funny story ford trans
 

Had done a trans fluid and filter replacement on a 89 mercury
cougar,Had dropped the pan and found a plastic plunger about an 1 1/2
inches long in the pan? Couldnt figure where it went back. Found out
the factory put them in for some reason, but was not needed, got me on
that one, lol

Tim Gardner wrote:
> Had done a trans fluid and filter replacement on a 89 mercury
> cougar,Had dropped the pan and found a plastic plunger about an 1 1/2
> inches long in the pan? Couldnt figure where it went back. Found out
> the factory put them in for some reason, but was not needed, got me
on
> that one, lol

You and about a million other people. The plug covers the dipstick tube
during shipping from the trans factory to the assembly line. The
assemblers just push it in instead of pulling it out when installing
the dipstick tube. I'm sure a lot of tranny oil changes have been help
up because of the "extra" part.