For sometime I've been hearing a slight whine coming from the transmission but only as it changes gear and it seemed to go away after the car was good and warmed up. After reading various comments on this forum I suspected the transmission fluid was low after having the TransGo kit installed. I took it to 2 different transmission shops and was told the level was fine. Several months ago I thought I'd check it myself and followed the recommended procedure to achieve this. Well, after the outlet hose blowing off the transfer pump and then knocking over the container of transmission fluid, my driveway was a real mess even though I had 2 catch containers under the transmission, but I was able to get about 1/2 a quart of new fluid in. Since that episode I didn't notice the whine any more.


I decided that this method of checking and refilling the 5HP24 was very unsatisfactory so I ordered the dipstick conversion I'd heard about from M Euro Sport. After 3 months it finally came in the post and this weekend I installed it. First I did a trial run, and drove the car up onto my ramps. Having a sloping driveway made my VDP level when the front wheels are on the ramps allowing me some room to maneuver, in the general area. I tried routing the dip stick tube in the recommended location which took a couple of tries before I figured it out, and assembled all the tools I'd need for the job.


After removing the fill plug about 1 1/2 quarts U.S. drained out into my catch pan, I wrapped the nearby exhaust pipe in plastic so it wouldn't become too soaked in oil.


The "Allen" wrench provided in the kit to screw in the adapter proved to be too long so I cut off an inch in order to screw the adapter in




Before you can screw in the adapter you have to remove about 1/8" of the transmission case around the filler hole in order for the compression nut to fit. I uses a vibrating "multi-tool" to achieve this which was a lot easier than using a file as the instructions recommend.



Installing the adapter was easy then I placed the compression nut and seal on the end of the tube and screw it to the adapter. Only problem there was that the compression nut is 1 1/16" or 27mm, and all those size spanners are about a foot long and won't fit in the available space so I had to make my own from a 7/8" cut off spanner.


I was then able to tighten the compression nut using another ring spanner as leverage.


After securing the filler end of the tube to the available manifold stud, I poured the the same amount of fluid in that I drained out. You have to be a bit creative there as the filler tube is only about 7/16" (1cm) diameter and none of my funnels would fit so I fashioned my own funnel using part of a turkey baster and a funnel.



I drove around for about 20 minutes and then checked the level with the engine running and was able to pour another 3/4 of a quart in before it registered on the dipstick.
No whirring sound whilst shifting now. The conversion kit cost $167 including shipping. I hope this is helpful to anyone out there thinking about this mod. I'm 65, so no spring chicken, and was able to manage it quite easily.

 

Excellent write up and walk-thru cliveb.

I think we all know that this "sealed-for-life" and "no need to intervene" stuff may sound nice on new sales brochures, but the reality is a little different.

At first the device seems a little pricey at $167.00, but probably well worth it for the long-term convenience, certainly nice to be able to pull the dip stick and check things once in a while like normal transmissions!

Thanks for posting, very useful for others who have been thinking of doing this mod.

 

Great Job and info
where the heck am I going to get a Turkey thing e bob from as we don't eat them much here down under
to busy chasing the roos around
haaaa
good work. keep it up

 

Thanks, I need this!!!