Transmission dipsticks used to be a basic tool of car ownership, as familiar as the fuel gauge or the hood latch. Now, more new vehicles arrive in driveways with sealed gearboxes and no obvious way ...

Auto repairs can be expensive, unpredictable, and complicated, especially when it comes to newer cars. Even the best independent mechanics sometimes struggle to get certain jobs done, and not for lack ...

There are two schools of thought behind cars no longer including a dipstick. Removing it helps to deter less mechanically-inclined owners from using the wrong transmission fluid and ruining their ...