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Author Message   jeb barrett (Layoutd) New Member Username: Layoutd Post Number: 1 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2003 - 08:37 am:    under the car on top of the transmission. what is that all about?! am i just not seeing the benefit, other than making dealer service more necessary.   John Hamblin (Jhmover) New Member Username: Jhmover Post Number: 6 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2003 - 11:15 am:    My uneducated guess would be they did this to seal the transmission up better than a long tube with a dipstick will.   Bill Bettridge (Billb) Senior Member Username: Billb Post Number: 734 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2003 - 11:28 am:    Many new vehciles are going with the "sealed for life" philosophy - has nothing to do with sealing the pan. Many auto trans now beiong produced have no fill or drain whatsoever - you'll probably see more and more of this. Not good for a towing or trail rig, but for the average Joe - it works just fine. Even Ford's new Torqshift (behind the 6.0 powerstroke) is "sealed for life" and it was designed to tow. Bill   Matt Williams (Ltmatt007) New Member Username: Ltmatt007 Post Number: 23 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2003 - 07:59 pm:    If the fill is on top of the •••••• then how do you know when it is full upon re-filling it. I am planning on changing my fluid this weekend but the more I read about this the more of a pain it seems.