Dipstick mod?

[cgrstng]

Has anybody ever found a solution to put an actual dipstick in these vehicles?

Also, are all the transmission pans the same from the expeditions and f150's? id like to replace the trans pan with one that has a drain plug and if they are different, can a guy install a drain plug in that lil sump in the pan.

 

[Hamfisted]

You can replace the stock steel trans pan with an aftermarket PML aluminum deep pan, and it'll have a drain plug in it, and gives you extra fluid capacity to help cool the tranny.

Ford 6R80 PML Aluminum Deep Trans Pan








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[twodollars]

Interested in a "real" indicator and tube as well. I did find that dorman has a steel pan with a drain plug for about 30 bucks on rock auto. Wish I had seen that before my fluid and filter change. Will add at next trans service to get the drain plug.

 

[ExplorerTom]

I bit the bullet and ordered the expensive B&M transmission dipstick. It’s like $220. However, when I went to install it, the part that treads into the flange of the transmission, which is the plastic cap that holds the current tiny dip stick, was too big on the B&M dipstick. So I returned it.

I also have the Dorman transmission pan with a drain plug. It’s OK. The drain plug itself doesn’t seem to seal all that well. The drain plug is always wet, but it never drips while parked. I’ve been considering going to a pan like the PML. I’m assuming if I did, the drain plug would seal better.

 

[914rrr]

Would the PML pan work on a 2001 Navigator?

 

[BigOleFordFan]

You can replace the stock steel trans pan with an aftermarket PML aluminum deep pan, and it'll have a drain plug in it, and gives you extra fluid capacity to help cool the tranny.

Ford 6R80 PML Aluminum Deep Trans Pan


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WOW, looks nice, but $385 for a tranny pan, just friggin wow

 

[Shotgun76]

So I've been wondering about this too; saw the following on an Expy 4th Gen FB group and $70 seems a lot better than the $300 B&M dipstick. What am I missing here? They look exactly the same except for the B&M logo on the cap?!?

2010-2023 Ford 150 10R80 6R80 4R75E Aode-W 4R70E Locking Dipstick Transmission 22200

Feature:1: According to the original factory specifications,perfect match for the original car.2: Own different test machines to design exact accurate parameter for our products.All items were tested for performance.3: Made by high quality material, lightweight, anti-rust, colorfast and...

jcarpart.com

 

[GlennSullivan]

Read the description. Obviously written originally in Chinese and then converted to english without the benefit of being reviewed / edited by anyone whose primary language is english, let alone designed and or tested by one.

Oh and zero reviews.