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Aftermarket transmission dipstick?

Discussion in '2.5 Gen Tundras (2014-2021)' started by Pern, Jul 26, 2020.

  1. Jul 26, 2020 at 2:18 PM
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    Pern

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    Is it possible to add an aftermarket dipstick to the automatic transmission of my 2017 tundra?
     
  2. Jul 26, 2020 at 2:28 PM
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    You can do anything if you spend enough money.
     
  3. Jul 26, 2020 at 2:52 PM
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    Another post said if it was possible, you’ll introduce a lot of new issues since your sealed transmission will no longer be sealed.
     
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    Nope. If you do that, then you cannot pressurize the case which is why they did away with the dipstick in the first place. It's only less than one bar but it's enough to help flow through small passages.
    Change your transmission to a six speed Tremac. Cheapest option.
     
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    Yep. If you spend enough money, it can be done. It would be ridiculous to spend that much money on it, that was the point of my post, but it could be done.
     
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  7. Jul 26, 2020 at 6:23 PM
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    Temperature delta is what pressurizes the trans. Can't do it with a dipstick. Everyone thinks they did it to save money, take away weekend warrior ability, blah blah. They did it to make the truck more reliable without spending more money.
     
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  8. Aug 2, 2020 at 11:51 AM
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    That’s awesome, thx!
     

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