Remote Transmission Dip Stick Aftermarket Support?

[Msfitoy]

This has been mentioned and asked for in many threads but can we have any vendor here support an alternative to the outrageously priced B&M dip stick?

Anyone? Anyone? Low hanging fruit...easy to engineer, few parts, potentially many customers...$150 or less...

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[Dr3wDrop]

I would buy one if it was pre-marked like OEM. I would not if I had to "scribe" marks on it like the B&M version.

 

[Big Blue]

I would buy one if it was pre-marked like OEM. I would not if I had to "scribe" marks on it like the B&M version.

I'm with you there. Unfortunately that would require a stop for the dipstick at the transmission fitting, not at the upper end. The need to be flexible to meet various engine and truck combinations makes the final extension somewhat variable. Combine that with Ford using different dipstick markings on different vehicles. Kind of makes a universal 10R80 dipstick hard.

Bad enough they seem to spec different levels also. No wonder they can’t get them filled correctly at the factory.

Best to hope for someone to come out with competition for B&M and self calibrate.

 

[db_tanker]

Okay so as I have never seen nor handled one - does this B&M dipstick allow the transmission to be filled as well or is it simply big enough for the indicator to go through?

hurr durr - just did my own research and yes its for fill as well.

 

[Grumpaw]

Okay so as I have never seen nor handled one - does this B&M dipstick allow the transmission to be filled as well or is it simply big enough for the indicator to go through?

hurr durr - just did my own research and yes its for fill as well.

I have one, and as you found out, you can fill via the tube....just need a small funnel/narrow neck.

 

[Msfitoy]

I have one, and as you found out, you can fill via the tube....just need a small funnel/narrow neck.

I'm guessing this could be a long process and go slow so as to not overfill? All the time with the engine running...

 

[Big Blue]

I have one, and as you found out, you can fill via the tube....just need a small funnel/narrow neck.

Might take a while to get ~7 or what ever quarts through it after you drain. Probably still better than laying under the truck and pumping it in.

Side note: @Grumpaw how did you route and mount your tube. Looking for ideas for when I get mine. If you posted I must have missed it. Thanks

 

[RCMUSTANG]

Wow, these are now $250+.

 

[Grumpaw]

Might take a while to get ~7 or what ever quarts through it after you drain. Probably still better than laying under the truck and pumping it in.

Side note: @Grumpaw how did you route and mount your tube. Looking for ideas for when I get mine. If you posted I must have missed it. Thanks

Lee, check out my Feb 24 post under What did you do to your Ranger today, post #17,521. I went into a bit of detail about mounting it to the tranny case, and I just ran the tube up between engine and firewall. I just did a quick wire tie to an over fill hose, so I could easily hold the tube upright/verticle when I need to fill or get an accurate check. I didn't want to rigidly mount it as I wanted it to flex with the engine movement. The tube itself is plenty ridged so it dosen't move around or bump into engine or exhaust.

 

[Big Blue]

Lee, check out my Feb 24 post under What did you do to your Ranger today, post #17,521. I went into a bit of detail about mounting it to the tranny case, and I just ran the tube up between engine and firewall. I just did a quick wire tie to an over fill hose, so I could easily hold the tube upright/verticle when I need to fill or get an accurate check. I didn't want to rigidly mount it as I wanted it to flex with the engine movement. The tube itself is plenty ridged so it dosen't move around or bump into engine or exhaust.

Thanks I'll check it out.

 

[Trigganometry]

I won’t lie, long ago I looked into doing my own. Even bought a full dipstick and cap assembly from Ford. Also found a 5AN 3/8 ID hose with the right fittings. Did the CAD drawings to laser mark the Ford markings on the probe stick and then I lost focus on it. Still need to figure out how to mount the top end and still have it in a place that makes checks and filling painless. If that all comes together at some point I can then set the lengths of the blue steel inner probe so that’s not an issue. Different mounting will change the length it protrudes into the tranny case.

I think some of the fittings would have to be done on a Swiss turning center for replacement of factory nut and also the top end knob and lock mechanism.

Someday I get er done!

 

[Wytchdctr]

I would love to have one and a pan with a drain plug on it - but at the price of the currently available stuff. Yikes.

 

[Msfitoy]

I won’t lie, long ago I looked into doing my own. Even bought a full dipstick and cap assembly from Ford. Also found a 5AN 3/8 ID hose with the right fittings. Did the CAD drawings to laser mark the Ford markings on the probe stick and then I lost focus on it. Still need to figure out how to mount the top end and still have it in a place that makes checks and filling painless. If that all comes together at some point I can then set the lengths of the blue steel inner probe so that’s not an issue. Different mounting will change the length it protrudes into the tranny case.

I think some of the fittings would have to be done on a Swiss turning center for replacement of factory nut and also the top end knob and lock mechanism.

Someday I get er done!

I've been thinking the same since posting this poll...we have the cap to reverse engineer the end fitting...we have the short dipstick and know it's dimensional relationship to this cap...it seems to me a simple matter of simple CAD exercise to turn this shorty into a long flexible dipstick...mounting the extension tube to under the hood is the easy part IMO...I do much much more complicated CAD design work in my day job so this should be fun...

I think I will order an extra set of tranny dipstick and cap and go from there...anyone have a link for these two parts?

 

[Trigganometry]

I've been thinking the same since posting this poll...we have the cap to reverse engineer the end fitting...we have the short dipstick and know it's dimensional relationship to this cap...it seems to me a simple matter of simple CAD exercise to turn this shorty into a long flexible dipstick...mounting the extension tube to under the hood is the easy part IMO...I do much much more complicated CAD design work in my day job so this should be fun...

I think I will order an extra set of tranny dipstick and cap and go from there...anyone have a link for these two parts?

Let me look at my desk tomorrow at work. Think I still have the bag with the part number on it

Pretty sure you’re right on the backwards engineering of the plug. The top wall is pretty thin on factory one so the plastic insert docks. Ether a press fit plug and then drill and tap or make it that way from scratch with rod stock.

 

[Wytchdctr]

I do HR for an aerospace machine shop/assembly shop/engineer team. I wonder how many would need to be made before they would actually turn the machines on for me....

We have engineer interns starting in a few weeks. Might be something for them to do if they dont have another project. Let them do the math and program the CNC machines.

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