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Originally Posted by Warwicke36
In theory, you could make sure the level is proper before draining. Measure the amount drained. Install the dipstick pan. Refill with the same amount of fluid as you drained. Then check it on the dipstick and scribe a mark for full. Now a hot cold range might be a little trickier but doable within an allowable margin of error I would assume.
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Yes it could done that way, the only caveat is if both pans are the same height, if they're different heights then you would have an issue with the pickup not being submerged in the fluid properly or the fluid level in the pan being too high which could cause issue with the valve body.
You would also lose the benefit of the transmission being totally sealed, the reason many manufacturers have gone to the sealed transmissions is it eliminates oxygen and humidity from getting in the transmission, both of which contaminates the fluid, which shorten the life of the transmission even if you change the fluid often.
I have considered swapping the pans on my sealed transmission, I would love to have a dipstick, but after the research I've done as to why the transmission is sealed, I would rather have the longevity of the transmission over the dipstick convenience.