Went to look at a 2005 Chrysler 300 with a 5.7 & RWD a few days ago. While looking under the hood I saw a rubber glove over the transmission dipstick tube. The car runs great but I couldn't check the trans fluid. My 2004 Dodge Ram with the same engine has a dipstick but I'm being told that this 300 should only have a cap.

Is that correct, or is the dipstick missing?

I'm aware that some cars don't have dipsticks or even the tube to check the fluid but I wanted to be sure about this car, thanks.

They call them a test tool. Buy one and be done with it. Dorman 917-327

A cap is correct .

To ck it accurately, you need the special tool and a DRB reader.
Trans temp can vary the fluid fluid level on the stick more than you think.


The modern trans can have issues with to much fluid just as bad as if to low on fluid.

Okay, thanks for the clarification. 👍

I just found it hard to believe that from 04 to 05 the same motor would go from a dipstick to a cap.

Same engine,different trans.

There is a chart that comes with it for temperature compensation. All you need to do is use a pyrometer on the pan and reference the chart. All the DRB does is show the temperature. So nothing special is needed.