Ford's venerable C4 three-speed automatic debuted in 1964 as Ford's first truly all-Ford designed and built automatic transmission. Prior to that, Borg-Warner did most of Ford's automatic ...

It's not the cleanest method for checking whether your transmission is full -- it involves crawling under your car and letting oil leak out of it -- but it's hard to beat the reliability of a hole.

FYI, if your transmission fluid is low and needs topping off, this is usually done through the same tube that the dipstick fits in. Adding fluid (which is available at auto-parts stores) will ...

Dear Tom and Ray: I have a 1993 Subaru Loyale 4-wheel-drive wagon. The transmission-fluid dipstick has broken off the cap. The stem is down the fill tube beyond where I can reach it with a telescop… ...

It's not the cleanest method for checking whether your transmission is full — it involves crawling under your car and letting oil leak out of it — but it's hard to beat the reliability of a hole.

The process for checking transmission fluid on automatic versus manual transmissions is completely different. But don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

With the dipstick checked and properly marked, you can now be confident that you have adequate fluid for even the most demanding driving conditions. 2. Don't Service Your Transmission Regularly In ...

Some newer cars don’t have a transmission-fluid dipstick. This may be the case for cars with lifetime fluid, which might be advisable to check and change at about 100,000 miles regardless.

However, since how automatic transmission works is very different from manual transmission, automatic cars are advised to change ATF at longer intervals — around every 60,000 to 100,000 miles.

Pull it out once again and check the fluid level. Like an engine oil dipstick, your transmission fluid dipstick should have markers that indicate the proper fluid level.