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Someone must've done this already...
I took a different, non-approved approach as mentioned earlier in the thread. I don't have an aftermarket drain pan or dipstick yet. The main problem with the official procedure is that the exhaust system is very close to the right side of the transmission where the fill plug/dipstick is, and things are fairly tight. Maybe with the truck on a lift and a professional power filler/evacuator, you can add or remove oil easily without getting burned by the exhaust with the driveline warmed up to operating temperature, but I don't have those things.

Instead, I did everything cold. I raised the truck and leveled it with jack stands to give a bit of working room, measured the existing oil level before starting, evacuated the old oil using a manual evacuator, and refilled to the same level that I measured at the start, resulting in the same amount of oil that the transmission had at the beginning. I did leave the new oil out overnight so that it was at the same temperature as the truck. Of course, this will only work if there aren't any oil leaks, and it required me to trust that the oil was filled to the correct level at the factory, but our truck only had 12,000 miles at the time so I decided those assumptions were reasonable. It has run perfectly since.

An aftermarket dipstick/fill tube and an oil pan with a drain plug would make it easier to follow the official procedure at home. It might be worth getting those at some point despite them being fairly expensive.
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OK here is my new tranny pan from PML and install. This is what I used to VAC out as much fluid as possible. I vac out 7.3/4 quart's, next drop the pan and filter. There was about 3/4 of a quart in the pan an filter. Total removed 8.1/4 quart's. Next new filter install, make sure the long bolt goes on the passenger side. New filter an o ring installed ready for the pan, you can reuses your pan gasket if not damaged. Checked the heatshield perfect fit no modification needed. Pan goes on no problem. Tighten bolts in crisscross pattern, there are 6 stud bolts and 12 regular bolts. Torque the stud bolts to 106 in.lb [12Nm] Torque the regular to 89in.lb [10Nm]. Put on heatshield double check everything and ready for fluid with the new dipstick filler tube. The new pan holds 1.9 extra quart's. I added 9 quart's, started it up let warm up an circulate. I shifted it from drive to reverse a number of times and added another quart a little at a time. 10 quart's added back to normal operating level. Check for leaks test drive everything works fine, check fluid again idling in park perfect. Check for leaks all is good.

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OK here is my new tranny pan from PML and install. This is what I used to VAC out as much fluid as possible. I vac out 7.3/4 quart's, next drop the pan and filter. There was about 3/4 of a quart in the pan an filter. Total removed 8.1/4 quart's. Next new filter install, make sure the long bolt goes on the passenger side. New filter an o ring installed ready for the pan, you can reuses your pan gasket if not damaged. Checked the heatshield perfect fit no modification needed. Pan goes on no problem. Tighten bolts in crisscross pattern, there are 6 stud bolts and 12 regular bolts. Torque the stud bolts to 106 in.lb [12Nm] Torque the regular to 89in.lb [10Nm]. Put on heatshield double check everything and ready for fluid with the new dipstick filler tube. The new pan holds 1.9 extra quart's. I added 9 quart's, started it up let warm up an circulate. I shifted it from drive to reverse a number of times and added another quart a little at a time. 10 quart's added back to normal operating level. Check for leaks test drive everything works fine, check fluid again idling in park perfect. Check for leaks all is good.

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So when are you going to start selling that cool mounting bracket?
 
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Probably won't. That's a very simple fab 1" wide 12 gauge flat steel. You can get a 3' piece for about 8 Bucks at Home Depot, Lowe's, Ace. Cut and bend.
 

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I know, waking up an old thread...

Am I the only one wondering where the proper place to read the fluid level is on this new B&M dipstick? The factory dipstick is supposed to show it between the 4 and 5 when warmed up and running in park. Where is the corresponding mark on this new dipstick?

I guess I could just hope my fluid is at the correct level now, and go by wherever it’s at when I first install the B&M. I can barely squeeze my hand in that space to check with the factory dipstick (when it’s cold it’s between the 1 and 2) I’d have to wear long sleeves and gloves to check with the exhaust hot, no way I’d fit then.

So, can anyone with the B&M tell me where it should read?

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When hot idling in park with the B&M stick, at the tip, right where the flat part starts about 1/8 of inch up. You can be between a 1/4 of an inch up and be OK. I would not go over a 1/4 up or below the flat part. It dose read low on this stick. I have changed my fluid and put it right back there and it works fine.
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