APSGTransmission Dipstick | Fluid Tool | KIT: Instructions & Locking PIN & O-Ring for Cap | 722.6 Nag 1 | OE# 140589152100 | Compatible with Select Mercedes Benz/Sprinter

Sencilla e intuitiva de usar, además de que incluye una liga para el tapón que se agradece.Punto importante: La varilla debe de entrar con facilidad, si sientes que se atora con algo es mejor sacarla y volver a introducirla para evitar cualquier daño o que se quede atorada y te salga una reparación más costosa.

L’outil fait là job.

Used this on my C240 Mercedes ( with the 722.6 gearbox ) and it is very easy to use and very easy to interpret the ATF level reading. Comes with the red locking pin if you need to use it which I personally think you don't have to. ALWAYS check the fluid levels with the engine running, I made the mistake of checking with the engine off and it was giving me odd readings. Happy with the item and would recommend it if you want to check ATF levels on a Mercedes.

This is identical to the original Mercedes tool and therefore, should only get a 5 rating. The less than 5 star ratings are ridiculous. I’ve had several other inferior versions over the years. This one has the high-low temp range marks and is not just graduated 1-12 like so many other knock-offs. Also it is packaged in such a way that the tip does not come bent, which is how so many other cheapies come. This one is a real bargain at $11 and is absolutely IDENTICAL to the OE version.Note that there is one rating for "Easy to Install". This tool is NOT installed, simply used and then removed from the vehicle.As far as others giving this less than a 5 rating, I took my time to read some of those reviews and was dumbfounded. With respect, if you don’t know what you are doing in the first place, you shouldn’t be using this tool as you can damage your transmission! Various comments were:Someone complained the instructions were missing. Another said they needed instructions to find their dipstick tube. Again, if you really don’t know how to work on a car and where you should be looking up the WIS (work instructions) information on your car, you shouldn’t be using this tool. Further, the dipstick tubes are in various locations on vehicles with 722.6 transmissions, so the dipstick tool CANNOT come with those instructions.Another complaint was the tool is too long. News flash! It’s SUPPOSED TO BE as it works with various vehicles with the 722.6 transmission and the spring shaft doesn’t go all the way it. The shoulder on the base of the tip bottoms out against the transmission where the tube goes in when you insert it which must be done with care!Another broke the tip off. Again, you should not use this tool if you don’t know what you are doing as you CAN break the tip off. This is not to be forced in the transmission any further than it goes and you will have a lot of the spring shaft still hanging out. This comment obviously came from someone try to force the entire spring shaft into the transmission.Others were unhappy because it didn’t work with their C class, ML350, Sprinter, etc. Well, no, of course not. It’s specifically for the 722.6 transmission. Look up the right part number through a Mercedes dealership for your transmission and then look for the aftermarket equivalent! Or use a reputable dealer like FCP Euro for a cross reference.There was a gripe that the tip is flimsy. It’s a plastic tipped tool EXACTLY like the OE version from Mercedes. Original OE version was made by Febi which you can find for under $25 and it is EXACTLY like this one. The tip feels as tough as the original, which isn’t that tough. Has to be used with care and if the tip starts looking degraded or worn, it’s time for a new one. The tip is plastic on purpose in case that it is ever broken off in the transmission so it won’t damage the transmission internals. A metal tip would destroy the transmission.My favorite comment was a 2 star – The tip is made from a type of plastic that the oil runs off so you can’t get a reading. That’s pretty much the nature of any dipstick. They are challenging to read and you have to use a bright light and do it quickly to see the traces of the fluid.One other said it’s a rip-off because they didn’t get the red locking pin for the cap. So someone didn’t get the locking pin (mine had it) but for $10, I think saying it’s a rip off because it was missing is a bit over the top. If you are buying this tool, I would assume you are going to check your transmission fluid level periodically or why else buy the tool? You would need to buy a bag of the locking pins anyway as one is needed every time you check your fluid as you have to break the old one to check the fluid level. The locking pins are about $5 for a bag of 5. (Dorman part number 917-299)One said they had to leave the dipstick tool out due to length (when operating the vehicle) and hope they didn’t lose it. Really? It’s not supposed to be left in these transmissions under any circumstances. Again, you shouldn’t be messing with your transmission of you truly don’t understand what you are doing.

The transmission dipstick tube on my 2003 E320 is long, hard to find hiding at the back of the engine, and a real pain to use, but this aftermarket dipstick makes the job harder, and easy to make potentially serious mistakes, as it comes with a plastic tip that is very easily bent. As it feeds into the transmission pan (at an angle) the tip appears to simply bend on even light contact with the pan base, and then slide sideways, to immerse the entire tip, and the end of the shaft in the oil, giving an apparent horribly overfilled reading of the oil level. It took some time to learn to carefully feel the very first light touch of the tip on the pan base, and mark the dipstick shaft with tape, level with the opening of the dipstick tube. It was then possible to get consistent and (hopefully) accurate readings. The system is an insane arrangement, thanks to Mercedes attempting to render the transmission safe from non-dealer servicing, but the aftermarket dipstick (the only type I could locate) loses on design points too, with its much too flexible tip. Use with care. Or find out what the dealers use, and try to buy one.