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Old 09-07-2008, 05:49 PM
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Loose Yellow Piece in tranny pan
I have an 05 F-150 with 35,000 miles on it and i am changing the transmission fluid. When i dropped the pan i found a yellow plastic piece inside which looks like a dowl going into a cieriel bowl which has a grommett around it. This is something i have never encountered and don't know what to do. Let me know if you have any idea where this thing goes or if it belongs in there to begin with.

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it's a factory piece used for blocking off the dipstick tube, it just means that no one has been inside your trans (it's a good thing)
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Old 09-16-2008, 04:45 PM
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Congratulations - you are the 576th person who has posted about this before searching the forums.

Methinks we need a sticky.
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Congratulations - you are the 576th person who has posted about this before searching the forums.

Methinks we need a sticky.
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OMG! OMG! What is this part in my pan?
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Old 09-17-2008, 12:14 AM
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How about a sticky, blue?
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a yellow plastic piece inside which looks like a dowl going into a cieriel bowl which has a grommett around it.
you mean a cereal bowl, and O ring


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How about a sticky, blue?
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it's a factory piece used for blocking off the dipstick tube, it just means that no one has been inside your trans (it's a good thing)
This being a sticky and all, shouldn't it have some advice as to what to do with the yellow thangy?
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keep it, throw it away, put it back in if you want
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This being a sticky and all, shouldn't it have some advice as to what to do with the yellow thangy?
I think the link in post #6 contains some advice.
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I think the link in post #6 contains some advice.
True.

If anyone is new and wondering, here's a direct and simple answer:
"You don't need the temporary plug and can toss it out with no concerns"
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............dropped my pan in my 03' yesterday and found the same thing in the bottom and was baffled WTF it was. Now I guess I can sleep at night not wondering anymore what it is.
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