I have a 1993 F250 Turbo Diesel 7.3L. Manual Transmission.


After driving my truck the other day, I noticed a small amount of fluid on the ground. It was dripping from the first U-joint right up behind the transmission. It's never leaked before this...but when I went to look for a dipstick in the engine compartment, I could not find one!


So my question is...is this transmission sealed? Or is the stick concealed somewhere?? And because it's got a slight slight leak, how on earth can more fluid be added??


Any info is greatly appreciated!


Thank You,
Eric

 

No dipstick on the manuals. There's a drain plug on the bottom and a fill plug, I believe on the driver's side.

 

you fill until fluid comes out that is when its full

 

So here's the driver side...is there a plug in here that looks obvious to you guys that is the fill?

 

The large looking bolt to the right of the pto cover and beside the little alan head bolt is the fill plug, the big one on the bottom further back it the drain plug

 

Bingo Bango....it was about a half quart low, so it's all good for now! Thank you guys!

 

welcome to FTE.
keep and eye on it, it may be a leak you will need to fix.
what did you put in the trans, gear oil or automatic trans fluid?.

 

I went to the Heavy Duty Trucks dealership here in KC (Midway Ford) and they gave me Mercon V tranny fluid. Should I have gotten gear oil? You got me worried now...

 

nope. the factory specifications are to use auto trans fluid in the ZF 5 speed.