i was looking the other day to check my transmission fluid and i couldnt find the dip stick and i was wondering if it has one can someone point it out for me thanks.

 

There isn't one, at least on my 04MT.

 

Not on manual transmissions

 

Where did you look?

 

What the hell ?

I know what he will ask next : Do we need to put gas into the car ?

 

I don't know much, but I have never seen a manual where you can check the transmission fluid. If it was an auto, then you just need to find the red dip stick.

 

Ditto - manual transmissions don't have dipsticks. You check the oil level by removing the fill plug on the side of the transmission, and sticking your finger in.

Not something you have to do very often. Years ago they'd check that (and the rear end, same way) as part of a grease job and/or oil change. I wonder if anyone still does.

Ken

 

There should be a "check" hole, above the fill hole, at least that's how it was on my RX-7's tranny. You can put your finger in there, and you should be able to very lightly dip your finger in there and touch some tranny to check it's consistency. There is no real reason to check the fluid, as it's hard to leak it without knowing.

 

As cited, manual transmissions don't have dipsticks as they don't 'consume' fluid to any great degree. Automatic transmissions need to be topped up as the gear shifting is "fluid linked."

 

even by doing that though, you probably couldn't tell how clean it is because the metal would settle out to the bottom where your finger cannot reach, right?

 

If you've got metal chunks big enough to sink to the bottom, you'll learn about it soon enough.

For general wear and aging, you can see if the oil is still its original light translucent color or if it's turned black. Or you can see if it's foamy. Back when it was routine to check gearbox and rear end oil level, the rear end oil in my wife's AMC Hornet once turned up foamy. No drain hole, just a fill/check hole, so I had to use a syringe to suck the old oil out.

As long as you can get a little oil on your fingertip, you can make some judgement about its condition. If you can't get any on your fingertip, you've got a good indication that the level is low.

Ken

 

Jack up the car, open the top bolt, and put a string or something inside . if you really wanna check it.

 

just a FYI, the subaru impreza has a dipstick for the MT models (WRX and STI).

 

I am going to double check our impreza now and see if there is one.

 

No you don't because that'd be "Fahrvergnuegen"

 

f@#$@# did I do it again!? I should give up being a german major.

Sheiß darauf!

okay it is actually fahrvergnügen

LMAO (at myself)

 

LOL.

Maybe the he was asking about the power steering fluid reservoir?