[V8] V8 Transmission dipstick

[Ingo Rautenberg]

All dipsticks were installed after purchase.  Audi considered the
transmission fill to be "lifetime" and I can guarantee their idea of
lifetime is different form ours.  They probably figured nobody would track
theirs (I did - with the automatic) and still do occasionally with the 5
speed. My automatic trans lasted over 230k+.

On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Seamus O'Carey
<cheshirecatsbox at gmail.com>wrote:

>  It seems they just randomly put dipsticks in some V8's and not others.  My
> pearl car didn't come with a dipstick, just a tube with a plug on it.  So
> I'd just pull the plug and put my ear over the tube to listen for the fluid
> level if I needed to check it.  My silver car came with a dipstick, though,
> so I need to check with the user manual to find out how to check the fluid
> using visual input.
>
> Seamus
>
> On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 11:36 AM, Roger Woodbury
> <rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com>wrote:
>
> > No transmission dipstick is needed nor wanted.  It is part of the
> mystical
> > V8 experience.  Just place one hand on each of the cylinder heads, close
> > your eyes, and hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....and you will divine the correct
> oil
> > level in the engine.  Works best with the engine cold, but takes a bit
> > longer.
> >
> > Now if you don't have the patience for or are unfamiliar with true
> > meditation, you can buy a dipstick for the car....
> >
> > Roger
> >
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