It fits quite well, and worked perfectly. I mounted it on a my power screwdriver, and simply ran it in the until it wouldn't go down any further, as per the instructions. A quick look at the Parts Manual showed that it was broken -- the tube should have extended further than it was. I also couldn't get a vice grip to work in the limited space. The engine in your 2011 Ford F-250 Super Duty should be running when you perform a transmission fluid level check, otherwise it will be inaccurate. You'll need to drain the transmission first, as the fluid level sits higher than the bottom of the tube, but mine was already drained.
Not a problem; I had an M7 Timecert kit that I could use to repair it. My tap T handle simply wouldn't fit, and caused the bit to be tilted instead of vertical. I wound up removing the tube and fitting the dipstick without it in the car, and it seemed fine. The important detail is to make sure that you oil the threads of the driver I just used motor oil, after some googling suggested that was fine so that it doesn't get stuck on the tool. When adding transmission fluid to your F-250 Super Duty, be sure to add it slowly as it will fill up quickly and is difficult to remove excess fluid if you overfill.
Amsoil vs Mobil 1 vs pennzoil vs castrol vs valvoline vs royal purple Does synthetic motor oil burns??? It would need to be repaired before I could go any further, unless I wanted it to come loose and leak everywhere. I certainly wasn't pulling the engine and transmission out just for this, and I don't think it would have helped much anyway, since it would require a very long tap extension to reach the hole. I didn't want to risk the power screwdriver overpowering the tool and messing up the threads, and used the socket wrench exclusively. The dipstick goes back in the car easily enough. It's still overfilled, but I'm expecting that this is more because the transmission was empty than anything else, and that once I run it and the fluid has circulated that the level will be more reasonable.
Alternately if you add to much oil or fluid it can lead to messy blown seals and gaskets. More videos coming in the next few days. I again drove the tool by hand with the socket wrench. I had to remove the tube, put the seal back inside the hole in transmission, reinsert the tube, and tighten down the bolt to anchor the tube to the transmission before bolting the top of the tube to the cylinder head. Take off old oil filter. I couldn't get enough torque with just my fingers.
After that, you can install your original screw in the new, strengthened hole. It was in there quite tight, and I actually snapped my pry bar trying to get it out. At this point I found I had another problem -- I'd stripped the hole in the transmission that holds the tube in place. Once I was convinced that it was far enough down, I extracted the bit and and vacuumed out the shavings with a shop vac. Although we make every effort to present accurate information, Bizrate is not responsible for inaccuracies. You drive it all the way down until it is flush, and then keep turning it. Don't gamble with a shoddy old dipstick that is hard to read, get a nice accurate new unit to help keep your vehicle running properly.
I finally just ordered some tap sockets from Amazon. The upper bracket also has to be transferred from the old tube to the new one. A similar product is the Helicoil; you can use whichever one you prefer. The only other problem I had was that the dipstick itself didn't seem to want to go all the way down the tube. Look under the hood behind the air cleanerMine is on top of the engine, under that weird cover you would expect the throttle body to be on a gasoline engine.
Re-Tapping the Bolt Hole in the Transmission One other problem cropped up: I'd over-tightened the bolt holding the tube tot he transmission, and the threads were stripped. . While our Ford F350 dip stick options offer a great cosmetic appearance, they also have an important function in your vehicle. In this video I am showing how to change oil dipstick tube on ford 5. Also, the dipstick itself is still being a bit of a pain. I also found it is easier to get to the tube by rolling under the car feet-first from behind the engine instead of head-first as I often do.
These look like normal sockets, but have squared holes in the end for a tap. It is⦠If you look inside the wheel wells behind the fender liner, right about where the frame is one O2 sensor, the other is underneath the truck about half way back in relation to the transmission. The bolt that holds the tube to the back of the engine wasn't attached yet, so I just had to remove the one holding the bracket to the transmission near where the tube sits above the pan. I then inserted the screw into my newly repaired hole and tightened it with an 11mm socket. If you are having problems with the transmission in your F-250 Super Duty, such as clunky shifting or hesitation, check the fluid level first - it is amazing how many drivers pay thousands of dollars for transmission work when a half quart of transmission fluid would have fixed the problem.
While adding the seventh quart which was clearly too much , it started pouring out of the dipstick tube at the transmission and all over the floor of my garage. I reused one of the bolts on the back of the cylinder head that a lift ring is attached to. I then pulled the tube out and put it back in again, and it seemed to work. Removing the Old Tube At first I thought I'd just snapped the bracket at the bottom of the tube, so I took it out to inspect it. Then you simply extract the driver and you're done. Once it was up high enough, I was able to clamp it around the sides with vice grips and lift it straight out. The tube lifted out easily, but I noticed jagged metal where it meets the transmission.
I had to use a 10mm socket on the bolt and a 9mm wrench on the nut. I lowered it in from the top, then got under the car and tightened down the bolt with an 11mm socket to what I thought was reasonably tight. It turns out the seal got shifted when I had inserted the tube and wasn't actually sealing at all. While I was lowering the transmission and engine back into my car, I wound up swinging it against the bulkhead and braking the automatic transmission dipstick tube. Stores are responsible for providing Bizrate with correct and current prices. The final detail was to attach the tube to the engine so that it wouldn't shift around. Cutting The Threads Used a socket wrench with the tap to create new threads in the hole.