Sulaco

...your transmission dipsticks.

How long are they?

Because the one I ordered is like a foot or 2 too long!

PJmak

Starts at the trunk line to the leff and ends right past the badge. I included the lart number too

Sulaco

Mine is much longer. Can you measure from tip to tip accurately? I'll be cutting mine instead of ordering another.

cm60k

I think the oil dipstick photo that Pjmak provide for "722.3/.4/.5"..,,

but Sulaco refers to the workshop oil level dipstick for specifically "722.6", isn't..?!?

;ZAYED;

mickey13

Approximately.... 44 3/4"


bought off ebay, no idea if this is the right size

mickey13

so looked around a bit and turns out that the length of the dipstick isn't important. it's possible to measure the fluid without fully inserting the entire dipstick. i guess the point is that when you "pan out" with the plastic end that you may have excessive dipstick not fully inserted.

so what you need to be interested in is the length of the plastic tip at the very bottom and it is about 3 inches.

mickey13

so took a closer look and found a couple of pictures on benzworld and also an explanation why the stick is so long. MB uses the same stick on all the 722.6 models across platforms so i guess they are accounting for a longer run on some models. anyway, something i wanted to point out was that the ebay dipstick is not accurate. if you take a close look at the pictures i previously posted where i measured the end and this picture i pulled off benzworld which seems to be the oem dipstick, you will see that the measurements are off by 1/16 to 1/8 of an inch. not the end of the world because you can mark it on your stick correctly but worth a very close look to see what you are dealing with.

it would be great if anyone else has the oem 722.6 stick and can confirm the measurements.


i guess you could overfill with the ebay stick if you arent careful

Sulaco

Yeah I ordered https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

And it's WAY too long for my car. The problem is knowing when to stop inserting it.

The tip is plastic and quite flexible. When I got it and tried to measure my car, I had to softly bend the plastic tip straight (it's about 3 inches long). Once I had it straight, I inserted it into the car and pushed it until it stopped. I thought, "no big deal I just won't push it all the way in."

Well, it's a problem because that plastic tip hits the bottom of the pan and just bends to the side, causing the entire tip to submerge in fluid.

I know my car is at least 2L low, but this dipstick is telling me it is massively overfilled.

Perhaps it's a problem with QUALITY of dipstick instead of LENGTH. The plastic tip has to be flexible enough to snake through that crazy downpipe but also strong enough to not buckle when you hit the bottom. This is going to be.... fun. I guess I can drop my pan, measure the depth of it from the sides, insert my dipstick until it's EXACTLY that far sticking out the bottom of the open transmission, and then make a marking at the top to know how far I should be inserting it in the future.

I'll make sure to note that length for future travelers.

PJmak

Never used it, someone gave it to me brand new.

Is it the wrong kind for our trans?

mickey13

well if it makes a difference. the other forum claims that the tip is not supposed to bottom out,,,,

"The tool does not bottom out on the tranny pan. Instead, diamond shaped wings create a stop for the tool to hang down. (Photo at 2.75 inches)"

so he is referencing the V towards the top of the plastic measurement part. if i had to guess, the tool is bottoming out because the V or wing is not pronounced as the oem and slipping by the stop.

i'm going to see if i can get a measurement on mine in a few weeks or sometime, if not just chalk it up to another loss on ebay. anyway i read around some more and it seems like diy guys have been measuring from the bottom up, but if the dipstick is designed to never hit the bottom, then the measurement should be made from the top down.

cm60k

Sure, it's different in length/depth..!

;ZAYED;

fredtga

Just get a flexible drain snake from any home depot, they're around $7.
Bring the transmission up to normal operating temperature and while in Park with engine running insert the snake into the transmission oil filler tube until it bottoms out.
Measure the level from the tip. If the level is around 65 - 70 mm, you're good.

Stop over-complicating things!

DRBC43AMG

My measurement stick is 115cm long from the tip to the bottom of the round hook at the end. The measurement part at the end is 70mm with the 80°c mark at around 65-70mm like fredga said above. The ATF level at final top up is sitting in the middle of the 80°c, so I'm happy with that.

Sulaco

But how would we have known without intrepid fellows like yourself to do that measurement first!

Ausmbtech

It's a universal dipstick for all 722.6 transmissions. If you don't push hard you will feel it bottom out. Make sure you read both sides of the dipstick and base it off the clearer of the two measurements (1 side always seems to smear) and wait a few mins after topping the oil up to let the oil drain from the dipstick tube before remeasuring.

It seems like a huge dipstick but the C43 has a relatively short dipstick tube. The tool is only just long enough for a 722.6 in a 5cyl MB Sprinter.