Automatic Transmission Dipstick - Dipstick Tube: Service and Repair

Removal
All vehicles





1. Remove the fluid level indicator.
2. Raise the vehicle on a hoist.

3. Note: All gasoline vehicles will have new adaptive shift strategies. Whenever the vehicle's battery has been disconnected for any type of service or repair the strategy parameters that are stored in the keep alive memory (KAM) will be lost. The strategy will start to relearn once the battery is reconnected and the vehicle is driven. This is a temporary condition and will return to normal operating condition once the powertrain control module (PCM) relearns all the parameters from the driving conditions. There is no set time frame for this process. If a concern is present during downshifts or converter clutch apply, it is not the fault of the shift strategy and will require diagnosis.

The customer needs to be notified that they may experience slightly different upshifts either soft or firm and that this is a temporary condition and will eventually return to normal operating condition.
Disconnect the battery ground cable.
Excursion 7.3L diesel





4. Remove the belly pan.
1. Remove the six retaining bolts.
2. Remove the belly pan.
All vehicles





5. Remove the bolt.





6. Remove the oil filter tube.

Installation
All vehicles

1. Note: Coat the O-ring at the bottom of the oil filler tube with transmission fluid.





Install the oil filler tube.





2. Install the bolt.
Excursion 7.3L diesel





3. Install the belly pan.
1. Install the belly pan.
2. Install the six retaining bolts.
All vehicles
4. Lower the vehicle.
5. Connect the battery ground cable.





6. Install the fluid level indicator.