E450 Transmission question
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E450 Transmission question
We have a 2006 E450 with the V10 with 16,000 miles. I was checking the fluid level today and when I pulled out the dipstick I noted what appeared to be blackened debris on the stick end. The fluid was nice and pink and the proper level. The dipstick is not flat but is a thin piece of metal ending in a white fatter plastic piece with the markings on it. It was on this white piece where the debris showed up. My theory is that the debris is from fluid which splashed into the tube and burned from engine heat. I tried moving the stick in and out of the tube without getting it all the way to the bottom and got debris on the end. The stick was fully seated in the tube before I pulled it out the first time. Has anyone else seen this. If this is a problem is there a good Ford dealer in Salt Lake City? Jim
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Spoke with a service rep with a local Ford dealer today. He says that they have seen this before and it is the paint on the inside of the tube. He says it will not cause a problem. Hope he is right.
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i was gonna say either rust or paint from the tube...just stop messing with it and not the less of it will get in the fluid 
i cant remember how fine the filter in the pan is but it should be fine
i cant remember how fine the filter in the pan is but it should be fine
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