter the diameter I'd cut the hose at an angle to help get it past that point.

You can test it before cutting. It may slide right down into the pan. I sit my pump on the engine cover towards the front of the engine. My inlet hose is 49" long, with an outside diameter of ~1/4" (0.236" or 6mm), inside diameter is only ~1/6" (0.157" or 4mm).

Thanks for you input Mike and you poked at the reason why I asked the question—the input hose I have is 6mm OD but it has a connector end up to the motor that requires 10mm ID and most hoses I could find if I needed a replacement would be 12mm OD, so nearly 1/2" and I knew that would be cutting it too close to maneuver down in the dipstick, probably.

I'm glad to hear your same length input hose reaches where it needs to, Tony! I appreciate the peace of mind.

 

[TJC]

Thanks for you input Mike and you poked at the reason why I asked the question—the input hose I have is 6mm OD but it has a connector end up to the motor that requires 10mm ID and most hoses I could find if I needed a replacement would be 12mm OD, so nearly 1/2" and I knew that would be cutting it too close to maneuver down in the dipstick, probably.

I'm glad to hear your same length input hose reaches where it needs to, Tony! I appreciate the peace of mind.

That looks just like the hose I have on my pump. Use those hose clamps!

 

[ctechbob]

That looks just like the hose I have on my pump. Use those hose clamps!

A million percent.

Hose clamps will keep you from having to clean ATF off of your Acura, Ranger, inside the Ranger's cabin, and off the floor.

Wait, that's just me?

Either way, use the hose clamps.

 

[Pinepig]

I'd been looking for one of these for a while, glad they came back in stock. Put it in today, between the beautifully written instructions and the video installation was easy peasy. I went in through the wheel well to break the stock port loose and the the bottom to do the removal/replace. Tube dropped in easy first try. A well made piece of kit. Thanks much Fitzmotor.

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