# 2002 ford exployer transmission

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-ford-exployer-transmission/7131>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [November 10, 2007, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-ford-exployer-transmission/7131 "2007-11-10T21:46:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![shadetree123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@shadetree123](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadetree123)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2007, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-ford-exployer-transmission/7131/1 "2007-11-10T21:46:08Z")

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I have a 02 exployer and the transmission light came on today for the first time. It was flashing a code but I didn’t catch it before it quit. I thought maybe the tranny needed fluid but could not find the dip stick. I checked the glove box book and it said there wasn’t one. Huh??? How can that be? A call to the dealer today (a saturday) was not satisfing. They said it was only dealer serviced and I would have to leave it with them. A car parts shop has after market filters for this tranny, so how does one check and add fluid. And when the code comes back, is there a site for expaining the code? I have not had this car long and had it professionally serviced the last and only time. Thanks

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**Author:** ![87\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/f14d63/32.png) [@87\_Ranger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/87_Ranger)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2007, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-ford-exployer-transmission/7131/2 "2007-11-10T22:42:51Z")

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Here you go & no theres no dipstick. What was Ford thinking.

[http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/558730-can-you-add-fluid-to-auto-trans.html?highlight=tra](http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/558730-can-you-add-fluid-to-auto-trans.html?highlight=tra)

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2007, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-ford-exployer-transmission/7131/3 "2007-11-10T23:04:26Z")

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Other Fords, and other makes also, are dipstickless. It’s the wave of the future and I predict that in X number of years it will get to the point where an engine will not have a dipstick either.

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**Author:** ![DARTMAN69](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dartman69/32/29_2.png) [@DARTMAN69](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DARTMAN69)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2007, 11:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-ford-exployer-transmission/7131/4 "2007-11-10T23:55:34Z")

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I have a regular customer with a mercedes that has no oil dipstick. With car level drain the oil, change the filter, add 8 quarts of synthetic, start car, allow to run for 2 minutes, turn car off, turn key on, press and hold oil level syncroniser switch until light stops flashing, drive away.  
~Michael

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**Author:** ![transman618](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/transman618/32/24_2.png) [@transman618](https://community.cartalk.com/u/transman618)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2007, 4:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-ford-exployer-transmission/7131/5 "2007-11-11T04:17:26Z")

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We need to know what the code is first. Take it to a dealer or trans shop and have the computer scanned. Post back with the code/s and we’ll go from there.

transman